.38-72 Winchester

Rifle cartridge Product February 2023 .38-72 Winchester center fire 270px United States Rifle Winchester Repeating Arms Company Winchester Repeating Arms Company 1895–1936 Rimmed, straight .378 .397 .427 .461 .519 2.58 3.16 22 large rifle 275 1480 1337 24 The Rifle in AmericaSharpe, Philip B. The Rifle in America. Funk & Wagnalls: 1958, p. 748. The .38-72 Winchester, also known as .38-72 WCF is a rimmed, bottleneck centerfire rifle cartridge introduced in 1895 for the Winchester 1895 lever-action rifle.Barnes, Frank C. Cartridges Of The World. Krause Publications: 1997. Description and Performance The original Winchester factory load consisted of a 275 gr on bullet at 1480 ft/s m/s on. This straight-walled cartridge case was designed for black powder rather than smokeless powder. thumb|center|400px|.38-72 Winchester case dimensions. Besides the Winchester 1895 lever-action, the .38-72 WCF was chambered in the Winchester 1885 single-shot rifle. With the introduction of superior cartridges designed for smokeless powder, the .38-72 WCF became obsolete and was soon dropped as an optional caliber for the Winchester Model 1895 and 1885 Whelen, Townsend. The American Rifle. The Century Co.: 1918, p. 43. Production of loaded cartridges by Winchester ceased in 1936. Dimensions thumb|center|400px See also List of Winchester Center Fire cartridges List of rimmed cartridges List of cartridges by caliber List of rifle cartridges 9 mm caliber 9.3×74mmR .375 Winchester .38-55 Winchester References External links .38-72 WCF 38-72 Winchester Category:Pistol and rifle cartridges Category:Winchester Repeating Arms Company cartridges Category:Weapons and ammunition introduced in 1895 Category:Rimmed cartridges