Most Canadian cartridge?

Longwalker said:
I don't think there really is a Canadian designed cartridge of note besides the .280 Ross. But there were several developments in hunting bullets invented by the old CIL company that were really innovative and a true advancement in ammunition design. Then the Americans grabbed onto the ideas and claimed the glory as usual.

The Copper Point Expending bullet was a very streamlined bullet for long range shooting. First of its kind. Subsequently copied by Remington as their "Bronze Point"

The Sabre Tip was the first of the pointy plastic tip bullets that were commercially successful. Norma may have marketed their plastic point a little sooner, but it was a blunt tip. Imperial ammunition got the design right for a high ballistic coefficient bullet that does not deform in magazines under recoil. Then it was copied by Nosler and they bragged up their invention of the Ballistic tip. Now all the American companies make plastic point ammo.

The "Kling Cor" Soft point was also a great innovation. A traditional soft point jacketed bullet with the addition of four divots in the jacket that locked jacket and core together so that they would not separate on impact. Hornady later invented the new "Interlock" Sure they did. Really.

Oh, and I lately noticed the "US patent" mark on the Federal ammunition 10 round plastic belt slide. Federal certainly didn't invent that. The originals were yellow and looked otherwise identical, and were first marketed by CIL Imerial ammunition in the 1980's, a decade or two before Federal ever got the "idea" for their patented "invention".
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no copied by remington they buy the patent. for the bronze tip
 
SuperCub said:
Doesn't get any more Canadian than this. Our father's fathers took the 303 British to two World Wars.

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yes the 303 a shame we cant find anymore that bullet.
 
Ok not the greatest or a rifle calibre but the 45 NAACO was a very interesting Canadian concept
https://www.cartridgecollector.net/45-brigadier
 
Since 375 Ruger brass is somewhat commonly (okay maybe common isn’t the right word) used to neck down and form 280 Ross brass, and 375 Ruger is the parent case for the 300 prc, the 7mm-300 prc would be a very close modern alternative to the 280 Ross. Otherwise the imperial magnums, 303 Epps, and 6.5-303 Epps come to mind. You could also do what Sir Charles Ross did and stamp 303 Ross on your 303 British although that probably had more to do with his Scottish heritage than Canadian patriotism.
 
My vote is for the line up of Imperial Magnums as the most Canadian cartridges as they were created by a Canadian in Canada ... Remington copied them to make the Ultra Magnum cases...
 
I have a quantity of .303 [.311] bullets for reloading. Among them are 75 - 180 grain
Copper Point Expanding. They are plenty sleek. I remember using them [and the Sabertips]
back in the day when I was a much younger hunter. I just sold a few Sabertips to a gent
on here, but they were all 30 cal, in 150 & 180 grain persuasion.

The Sabertip was well ahead of its time, but was a bit fragile, like the early Ballistic Tips.
The old KKSP was a very reliable expanding bullet from CIL, and I still have one from the
first Muley Buck I shot [180 KKSP, 30-06] IIRC, it's retained weight is 134 grains. Dave.
 
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.303 British Saber Tip

I believe it's a 150gr. Started my moose hunting adventures with this round, obviously not the best choice but they looked lethal to my 14 year old eyes. I remember when Nosler later came out with their "new" Ballistic Tips.
 
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