Author Topic: 7mm British......anyone heard of this one? (Read 582 times)

kombi1976 · « **on:** February 01, 2006, 07:18:53 PM »

A mate was looking through a list of available Remington cases on a mail order site and found 7mm British listed.
Does anyone know of this cartridge?
Here's the page....it's between 7mm STW & 7mm Mauser:
http://www.wholesalesports.com/shoot/rembrss.htm

cma g21 · « **Reply #1 on:** February 02, 2006, 05:39:10 AM »

IIRC, this was the British design for a round to replace their .303.
It was also their idea to become the NATO rifle round (that the 7.62x51 became).

Also called 7x43mm. Designed for the EM2 rifle and TADEN belt-fed machinegun.

Slamfire · « **Reply #2 on:** February 02, 2006, 12:04:58 PM »

The Brits once had a .276 cartridge that was supposed to replace the .303 in the Pattern 14 Enfield rifle, but WWI put the end to that. It was a real he77bender round with velocity close to that of the 7mm Mags. It was a full length cartridge, and I can't make out from the list which cartridge the 7mm British is. Probably the post WWII version.

kombi1976 · « **Reply #3 on:** February 02, 2006, 12:20:39 PM »

Yeah, I know all about the .276 Enfield.
It was actually designed for the Pattern 13, which when rechambered and engineered for the 303 British became the Pattern 14.
And through some small modifications and rechambering and alterations for 30-06 became the M17.
After reading some stuff about the .276 apparently it was almost on par with the 280 Ross.
That was the problem......it kicked like a mule.
Quite inappropriate for soldiers who had limited training with hi-powered rifles as it was & unnecessarily over powered.
But why would Remington be making cases for this VERY obsolete cartridge that isn't chambered in anything anymore?? :|
I smell a typo........ :roll:

Brithunter · « **Reply #4 on:** February 03, 2006, 11:00:32 PM »

Hi Kombi,

It wasnot the recoil but trouble with the ammunition which was the death knell of the .276 cartridge. Remember that in 1913 there was not the controlled burning rates of powder that we have now. Sir Charles ross alos found this problem wiht his cartridge which was eventually down loaded and called the .280 Nitro as the pressures were too great for any other action than the 1907, 1910 or M10 Ross action.

kombi1976 · « **Reply #5 on:** February 04, 2006, 10:28:58 PM »

I emailed Whole Sale Sports and it's actually brass for 7mm Rem BR! :roll: