300 Sherwood brass??

5mmgunguy

November 28, 2009 05:47

This has nothing to do with Robin Hood...but I just got an old single shot chambered for the 300 Sherwood. Its can't be very powerful. Chamber looks straight walled about I would guess 30 cal...probably black powder but the barrel inside looks good. Ideas on where to get info...bullets...cases....load info.

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  Rocky Raab

  November 28, 2009 06:15

  It sounds very much like a British "rook" rifle. Shooting rooks (similar to crows) was a popular pasttime years ago, and many cartridges were developed for that sport alone.
  
  Here's an old thread: http://forums.gunbroker.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=300244
  
  There are many Google hits, as well.

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  nononsense

  November 28, 2009 06:20

  5mmgunguy,
  
  The 300 Sherwood was introduced in 1901 by Westley Richards, to compete against the 310 Greener Cartridge. It was primarily use for small game hunting, with a 140 grain projectile moving at 1,400 feet per second, generating 610 foot pounds of energy it is equal to a 357 Magnum.
  
  
  
  300 Sherwood
  cartridge
  by Kynoch
  of England.
  140 Grain Lead
  projectile.
  
  
  Cases available through:
  
  http://www.buffaloarms.com/browse.cfm/4,102.htm
  
  Best.

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  Rocky Raab

  November 28, 2009 06:25

  Followup. My cherished copy of Ken Howell's Designing and Forming Custom Cartridges shows two very similar drawings for the 300 Sherwood, the difference being a slight variation in rim width. The case is straight-sided at .320" in diameter, 1.550" long. There is apparently no other suitable case from which to form them. Also, it apparently uses a bullet a true .300" in diameter, not .308".

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