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.22 Winchester Centerfire

.22 Winchester Centerfire

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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]

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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.[6]

Sources

  • Barnes, Frank C., Cartridges of the World, Northfield, IL: DBI Books, 1972. ISBN 0-695-80326-3.

References

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    Traister, John E., Antique Guns-The Collector's Guide, Stoeger Publishing Company 2nd Ed. 1994, p. 285, ISBN 0-88317-175-9
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    Hawks, Chuck. "The .22 Centerfire Varmint Cartridges". chuckhawks.com. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
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    "Centerfire Rifle". winchester.com. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
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    "Latitude and Longitude". satsig.net. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
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    ".22 Winchester Centerfire (.22 WCF) Reloading Data". loaddata.com. Archived from the original on 2013-11-02. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
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    Barnes, Frank C., Cartridges of the World, DBI Books 8th ed. 1997, p. 16. ISBN 0-87349-178-5.


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