.33 Winchester
Encyclopedia
The .33 Winchester Center Fire (colloquially .33 WCF or .33 Win) is an American
centerfire
rifle
cartridge
.
Introduced by Winchester
for the Model 86 lever
rifle (originally chambered in .40-65
), it survived until the Model 86 was dropped in 1936. It was also offered in the Marlin
Model 95 and Winchester's own single-shot Model 85.
A good round for deer
, elk
, or black bear
in wooded terrain at medium range, it out performs the ballistically similar .35 Remington
, and can be improved with modern powders. The .33 WCF was replaced by the more powerful .348 Winchester
, and stopped being commercially offered in 1940.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
centerfire
Centerfire ammunition
A centerfire cartridge is a cartridge with a primer located in the center of the cartridge case head. Unlike rimfire cartridges, the primer is a separate and replaceable component....
rifle
Rifle
A rifle is a firearm designed to be fired from the shoulder, with a barrel that has a helical groove or pattern of grooves cut into the barrel walls. The raised areas of the rifling are called "lands," which make contact with the projectile , imparting spin around an axis corresponding to the...
cartridge
Cartridge (firearms)
A cartridge, also called a round, packages the bullet, gunpowder and primer into a single metallic case precisely made to fit the firing chamber of a firearm. The primer is a small charge of impact-sensitive chemical that may be located at the center of the case head or at its rim . Electrically...
.
Introduced by Winchester
Winchester Repeating Arms Company
The Winchester Repeating Arms Company was a prominent American maker of repeating firearms, located in New Haven, Connecticut. The Winchester brand is today used under license by two subsidiaries of the Herstal Group, Fabrique Nationale of Belgium and the Browning Arms Company of Morgan, Utah.-...
for the Model 86 lever
Lever-action
Lever-action is a type of firearm action which uses a lever located around the trigger guard area, to load fresh cartridges into the chamber of the barrel when the lever is worked. Most lever-action firearms are rifles, but lever-action shotguns and a few pistols have also been made...
rifle (originally chambered in .40-65
.40-65 Winchester
The .40-65 Winchester was an American rifle cartridge.Introduced with the 1887 Winchester Model 86, and available in Winchester single shots and in the Marlin Model 95, it was "a further effort to put more steam" in repeating rifle cartridges.It was commercially available in black and smokeless...
), it survived until the Model 86 was dropped in 1936. It was also offered in the Marlin
Marlin Firearms
Marlin Firearms Co., formerly of North Haven, Connecticut, is a manufacturer of high power, center fire, lever action, and .22 caliber rimfire rifles. In the past, the company made shotguns, derringers and revolvers...
Model 95 and Winchester's own single-shot Model 85.
A good round for deer
Deer
Deer are the ruminant mammals forming the family Cervidae. Species in the Cervidae family include white-tailed deer, elk, moose, red deer, reindeer, fallow deer, roe deer and chital. Male deer of all species and female reindeer grow and shed new antlers each year...
, elk
Elk
The Elk is the large deer, also called Cervus canadensis or wapiti, of North America and eastern Asia.Elk may also refer to:Other antlered mammals:...
, or black bear
American black bear
The American black bear is a medium-sized bear native to North America. It is the continent's smallest and most common bear species. Black bears are omnivores, with their diets varying greatly depending on season and location. They typically live in largely forested areas, but do leave forests in...
in wooded terrain at medium range, it out performs the ballistically similar .35 Remington
.35 Remington
The .35 Remington is the only remaining cartridge from Remington's lineup of medium power rimless cartridges still in commercial production. Introduced in 1906, it was originally chambered for the Remington Model 8 semi-automatic rifle in 1908.-History:...
, and can be improved with modern powders. The .33 WCF was replaced by the more powerful .348 Winchester
.348 Winchester
The .348 Winchester is an American rifle cartridge. It was introduced in 1936, and developed for the Winchester Model 71 lever rifle. The .348 was one of the most powerful rimmed rounds ever used in a lever rifle.-Performance:...
, and stopped being commercially offered in 1940.
See also
- List of cartridges by caliber
- List of rifle cartridges
- List of centerfire cartridges
- 8mm caliber
Sources
- Barnes, Frank C., ed. by John T. Amber. ".33 Winchester", in Cartridges of the World, pp. 83, 122, & 123. Northfield, IL: DBI Books, 1972. ISBN 0-695-80326-3.