.22 Winchester Centerfire Explained

.22 Winchester Centerfire
Origin:United States
Type:Rifle
Production Date:1885–1936
Case Type:Rimmed, bottleneck[1]
Bullet:.228
Neck:.241
Shoulder:.278
Base:.295
Rim Dia:.342
Case Length:1.39
Length:1.61
Primer:Rimfire
Bw1:45
Vel1:1550
En1:240

.22 Winchester Centerfire (.22 WCF) is a small centerfire cartridge introduced in 1885 for use in the Winchester Model 1885 single-shot rifle. Factory manufacture of ammunition was discontinued in 1936. The .22 WCF was loaded with a 45 grain bullet with a muzzle velocity of about 1550 feet per second, similar to the performance of the .22 Winchester Rimfire (.22 WRF) designed in 1890.[2] [3] [4] [5]

Experimentation with the .22 WCF among civilian wildcatters and the U.S. military at Springfield Armory in the 1920s led to the development of the .22 Hornet cartridge.[6]

Sources

References

  1. Traister, John E., Antique Guns-The Collector's Guide, Stoeger Publishing Company 2nd Ed. 1994, p. 285,
  2. Web site: Hawks. Chuck. The .22 Centerfire Varmint Cartridges. chuckhawks.com. 31 October 2013.
  3. Web site: Centerfire Rifle. winchester.com. 31 October 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130911075524/http://www.winchester.com/Products/rifle-ammunition/Pages/default.aspx. 2013-09-11. dead.
  4. Web site: Latitude and Longitude. satsig.net. 31 October 2013.
  5. Web site: .22 Winchester Centerfire (.22 WCF) Reloading Data. loaddata.com. 31 October 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131102212430/http://www.loaddata.com/members/search_detail.cfm?MetallicID=2172. 2013-11-02. dead.
  6. Barnes, Frank C., Cartridges of the World, DBI Books 8th ed. 1997, p. 16. .

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article ".22 Winchester Centerfire".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.