.310 Cadet

Infobox Firearm Cartridge
name= .310 Cadet


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origin= flagcountry|United Kingdom
type= Rifle
designer= W.W. Greener
design_date=1900
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case_type=Rimmed, Straight
bullet=.323
neck=.323
shoulder=.342
base=.355
rim_dia=.410
rim_thick=.065
case_length=1.120
length=1.492
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rifling=16"
primer=Small rifle
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bw1=110
btype1=SP
vel1=1500
en1=999
bw2=120
btype2=SP
vel2=1530
en2=1077
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balsrc= "Cartridges of the World"cite book | last = Barnes | first = Frank C. | editor = McPherson, M.L. | title = Cartridges of the World | edition = 8th Edition | origyear = 1965 | year = 1997 | publisher = DBI Books | pages = 64,91 | isbn = -87349-178-5] The .310 Cadet, also known as the .310 Greener, or the .310 Martini, is a centerfire rifle cartridge, introduced in 1900 by W.W. Greener as a target round for the Martini Cadet rifle [Barnes, Frank C., Cartridges of the World, 7th Edition, p305] . Firing a 120 grain heeled lead projectile at 1200 fps the round is similar in performance to the .32-20 Winchester and many rifles may chamber both rounds with some accuracy [Donnelly, John J., Handloaders Manual of Cartridge Conversions, p360] .

The round gained popularity in Australia,New Zealand and the United States when thousands of Martini Cadet rifles were sold by the Australian government after World War II [ [http://64.177.205.5/martini/cadet.htm Martini Gallery] ] .

ee also

*.32-20 Winchester
*Martini Cadet
*List of rifle cartridges

External links

* [http://www.martinihenry.com/ Martini Henry Site]
* [http://64.177.205.5/martini/gallery.htm Martini Gallery]
* [http://www.adamsguns.com/martini.htm Adams Guns]

References