.40-72 Winchester
.40-72 Winchester, also known as.40-72 WCF is a centerfire straight-walled rifle cartridge designed for black powder rather than smokeless powder. It was introduced in 1895 for the Winchester 1895 lever-action rifle.
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.40-72 Winchester
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- .40-72 Winchester Center Fire
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- United States
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.40-72 Winchester, also known as.40-72 WCF is a centerfire straight-walled rifle cartridge designed for black powder rather than smokeless powder. It was introduced in 1895 for the Winchester 1895 lever-action rifle.
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• Name —.40-72 Winchester Center Fire • Origin — United States • Type — Rifle • Designer — Winchester Repeating Arms Company • Manufacturer — Winchester Repeating Arms Company • Production Date — 1895–1936 • Case Type — Rimmed, straight • Bullet —.406 • Neck —.431 • Base —.460 • Rim Dia —.518 • Case Length — 2.60 • Length — 3.15 • Rifling — 1 in 22 inches • Primer — large rifle • Bw1 — 330 • Vel1 — 1380 • En1 — 1395 • Bw2 — 300 • Vel2 — 1420 • En2 — 1342 • Test Barrel Length — 26 • Balsrc — The Rifle in America The.40-72 Winchester, also known as.40-72 WCF is a centerfire straight-walled rifle cartridge designed for black powder rather than smokeless powder. It was introduced in 1895 for the Winchester 1895 lever-action rifle.
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40-72 Winchester is associated with United States.
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• Illustration — The.40-72 Winchester cartridge. The original Winchester factory load consisted of a 300 gr bullet at 1420 ft/s or a 330 gr bullet at 1380 ft/s. With the introduction of superior cartridges designed for smokeless powder, the.40-72 Winchester became obsolete and was soon dropped from production. Production of loaded cartridges by Winchester ceased in 1936. • Illustration — The.40-72 WCF cartridge. Besides the Winchester 1895 lever-action, the.40-72 Winchester was chambered in the Winchester 1885 single-shot rifle.
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- 1.Sharpe, Philip B. The Rifle in America. Funk & Wagnalls: 1958, p. 748.
- 2.Barnes, Frank C. Cartridges Of The World. Krause Publications: 1997.
- 3.Whelen, Townsend. The American Rifle. The Century Co.: 1918, p. 43.
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