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Due to the poor performance of the .303 British cartridge during the Second Boer War from 1899 to 1902, the British attempted to replace the round and the Lee–Enfield rifle that fired it. The main deficiency of the rounds at the time was that they used heavy, round-nosed bullets that had low muzzle velocities and poor ballistic performance.
A .32 ACP FMJ cartridge, a .32 ACP FMJ cartridge in a blued .303 British supplemental chamber, and a .303 British FMJ cartridge (left to right) A caliber conversion device is a device which can be used to non-permanently alter a firearm to allow it to fire a different cartridge than the one it was originally designed to fire.
.276 Enfield (7×60mm) rimless bottlenecked rifle cartridge for which the action was originally designed.303 British (7.7×56mmR) rimmed cartridge for which the P14 action was adapted. During the Second Boer War the British were faced with accurate long-range fire from Mauser rifles, model 1893 and 1895, in 7×57mm caliber.
Lee–Enfield: James Paris Lee Royal Small Arms Factory.303 British United Kingdom: 1895 Lee–Metford: Royal Small Arms Factory.303 British United Kingdom: 1884 Lee Speed: Royal Small Arms Factory Birmingham Small Arms Company.303 British United Kingdom: 1890 Liegeoise 1888: Manufacture Liégeoise d'Armes 7.65x53mm Mauser Belgium: 1888 Lorenz ...
Mossberg Brownie: O.F. Mossberg & Sons.22 Long Rifle.22 Short United States: 1919 Mk 1 Underwater Defense Gun: Mark 59 Mod 0 Projectile United States: 1970 Heckler & Koch P11 [2] Heckler & Koch: 7.62×36mm West Germany: 1977 SPP-1 underwater pistol: Tulsky Oruzheiny Zavod: 4.5×40mmR Soviet Union: 1975 Henrion, Dassy & Heuschen double-barrel ...
The .303 British (designated as the 303 British by the C.I.P. [2] and SAAMI [3]) or 7.7×56mmR, is a .303-inch (7.7 mm) calibre rimmed tapered bottleneck centerfire rifle cartridge. The .303 inch bore diameter is measured between rifling lands as is the common practice in Europe which follows the traditional black powder convention.
Attaching the barrel to the receiver using a barrel nut and a barrel with a shoulder is an alternative to action threads, which has been used in firearms such as the Sten gun and AR-15. Hand tools Quick barrel change systems is an increasingly popular alternative, as seen in for example SIG Sauer 200 STR, Roessler Titan or Blaser R8.
ARWEN 37, (Anti Riot Weapon ENfield): a less lethal 37mm launcher with a rifled barrel to ensure accuracy, designed to be used in crowd control situations. SA80 (L85) assault rifle, from 1987. For weapons manufactured at Enfield before 1853, see British military rifles#Early Enfield rifles