.303 British
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The .303 British is a rimmed rifle cartridge that served as the standard service round of the British Empire and Commonwealth forces through both World Wars.
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
firearm cartridge
ⓘ
rifle cartridge ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
.303
ⓘ
.303 British Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| baseDiameter | 11.7 mm ⓘ |
| bulletDiameter |
0.312 inch
ⓘ
7.9 mm ⓘ |
| cartridgeType |
bottleneck
ⓘ
rimmed ⓘ |
| caseLength | 56.4 mm ⓘ |
| caseType | rimmed, bottleneck ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currentUse |
civilian sporting
ⓘ
historical and vintage shooting ⓘ hunting ⓘ |
| designedBy | British War Office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor |
bolt-action rifles
ⓘ
machine guns ⓘ |
| introduced | 1888 ⓘ |
| militaryDesignation | Cartridge, S.A., Ball, .303-inch ⓘ |
| neckDiameter | 8.6 mm ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
long military service life
ⓘ
widespread use across the British Empire ⓘ |
| overallLength | 78.1 mm ⓘ |
| propellant |
later cordite
ⓘ
later smokeless powder ⓘ originally black powder ⓘ |
| rimDiameter | 13.7 mm ⓘ |
| serviceEntryDate | late 1880s ⓘ |
| shoulderDiameter | 10.2 mm ⓘ |
| standardBulletWeight |
174 grains
ⓘ
215 grains ⓘ |
| standardServiceRoundOf |
British Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Empire forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Commonwealth forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | obsolete as a standard military cartridge ⓘ |
| typicalMuzzleEnergy |
around 2100 ft⋅lbf
ⓘ
around 2900 J ⓘ |
| typicalMuzzleVelocity |
approximately 2440 ft/s
ⓘ
approximately 744 m/s ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Korean War
ⓘ
Second Boer War NERFINISHED ⓘ World War I ⓘ World War II ⓘ various colonial conflicts ⓘ |
| usedInFirearm |
Besa machine gun (early British version)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bren light machine gun NERFINISHED ⓘ Lee–Enfield rifle NERFINISHED ⓘ Lee–Metford rifle NERFINISHED ⓘ Lewis gun NERFINISHED ⓘ Pattern 1914 Enfield rifle NERFINISHED ⓘ Vickers machine gun NERFINISHED ⓘ various aircraft machine guns ⓘ |
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