.38-56 WCF
{{Short description|Rifle cartridge}}
{{Infobox firearm cartridge
| name = .38-56 WCF
| image = .38-56 WCF and .30-30 Winchester.jpg
| image_size = 150px
| alt = A .38-56 WCF cartridge next to a .30-30 Winchester cartridge
| caption = .38-56 WCF (left) and .30-30 Winchester (right)
| origin = United States
| type = Rifle
| designer =
| design_date =
| manufacturer =
| production_date = 1887–1930s
| is_SI_specs = No
| case_type = Rimmed, Bottleneck
| bullet = .3775
| neck = .40
| shoulder = .445
| base = .505
| rim_dia = .605
| rim_thick = .065
| case_length = 2.10
| length = 2.50
| primer = Large rifle
| is_SI_ballistics = No
| bw1 = 220
| btype1 = RN
| vel1 = 1750
| en1 = 1496
| bw2 = 275
| btype2 = FN
| vel2 = 1382
| en2 = 1166
| test_barrel_length = 26"
| balsrc = LoadData.com,{{Cite web |url=http://www.loaddata.com/members/search_printable.cfm?metallicid=2691&MW=&PM=&PT=# |title=LoadData.com - .38-56 WCF (Venturino Lever Gun Data) |access-date=2013-02-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151107120644/http://www.loaddata.com/members/search_printable.cfm?metallicid=2691&MW=&PM=&PT=# |archive-date=2015-11-07 |url-status=dead }} Rifle Magazine{{Cite web |url=http://buffalobore.net/LeverGunsWinter2000.pdf |title=Dave Scovill, "The Winchester Model 1886," Rifle Magazine's The Legacy of Lever Guns, Winter 2000, 12, 115. |access-date=2013-02-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120920060243/http://buffalobore.net/LeverGunsWinter2000.pdf |archive-date=2012-09-20 |url-status=dead }}
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The .38-56 Winchester Center Fire / 9.59x53mmR or .38-56 Winchester cartridge was introduced in 1887 by Winchester for the Winchester Model 1886,{{Cite web |url=http://buffalobore.net/LeverGunsWinter2000.pdf |title=Dave Scovill, "The Winchester Model 1886," p. 7 |access-date=2013-02-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120920060243/http://buffalobore.net/LeverGunsWinter2000.pdf |archive-date=2012-09-20 |url-status=dead }} and was also used in the Marlin Model of 1895.
Project and history
Production of Winchester Model 1886 rifles chambered in this cartridge ceased in 1910 due to lack of demand, and most commercial production of the cartridge itself ceased in the 1930s. New production loaded cartridges and unloaded brass cases are rare and are often created using reformed .45-70 brass. The cartridge was originally intended to outperform the similar .38-55 Winchester but in reality had very similar ballistics despite using more gunpowder.{{Cite web |url=http://buffalobore.net/LeverGunsWinter2000.pdf |title=Dave Scovill, "The Winchester Model 1886," p. 115 |access-date=2013-02-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120920060243/http://buffalobore.net/LeverGunsWinter2000.pdf |archive-date=2012-09-20 |url-status=dead }}
Dimensions
See also
References
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External links
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- [https://gunsmagazine.com/rifles/winchester-lever-guns-their-black-powder-cartridges/ Winchester Lever Guns & Their Black Powder Cartridges] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190822054303/https://gunsmagazine.com/rifles/winchester-lever-guns-their-black-powder-cartridges/ |date=2019-08-22 }}
- {{youTube |id=pH7_zZG6GRI |title=Authentic Winchester Model 1886 in 38-56 at the Range - Great Guns }}
{{Rimmed cartridges}}
{{Winchester Cartridges Firearms}}
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