2020年5月13日 · The .360 No. 5 and .380 Rook Rifle cartridges were used for culling "park deer" in Britain before WW1. These particular black powder Rook Rifle cartridges were similar in dimensions, velocity and energy to the .38 Short Colt or .38 S&W cartridges and were popular in pocket and Constabulary revolvers of their pre-WW1 era.

2024年7月30日 · I bought a rifle yesterday, was told it's a Belgian guild gun, rook rifle. 6mm rimfire. It's not 6mm, a 7mm bullet slips inside the bore and a 30 cal won't.

2011年7月5日 · That's another one that can fall into the 'rook rifle' category, only for BIG Rooks. It has the multiple cartridge capabilities like the little gun-38 Special, 357 Magnum, and 357 Maximum. Everything from chipmunks to feral hogs from only 2, inexpensive, light-weight rifles.

2012年7月31日 · Rook rifles are small light rifles in small light calibers. The Handi and TC are kind of big for rook rifles. .38 is also big for a rook cartridge. What are guys are discussing are some neat little small game rifles that bear no resemblance to a rook rifle.

2017年4月25日 · I've wanted a rook rifle for a long time but they are usually too expensive or chambered in some obscure caliber. This is one I built in .32 S&W long. I made the stock and forend from black walnut a friend gave me from a tree he had removed from his yard. The barrel is a 9/16" TJ liner. It shoots quite well with both factory and handloads.

2017年11月30日 · I once had a Cogswell & Harrison rook rifle for .380 Long Rifle. As Greenwood suggests, I took .38 Special brass and trimmed to 1", then loaded Remington 148-grain HBWC match bullets seated out long and crimped in the top lubricating groove with 3.5 grains of Unique, 3 grs., of W231 or 2.7 of Bullseye, at an overall cartridge length of 1.25".

2021年11月26日 · I've been experimenting with lots of small rifle cartridges and cast bullets lately. This is hardly new territory since most of these type rounds were considered obsolete long before I was born.

2011年4月12日 · I used to own a Piper rook rifle in 360 Rook which was basically a 38 long colt loaded with a 125 gr outside lubed bullet of 363 diameter. I shot cut down 38 spl cases with HBWC bullets which expanded nicely and shot quite well out to 50 yards. The idea of a 38 spl rook rifle is a good one but you would need to load it down to get quiet loads.

2021年11月27日 · I think you're spot on with the 35s. The 360 No. 5 Rook was a well known cartridge back in the day. The 38 Special or 357 Magnum could be loaded down to duplicate original ballistics or loaded up for deer size game. Your TC Contender Carbine 357 Magnum seems perfect for a cast bullet Rook Rifle.

2024年8月3日 · I bought a rifle yesterday, was told it's a Belgian guild gun, rook rifle. 6mm rimfire. It's not 6mm, a 7mm bullet slips inside the bore and a 30 cal won't.