IMI Timber Wolf

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|name= IMI Timber Wolf

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|type= Hunting pump-action rifle

|origin= Israel

|cartridge= .38 Special / .357 Magnum, .44 Magnum

|part_length= 18 inches

|feed= Tube magazine

|action= Pump action

|weight= 5.5 to 6.1 pounds{{cite book|author=Ken Warner|title=Gun Digest, 1993|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vd_UitfTHbUC|accessdate=25 November 2012|date=1 July 1992|publisher=DBI Books|isbn=978-0-87349-131-0|page=336}}

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The Timber Wolf pump-action carbine was designed by Evan Whildin and was produced by Israeli Military Industries, ending in 1989{{cite book|author=Dan Shideler|title=2010 Standard Catalog of Firearms: The Collector's Price and Reference Guide|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gQX9p9JGA2oC&pg=PT96|accessdate=25 November 2012|date=8 December 2009|publisher=F+W Media, Inc.|isbn=978-1-4402-1498-1|pages=96–}} and is no longer produced. This is one of few modern rifles chambered for revolver cartridges such as the .357 Magnum and the .44 Magnum. Less than 1000 were imported to the United States. A single prototype was made in .32-20.

Timber Wolf Specifications

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Caliber(s)

|.357 Magnum/.38 Special OR .44 Magnum

Length

| Overall - 37" (940mm)

| With stock removed - 24.4" (620mm)
| Barrel - 18.5" (470mm)
Weight

| 6.1 lbs. with empty magazine (2.75 kg)

Action Type

| Pump/slide action

Capacity and Magazine Type

| .357 - 10 rounds, Tubular Magazine

| .44 - 10 rounds, Tubular Magazine
Rifling

| .357 - Right hand, 10 groove, 1 turn in 20 inches

|.44 - Right hand, 10 groove, 1 turn to 25 inches
Sights

| Front - Fixed

| Rear - adjustable 55, 110, 165, 220, 275 yards (50, 100, 150, 200, 250 meters)

See also

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