.303 British
1889 · 42 firearms in catalog
Also known as: .303 Mk VII, 7.7x56mmR, .303 Enfield
Cartridge specifications
| Bullet Diameter | 7.92 mm (0.312") |
| Neck Diameter | 8.64 mm (0.340") |
| Base Diameter | 11.68 mm (0.460") |
| Case Length | 56.44 mm (2.222") |
| Overall Length | 78.11 mm (3.075") |
| Max Pressure | 365 MPa (52,900 psi) |
| Typical Bullet Weight | 11.28 g (174 gr) |
| Typical Muzzle Velocity | 744 m/s (2441 fps) |
| Typical Muzzle Energy | 3120 J (2301 ft·lbf) |
| Primer Type | Large Rifle |
| Cartridge Type | Rimmed |
| Introduced | 1889 |
Firearms chambered in .303 British
- A. Uberti 1885 Courteney Stalking Rifle — A. Uberti · Rifle
- BESAL — Birmingham Small Arms Company · Machine Gun · 1940
- Bren Gun — Royal Small Arms Factory · Machine Gun · 1938
- Charlton Automatic Rifle — Charlton Motor Workshops · Machine Gun · 1942
- Dror — Israel Military Industries (Ta'as) · Machine Gun · 1948
- Farquhar-Hill — William Beardmore and Company · Rifle · 1918
- Farquhar-Hill Pattern 1918 — William Beardmore and Company · Rifle · 1918
- Gardner Gun — Pratt & Whitney · Machine Gun · 1874
- Godsal Rifle — Webley & Scott Ltd. · Rifle · 1902
- Hotchkiss M1909 Benet-Mercie — Hotchkiss et Cie · Machine Gun · 1909
- Hotchkiss Mle 1914 — Hotchkiss et Cie · Machine Gun · 1914
- Howell Automatic Rifle — Birmingham Small Arms Company · Rifle · 1915
- Huot Automatic Rifle — Ross Rifle Company · Machine Gun · 1916
- Inglis Bren Mk I — John Inglis and Company · Machine Gun · 1940
- Lee-Enfield Mk I — Royal Small Arms Factory · Rifle · 1895
- Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk 2 — Royal Small Arms Factory · Rifle · 1949
- Lee-Enfield No. 5 Jungle Carbine — Royal Small Arms Factory · Carbine · 1944
- Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk I — Royal Small Arms Factory · Rifle · 1941
- Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk I(T) — Royal Small Arms Factory · Sniper Rifle · 1942
- Lee-Metford — Royal Small Arms Factory · Rifle · 1888
- Lee-Speed Sporter — Birmingham Small Arms Company · Rifle · 1892
- Lewis Gun — Birmingham Small Arms Company · Machine Gun · 1914
- Madsen LMG — Dansk Rekyl Riffel Syndikat / Dansk Industri Syndikat · Machine Gun · 1902
- Madsen Model 1902 — Dansk Rekyl Riffel Syndikat / Dansk Industri Syndikat · Machine Gun · 1902
- Martini-Enfield — Royal Small Arms Factory · Rifle · 1895
- Martini-Henry Mark III — Royal Small Arms Factory · Rifle · 1879
- Pattern 1914 Enfield — Winchester Repeating Arms Company · Rifle · 1914
- Pattern 1914 Enfield Sniper — Winchester Repeating Arms Company · Sniper Rifle · 1914
- Rigby Falling Block — John Rigby & Co. · Rifle · 2022
- Ross Mk III — Ross Rifle Company · Rifle · 1911
- Ross Rifle Mk II — Ross Rifle Company · Rifle · 1905
- Ross Rifle Mk III — Ross Rifle Company · Rifle · 1911
- Ross Rifle Mk III Sniper — Ross Rifle Company · Sniper Rifle · 1910
- Scotti Model X — Isotta Fraschini S.p.A. · Machine Gun · 1932
- SMLE Mk I — Royal Small Arms Factory · Rifle · 1904
- SMLE Mk III — Royal Small Arms Factory Enfield · Rifle · 1907
- SMLE Mk III* Sniper — Birmingham Small Arms Company · Sniper Rifle · 1915
- SMLE No.1 Mk III — Lithgow Small Arms Factory · Rifle · 1907
- Vickers Class C — Vickers Limited · Machine Gun · 1912
- Vickers K — Vickers Limited · Machine Gun · 1935
- Vickers Machine Gun — Vickers Limited · Machine Gun · 1912
- Vickers-Berthier — Vickers Limited · Machine Gun · 1928
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