.360 No. 5 Rook

Centerfire rifle cartridge .360 No. 5 Rook File:.360 No 5 Rook.jpg United Kingdom Rifle & pistol Pre-1880 Rimmed, straight .362 .375 .380 .432 1.05 1.45 82 Lead UNK UNK 125 Lead 1050 310 134 Lead 1025 312 145 Lead 1075 373 Cartridges of the World.Barnes. The .360 No. 5 Rook / 9.2x27mmR is an obsolete centerfire rifle cartridge. Overview The .360 No. 5 Rook is a straight rimmed cartridge originally designed for hunting small game and target shooting in rook rifles, although it was also used as a pistol cartridge. The .360 No. 5 Rook was introduced between 1875 and 1880 by lengthening the older .380 Long cartridge.Imperial War Museums. This cartridge was initially available in both 134 gr g on rifle loadings and 125 gr g on pistol loadings, both cartridges being interchangeable. Shot and blank cartridges were also available. As with other rook rifle cartridges, the .360 No. 5 Rook was superseded as a small game hunting and target cartridge by the .22 Long Rifle.Cartridgecollector. See also 9 mm rifle cartridges List of rifle cartridges List of rimmed cartridges Rook rifle References Footnotes Bibliography Barnes, Frank C., Cartridges of the World, 15th ed, Gun Digest Books, Iola, 2016, 978-1-4402-4642-5. Cartridgecollector, ".300 Rook target", cartridgecollector.net, retrieved 22 April 2017. Imperial War Museums, "9.1 x 27R : Kynoch; .360 No 5 Rook & .360 No 5 Revolver", iwm.org.uk, retrieved 26 April 2017. External links Ammo-One, ".360 No. 5 Rook", ammo-one.com, retrieved 22 April 2017. Cartridgecollector, " 360 No.5 (Rifle) 1.05" ", cartridgecollector.net, retrieved 26 April 2017. Municion, ".360 No 5 Revolver & Rifle", municion.org https://web.archive.org/web/20170426153114/http://www.municion.org/360/360No5.htm 2017-04-26 , retrieved 26 April 2017. Category:Pistol and rifle cartridges Category:Rimmed cartridges Category:British firearm cartridges Category:Rook rifle cartridges