This Edwinson Green Rook rifle, made by J. Harper in Birmingham, started life circa 1882 as a centre fire, probably a .300 Rook.
It was then tubed to a .22 Long Rifle but sadly the then owner had it smooth bored so he could keep it on a Shotgun Certificate.
I intend to restore it as a rifle (perhaps a .32/20) but in the meantime I have bought some shot cartridges to play with.
The Federal crimped Long Shot contain 25 grains of No. 12 shot whilst the CCI Extra Long have 31 grains (2.01 grams).
I was given the Gevelot 6mm Double Charge (aka No.1 Long Shot) cartridges but have not yet dissected one to find the charge weight. They are probably corrosive so I will boil the barrel out carefully after I try them.
Last edited by Parabola; 03/08/23 04:24 AM.
