.25-35 Winchester
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.25-35 Winchester | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Type | Rifle | |||||||||||||||||||
Place of origin | USA | |||||||||||||||||||
Production history | ||||||||||||||||||||
Designer | Winchester | |||||||||||||||||||
Designed | 1895 | |||||||||||||||||||
Manufacturer | Winchester | |||||||||||||||||||
Variants | .25-35 Ackley Improved, 6.5×52mmR | |||||||||||||||||||
Specifications | ||||||||||||||||||||
Parent case | .30-30 Winchester | |||||||||||||||||||
Bullet diameter | .258 in (6.6 mm) | |||||||||||||||||||
Neck diameter | .282 in (7.2 mm) | |||||||||||||||||||
Shoulder diameter | .365 in (9.3 mm) | |||||||||||||||||||
Base diameter | .422 in (10.7 mm) | |||||||||||||||||||
Rim diameter | .506 in (12.9 mm) | |||||||||||||||||||
Rim thickness | .063 in (1.6 mm) | |||||||||||||||||||
Case length | 2.043 in (51.9 mm) | |||||||||||||||||||
Overall length | 2.55 in (65 mm) | |||||||||||||||||||
Rifling twist | 1 in 8 in (200 mm) | |||||||||||||||||||
Primer type | Large Rifle | |||||||||||||||||||
Maximum pressure | 44,000 psi (300 MPa) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Test barrel length: 24" Source(s): Hodgdon [1] |
The .25-35 Winchester, or WCF (Winchester Center Fire) was introduced in 1895 by Winchester for the Winchester Model 1894 and Savage Model 99 lever action rifles. The case was based on the .30-30 cartridge.
Performance[]
Significantly more powerful than the .25-20 Winchester, the .25-35 WCF can be used to hunt small deer at 200 yards and medium-sized deer at 100 yards; however, some consider it better suited to small predators such as coyotes instead. As a matter of history, some hunters in Canada or the U.S. have used it on moose or elk; this is not advisable today. It was a popular round in the Winchester Model 1885 High Wall single-shot rifle. No production rifles had been made in .25-35 WCF since 1964 until 2005 when Winchester resumed chambering their Model 94 rifles in this cartridge.[citation needed] Winchester ammunition has kept the cartridge in production in the U.S.A.
6.5×52mmR[]
The 6.5×52mmR is a European cartridge that is a close variant of the .25-35 Winchester. It should not be considered identical to the .25-35 Winchester and is not treated as such by the Commission Internationale Permanente pour l'Epreuve des Armes à Feu Portatives (CIP), which has released separate specifications for each cartridge.[citation needed] The 6.5x52mmR has its origins in Germany and was introduced by RWS and is chambered in many drilling and single-shot rifles. Any interchangeability between the two cartridges is solely dependent on individual chamber tolerances and should not be assumed.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ ".25-35 Win data Archived 2007-11-16 at WebCite" from Hodgdon
- Winchester brings back the .25-35 at Gunblast
- 25 Caliber Cartridges by Chuck Hawks
- Cartridge Dimensions at Steve's Pages
External links[]
- The .25-35 Winchester by Chuck Hawks
- Pistol and rifle cartridges
- Winchester Repeating Arms Company cartridges
- Weapons and ammunition introduced in 1895