.40-72 Winchester

Rifle cartridge Product February 2023 .40-72 Winchester Center Fire 150px United States Rifle Winchester Repeating Arms Company Winchester Repeating Arms Company 1895–1936 Rimmed, straight .406 .431 .460 .518 2.60 3.15 1 in 22 inches large rifle 330 1380 1395 300 1420 1342 26 The Rifle in AmericaSharpe, Philip B. The Rifle in America. Funk & Wagnalls: 1958, p. 748. 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.Barnes, Frank C. Cartridges Of The World. Krause Publications: 1997. Description and performance thumb|center|400px|The .40-72 Winchester cartridge. The original Winchester factory load consisted of a 300 gr on bullet at 1420 ft/s m/s on or a 330 gr on bullet at 1380 ft/s m/s on. 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. thumb|center|400px|The .40-72 WCF cartridge. Besides the Winchester 1895 lever-action, the .40-72 Winchester was chambered in the Winchester 1885 single-shot rifle.Whelen, Townsend. The American Rifle. The Century Co.: 1918, p. 43. Dimensions thumb|center|300px See also List of Winchester Center Fire cartridges List of rimmed cartridges List of cartridges by caliber List of rifle cartridges .40 S&W 10mm Auto .41 Action Express References External links 40-72 Winchester Category:Pistol and rifle cartridges Category:Winchester Repeating Arms Company cartridges Category:Weapons and ammunition introduced in 1895 Category:Rimmed cartridges