Axe Posted September 22, 2005 Report Share Posted September 22, 2005 A friend of mine has just rung the FEO to find out if a propective piece of land is cleared. The FEO replied it was but requires renewing and it was cleared for .275. Neither myself, my friend nor the FEO have heard of this calibre. Does anyone have any info on it? Regards, Axe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the last engineer Posted September 22, 2005 Report Share Posted September 22, 2005 Axe try these links http://www.johnrigbyandco.com/pages/History.html http://www.accuratereloading.com/275_rigby.html im sure you can find more if nessasary a very uncommon calibre im told. Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandy22 Posted September 22, 2005 Report Share Posted September 22, 2005 Isn't .275 just an English / Rigby proprietary name for the 7 X 57mm? (Which isn't uncommon at all). Sandy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Posted September 22, 2005 Report Share Posted September 22, 2005 Never heard of it myself, but as sandy said, it could quite easily be an imperial alternative to its more common metric name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apbuild Posted September 22, 2005 Report Share Posted September 22, 2005 More common nowadays are the .243 and .270. Don't see the .275 much anymore. Rob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palombier Posted September 22, 2005 Report Share Posted September 22, 2005 Sandy22 You are quite right, the 7x57 has been around for over 100 years and is stiil very popular in Europe. Rigby marketed it as the.275, though I'm not not sure when. It is also known as the 7mm Mauser. Karamojo Bell used this round to kill the majority of the elephants that he hunted in Africa; but Axe don't let your mate tell the FEO that. It is not an 'elephant gun' however and many African big game hunters lost their lives trying to emulate Bell. Regards P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemini Posted September 22, 2005 Report Share Posted September 22, 2005 Isn't .275 just an English / Rigby proprietary name for the 7 X 57mm? (Which isn't uncommon at all). Sandy. No Sandy, that the .284 G.M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axe Posted September 23, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2005 (edited) According to my converter .275 equates to 6.985mm. Heres an extract from the the Rigby site: "In 1899 the Rigby .275 calibre (7x57mm) Mauser system and Rigby .350 calibre Express Rifles were introduced." Thanks for the help guys. Anyone seen an elephant in the fields lately Regards, Axe. Edited September 23, 2005 by Axe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemini Posted September 23, 2005 Report Share Posted September 23, 2005 Forget the converter when it comes it firearms Axe, because it doesn’t work. One example is the good old .303, which is really a .311. G.M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palombier Posted September 23, 2005 Report Share Posted September 23, 2005 Hi Gemini I have to disagree with you the .275 is a 7x57. The .284 although a very similar cartridge is different for a number of reasons. Regards P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Posted September 23, 2005 Report Share Posted September 23, 2005 Ok, I'm just going to throw these two in. .308 = 7.62 NATO .223 = 5.56 NATO Can anyone say if these are the correct conversions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunganick Posted September 23, 2005 Report Share Posted September 23, 2005 sergent, just to mess everything up a bit, do you know what size bullet a 223 uses? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemini Posted September 24, 2005 Report Share Posted September 24, 2005 http://stevespages.com/284.html I have had many an argument with people who say that the .308 and the 7.62 are different calibres due to a tighter spec on the 7.62. And it is true that some police areas are treating them as different rifles, which seems stupid when you consider that they are both 7.923mm in diameter and both use the same 51mm case. As for the .223…well we all know that they are .224 although some of the best loads for a .22 Hornet are actually .223. I’m going to get my medication now. G.M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunganick Posted September 24, 2005 Report Share Posted September 24, 2005 but the hornet with 223 bullets is either a very very early one or a veiling i believe. i knew about the 224 thing was just woundering if sergeant did, as the caddets from what ive seen of people who recieve firearm training, arnt always very precise with the technical details but this change in bullet size is another thing which must be considered, the plod who cleared the land might have thought he was being clever by naming the bullet size not the 'round' its self's name Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjimmer Posted September 25, 2005 Report Share Posted September 25, 2005 Isn't 7mm actually .284in? Isn't a .270 actually .277? Isn't 7x57mm banned in lots of Europe because it was a 'war calibre'? DISCUSS!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Posted September 26, 2005 Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 Yeah, I did know about .22 and .223 firing a bullet that is actually .224 I agree that some of the weapons handling isnt sparking but we are required to pass a handing test every 6 months, I havnt failed any yet!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemini Posted September 26, 2005 Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 AXE, I wouldn’t worry about it too much. If the land has been cleared for .275 then it will be OK for .223, .243 or a 6.5 Swede. G.M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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