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5 unusual facts about 303


.303/22

The .303/22 was very popular for a number of reasons, one being that the .22 caliber was better suited to small game than the .303, the rifles were cheap and plentiful and in New South Wales ownership of military cartridges was severely restricted.

.303/25

The .303/25 was very popular for a number of reasons, one being that the .25 caliber was better suited to small game than the .303, the rifles were cheap and plentiful and in New South Wales ownership of military cartridges was severely restricted.

Although Lee Enfields were the most common, conversion of other rifles mostly suited to rimmed cartridges such as P14 Enfield, Martini Enfield, 1885 and 1895 Winchesters were often seen, as well as 98 and 96 Mausers.

German submarine U-303

From La Spezia U-303 moved to Toulon in occupied France, from where she was to operate against British shipping aiding in operations following the evacuation of Tunisia.

Roland TB-303

The TB-303 is referenced by Dub FX and Sirius in their song, "Slope of the famous TB-303" off the album 'A Crossworlds'.


.280 Ross

Rimless cartridge, is an approximately 7mm bullet diameter rifle round developed in Canada by F.W. Jones as a consultant to Sir Charles Ross, 9th Baronet, and his Ross Rifle Company of Quebec, Canada for use as a Canadian military cartridge as a replacement for the .303

Alexander of Bergamo

Saint Alexander of Bergamo (died c. 303) is the patron saint of Bergamo, as well as Capriate San Gervasio and Cervignano d'Adda.

Besa machine gun

It was considered by BSA and the Ministry of Supply that the industrial, technical, and logistical handicap of converting the design to the .303 round was more onerous than retaining the original calibre, especially given that the chain of supply for the Royal Armoured Corps was already separate from the other fighting arms of the British Army.

Breda Ba.82

It was armed with three 7.7-millimeter (0.303-inch) Breda-SAFAT machine guns.

Bristol Jupiter Fighter

While the engine installation proved satisfactory, as the Type 76 had the same fuel capacity as the F.2, the increased fuel consumption of the Jupiter compared with the F.2's original Rolls-Royce Falcon meant that the aircraft had inadequate range for use as a fighter, while the slipsteam over the observer's cockpit meant that the observer could not use his .303 in (7.7 mm) Lewis Gun.

Caproni Ca.111

One improvement was the replacement of the single dorsal gun by a turret fitted with two 7.7 mm (.303 in) Bredas.

Caproni Ca.313

Three 7.7 mm (0.303 in) Breda (or Scotti) machine guns were fitted - one in the left wing, one in a dorsal turret and one in the ventral position.

Caucasian Iberians

The Iberian king Mirian III adopted Christianity as a state religion in AD 327 (this event is attributed to the mission of a Cappadocian woman, Saint Nino, who since 303 had preached Christianity in Iberia), and Iberia allied itself with the Roman Emperor Constantine the Great.

Christopher Wool

At 303 Gallery in 1988, Wool and fellow artist Robert Gober presented a collaborative exhibition and installation which included Wool's seminal text-based painting, Apocalypse Now (1988).

Dewoitine D.500

British"?title=Vickers machine gun">Vickers machine guns or 2 × 7.5 mm (.295 in) Darne machine guns in the nose, provision for 2 × additional Darnes in the wings.

Disembowelment

Catholic tradition states that Erasmus of Formiae, also known as Saint Elmo, was finally executed by disembowelment in about A.D. 303, after he had suffered extreme forms of torture during the persecutions of Emperor Diocletian and Maximian.

FORV Sagar Sampada

As of July 2012, Sagar Sampada has completed 303 oceanographic expeditions, which includes one expedition to the Southern Ocean in the winter of 1995-96 for surveying fishery resources in Antarctic waters (Krill Expedition, FIKEX 1995).

Goliad, Texas

On Palm Sunday, March 27, 1836, in what was later called the Goliad Massacre, 303 were marched out of the fort to be executed, 39 were executed inside the presidio (20 prisoners were spared because they were either physicians or medical attendants); 342 men were killed and 28 escaped.

Grumman J2F Duck

Among its passengers was Carlos P. Romulo (diplomat, politician, soldier, journalist and author) who recounted the flight in his 1942 best-selling book "I Saw the Fall of the Philippines" (Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., Garden City, New York 1943, pp. 288–303) for which he received the Pulitzer Prize for Correspondence.

Gustav Wentzel

Wentzel, Kitty (1956, 2009) Gustav Wentzel (Oslo: Gyldendal) ISBN 978-82-303-1251-3.

Independent Renewal candidates, 2003 Ontario provincial election

Ghaddar received 303 votes, finishing sixth against Liberal Judy Marsales.

Kawasaki Ki-10

Armament consisted of two 7.7 mm (.303 in) Type 89 machine guns, synchronized to fire through the propeller.

Lions Nature Education Centre

Lion ECC Shell House is jointly sponsored by Lions Clubs International District 303, Shell Hong Kong Limited and Environmental Campaign Committee and now managed by Agriculture, Fishies and Conservion Department.

Liverpool Township, Medina County, Ohio

The "Frog Jump Capital of Ohio," it lies at the intersection of State Routes 303 (Center Road) and 252 (Columbia Road).

Morane-Saulnier N

British"?title=Vickers machine gun">Vickers or 7.9 mm Hotchkiss) which used the deflector wedges, first demonstrated on the Morane-Saulnier Type L, in order to fire through the propeller arc.

New Jersey Route 303

The proposed alignment of Route 303 was to begin at an intersection with New Jersey Route 4, a major highway in northern New Jersey, north of the community of Fort Lee.

At the state line, Route 303 was to intertwine and become the current-day New York State Route 303.

The route was to eventually pass the New Jersey State Armory at an intersection with the proposed Liberty Road and continue northward to the New York state line at Northvale, where the 303 designation would continue northward as New York State Route 303.

New York State Route 303

New York State Route 303 (NY 303) is a north–south state highway in eastern Rockland County, New York, in the United States.

Pittsfield Township, Lorain County, Ohio

At the center of Pittsfield Township is located the intersection of State Routes 58 and 303.

Plaza de toros de La Malagueta

La Malagueta hosts top-class events during the Spanish-style bullfighting season, and its festivities include two bullfights in Holy Week which are include the Corrida Picassiana" (named in honour of Pablo Picasso). In June, "La Corrida de la Prensa" (captivity) is held in June for the feast of Málaga town's duo of patron saints Ciriaco and Paula (who were martyred in Málaga in 303 AD).

Queen Mary's School for Boys, Basingstoke

There was a Combined Cadet Force, (CCF), with a small field gun and ex-British Army Lee-Enfield Mk.3 0.303 rifles stored fairly securely on the premises, together with Bren guns.

Radio Maldwyn

Mike Baker (ex Beacon Radio 303, WABC Wolverhampton, Chiltern Radio, Supergold, 100.7 Heart FM, Saga 105.7 FM, Smooth Radio 105.7, Oak FM, Radio Veronica Holland, Radio Kaleidoscope, UBN, Swansea Sound, Lantern FM, Sunshine 855, Radio 210) - Mike has also been involved with Rado Caroline, was an launch engineer at Capital Radio London and was on morethan40.co.uk - sadly Mike passed away aged 65 on Monday, 23rd December 2013 RIP

Rich McKinney

McKinney started the 1970 season with Tucson, where he batted .303 with six home runs and 41 RBIs in 62 games.

Rise Academy-South Dade Charter School

The West Campus is located at 713 West Palm Drive, Florida City; the East Campus is located at 303 West Palm Drive, Florida City.

Rodna Mountains

The two highest points are Pietrosul Rodnei and Ineu peaks, with 2,303 and 2,279 meters respectively.

Saint Simplicius

one of the martyrs Simplicius, Faustinus and Beatrix, Christian Martyr who died in Rome during the Diocletian persecution (302 or 303)

Savoia-Marchetti SM.85

There were two prototypes, 10 of the B version (with smaller engine cowling rings) built in March 1939, and 22 model Cs, fitted with a "San Giorgio" reflector gunsight and with provision for a 7.7 mm (0.303 in) or 12.7 mm (0.5 in) machine gun.

Sheep on Drugs

Fraser continued his relationship with Invisible Records, releasing two more albums as 'Bagman' and was briefly a member of Atkins' bands Pigface and The Damage Manual, usually under the moniker "Lee 303".

Sporterising

SMLE Mk III rifles, in particular, were popular for sporterisation in Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa, with many being converted to wildcat calibers such as .303/25 owing to both the difficulties of importing foreign-made rifles (due largely to economic factors), and also restrictions in the state of New South Wales on the ownership of firearms "of a military caliber", interpreted to mean the .303

Sylvester Stadler

The Knight's Cross was upgraded with Oak Leaves following the Battle of Kursk (the Eichenlaub – Nr. 303 – was presented to Stadler personally by Adolf Hitler).

The House of the Wolfings

In a December 31, 1960 letter published in The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien, (p. 303), Tolkien wrote: 'The Dead Marshes and the approaches to the Morannon owe something to Northern France after the Battle of the Somme. They owe more to William Morris and his Huns and Romans, as in The House of the Wolfings or The Roots of the Mountains.

Tirebolu

Tirebolu itself is a small town of 14,303 people located on the hill named Ayana which rises from the Black Sea shore just to the west of the Harşit River estuary.

Toms River High School North

There were 303 students (13.5% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 72 (3.2% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.

Yukon Field Force

Authorized on 21 March 1898 and commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Dixon Byron Evans of the Royal Canadian Dragoons, the force consisted of 5 Staff, 16 Royal Canadian Dragoons, 49 men of the Royal Canadian Artillery and 133 men of the Royal Regiment of Canadian Infantry armed with Lee-Enfield .303 rifles, two Maxim guns and two bronze seven-pounder cannons.


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