Esoteric Junkie
AH veteran
For your viewing pleasure.........A very early "nitro express" bolt action.
6.5x53R on the box.I can’t tell on the box. Is that 6.5 54 or 53R. Either way it’s a rifle I envy.
Blame the Brits: Like driving on the left, they measure between the lands (.256), while the rest of the world goes between the grooves (.264).6.5x53R on the box.
I was hoping this thread was on the 256 Gibbs, as I have one built on a Mannlicher action. But the 256 Gibbs Magnum is a rimless cartridge. It is, however, a .264 bore, not a .256 or .257.
That is a really cool rifle. What stories it might tell....
Blame the Brits: Like driving on the left, they measure between the lands (.256), while the rest of the world goes between the grooves (.264).
And it is indeed a pleasure to view . Magnificent !For your viewing pleasure.........A very early "nitro express" bolt action.
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I think the 375 Flanged 2.5 inch case in the photo is the 303/ 375 cartridge used on Lee Speed sporting rifles . Based on the rimmed 303 cartridge . The 9.5x 57 ( 375) cartridge was different and used on Mannlicher Schonaeur rifles . For what it is worth this cartridge fired through the very light MS rifles is possibly the most unpleasant rifle I have ever fired . Prefer to shoot a 600NE any day .