.40-65 Winchester
The.40-65 Winchester (also called the.40-65 Winchester and Marlin) was an American rifle cartridge. Introduced in 1887 for the Winchester Model 1886, and available in Winchester single shots and in the Marlin Model 1895, it was "a further effort to put more steam" in repeating rifle cartridges. In the modern era, the cartridge has gained favor for metallic silhouette shooting and Black Powder Cartridge Rifle matches where it serves as a low-recoil alternative to the common 45–70.
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It was commercially available in black and smokeless varieties until around 1935, and can be handloaded by reforming.45-70 brass.
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• Name —.40-65 Winchester • Origin — United States • Type — Rifle • Case Type — Rimmed, straight • Bullet —.406 • Neck —.423 • Shoulder —.560 • Base —.504 • Rim Dia —.604 • Case Length — 2.1 • Length — 2.48 • Rifling — 1: to 1: • Primer — large rifle • Bw1 — 260 • Vel1 — 1500 • En1 — 1308 • Bw2 — 260 • Vel2 — 1720 • En2 — 1708 • Bw3 — 260 • Vel3 — 1420 • En3 — 1165 • Balsrc — Barnes & Amber
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Nomenclature
The nomenclature of the period was based on several properties of the cartridge: •.40: nominal caliber in inches: 0.40 inches (10.2 mm); actual caliber was.406 in (mm) • 65: weight of propellant (black powder) charge, in grains: 65 grains (4.2 g)
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- 1.Barnes, Frank C., ed. by John T. Amber. Cartridges of the World (Northfield, IL: DBI Books, 1972), p.94, ".40-65 Winchester" .
- 2.Barnes, and Amber, p.94.
- 3.Sam Fadala. The Complete Blackpowder Handbook. Gun Digest Books. 278–. 17 November 2006. 0-89689-390-1.
- 4.Venturino, Mike. BPCR Silhouette: An Enduring Sport Combining Skill With Rifle, Bullet And Loading Press. Guns Magazine. November 2013.
- 5.Barnes, and Amber, p.123.
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