.38-55 Winchester

Rifle cartridge designed by the Ballard Rifle & Cartridge Company .38-55 Winchester 38-55 Winchester.JPG 320px United States Rifle Ballard Rifle & Cartridge Company 1884 1884–present .38-55 Winchester +PWinchester Model 94 big bore. (n.d.). Retrieved February 24, 2023, from https://chuckhawks.com/win_94_big-bore.html .38-50 Ballard EverlastingSimpson, L. (2018, October 1). .38-55 winchester. RifleShooter. https://www.rifleshootermag.com/editorial/ammunition_rs_3855winchester_200811/84300 Rimmed, straight .377 .373 .392 .421 .506 2.085 2.550 1 in 18 in mm on 35000 CIP 30,000 (Standard Pressure) and 38,000 (+P Pressure) 255 Black powder / low-pressure smokeless 1321 987 255 High velocity 1593 1437 255 Buffalo Bore J.F.N. Bonded Core +P 1950 2153 Whelen Townsend The American Rifle The Century Co. 1918 271-3 https://archive.org/details/americanrifletre00whel/page/272/mode/1up 1039494516 OL1481164W 1801-8145Heavy 38-55 winchester rifle ammunition Buffalo Bore Ammunition February 24, 2023 https://www.buffalobore.com/index.php?l=product_detail&p=159 The .38-55 Ballard, later called .38-55 Winchester, or in metric terms 9.6x53mmR (actually .3775 caliber), is a straight-walled centerfire rifle cartridge based on an earlier .38-50 Ballard Everlasting cartridge introduced in 1876 by the Ballard Rifle & Cartridge Company. First chambered by Ballard and Marlin Firearms, it was later offered by Winchester, who renamed it to .38-55 Winchester, as the first chambering of its Model 1894.38-55 WINCHESTER Cartridge Collector https://cartridgecollector.net/cartridge/38-55-winchester/ 2023-12-14 en-US The .38-55 Winchester was identical to the .38-55 Ballard, but was loaded with smokeless powder rather than black powder.Hawks Chuck https://www.chuckhawks.com/38-55win.htm .38-55 Winchester www.chuckhawks.com History The .38-55 Ballard was originally a black-powder cartridge as used in Ballard and Marlin Firearms from 1876 onwards for various single-shot target rifles. The original cartridge was very thin-walled with a folded head, and held 55 gr (hence the 55 in the name) of black powder. The shell was later made thicker and stronger to allow reloading, and could only hold 48 gr of powder, but the original designation remained. Marlin's 1893 lever-action rifle was available in 38-55 using a Black-powder only barrel, or another barrel designated "Special Smokeless Steel" capable of safely using 38-55 cartridges loaded with the then relatively new and higher pressure smokeless powders. Marlin offered it later in some Model 336 rifles as well.October 2026 Winchester continued to use the round in various rifles until about 1940, and also used it in a few commemorative editions of rifles since then. In addition, it was used in non-lever action rifles such as the Remington-Lee bolt-action.Barnes Frank C. Cartridges of the World: A Complete Illustrated Reference for More Than 1,500 Cartridges Gun Digest Books 978-1-4402-3059-2 Iola, Wisconsin 91 Sapp Rick Standard Catalog of Colt Firearms Gun Digest Books 2007 288 978-0-89689-534-8 The .38-55 Winchester is also the parent case for the .30-30 Winchester, .32 Winchester Special, and the .375 Winchester cartridges..38-55 Winchester https://www.chuckhawks.com/38-55win.htm 2023-12-14 www.chuckhawks.com A modernized version of the cartridge debuted in 1978 as the .375 Winchester, designed with higher pressures and to be used in modern firearms only. It is not safe to fire factory .375 Winchester ammunition in rifles chambered in .38-55, especially in older examples. The brass is very similar (shortened by approximately 1 mm in 3), but using modern, higher pressure .375 loads in an older rifle could cause serious injury to the shooter.Thomas Henshaw The History of Winchester Firearms 1866-1992 1993 Academic Learning Company LLC 978-0-8329-0503-2 232 Uses The .38-55 is used to hunt black bear and deer at moderate ranges and is also used in cowboy action shooting side matches.For the cowboy action matches part October 2026 See also .360 Buckhammer .375 Winchester List of rimmed cartridges List of rifle cartridges Table of handgun and rifle cartridges Notes External links http://www.sixguns.com/range/336cwby.htm The .38-55 is back! John Taffin www.sixguns.com Category:Pistol and rifle cartridges Category:Rimmed cartridges Category:Winchester Repeating Arms Company cartridges