.22 Winchester Centerfire
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.22 Winchester Centerfire | ||||||||
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Type | Rifle | |||||||
Place of origin | United States | |||||||
Production history | ||||||||
Produced | 1885–1936 | |||||||
Specifications | ||||||||
Case type | Rimmed, bottleneck[1] | |||||||
Bullet diameter | .228 in (5.8 mm) | |||||||
Neck diameter | .241 in (6.1 mm) | |||||||
Shoulder diameter | .278 in (7.1 mm) | |||||||
Base diameter | .295 in (7.5 mm) | |||||||
Rim diameter | .342 in (8.7 mm) | |||||||
Case length | 1.39 in (35 mm) | |||||||
Overall length | 1.61 in (41 mm) | |||||||
Primer type | Rimfire | |||||||
Ballistic performance | ||||||||
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.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
[edit]- Barnes, Frank C., Cartridges of the World, Northfield, IL: DBI Books, 1972. ISBN 0-695-80326-3.
References
[edit]- ^ Traister, John E., Antique Guns-The Collector's Guide, Stoeger Publishing Company 2nd Ed. 1994, p. 285, ISBN 0-88317-175-9
- ^ Hawks, Chuck. "The .22 Centerfire Varmint Cartridges". chuckhawks.com. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
- ^ "Centerfire Rifle". winchester.com. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
- ^ "Latitude and Longitude". satsig.net. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
- ^ ".22 Winchester Centerfire (.22 WCF) Reloading Data". loaddata.com. Archived from the original on 2013-11-02. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
- ^ Barnes, Frank C., Cartridges of the World, DBI Books 8th ed. 1997, p. 16. ISBN 0-87349-178-5.