.303 British Contributor(s): Russell, Jesse (Author), Cohn, Ronald (Author), Russel, Jesse (Editor) |
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ISBN: 5510696303 ISBN-13: 9785510696301 Publisher: Book on Demand Ltd. OUR PRICE: $18.95 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2013 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
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Physical Information: 0.2" H x 8.25" W x 11" (0.52 lbs) 96 pages |
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Publisher Description: High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles .303 British, or 7.7x56mmR, is a .311 inch calibre rifle and machine gun cartridge first developed in Britain as a blackpowder round put into service in December 1888 for the Lee-Metford rifle, later adapted to use smokeless powders. It was the standard British and Commonwealth military cartridge from 1889 until the 1950s when it was replaced by the 7.62x51mm NATO. |