.22 Winchester Centerfire
.22 Winchester Centerfire (.22 WCF) / 5.8x35mmR is a small centerfire intermediate 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.
.22 Winchester Centerfire
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- .22 Winchester Centerfire / 5.8x35mmR
- Field
- cartridge
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- United States
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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.
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• Name —.22 Winchester Centerfire / 5.8x35mmR • Origin — United States • Type — Rifle • Production Date — 1885–1936 • Case Type — Rimmed, bottleneck • Bullet —.228 • Neck —.241 • Shoulder —.278 • Base —.295 • Rim Dia —.342 • Case Length — 1.39 • Length — 1.61 • Bw1 — 45 • Vel1 — 1550 • En1 — 240
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- 1.Traister, John E., Antique Guns-The Collector's Guide, Stoeger Publishing Company 2nd Ed. 1994, p. 285,
- 2.Hawks, Chuck. The .22 Centerfire Varmint Cartridges. chuckhawks.com.
- 3.winchester.com. Centerfire Rifle.
- 4.satsig.net. Latitude and Longitude.
- 5.loaddata.com. .22 Winchester Centerfire (.22 WCF) Reloading Data.
- 6.Barnes, Frank C., Cartridges of the World, DBI Books 8th ed. 1997, p. 16. .
Bibliography printed in the source article · 1
- Barnes, Frank C., Cartridges of the World, Northfield, IL: DBI Books, 1972. .
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