.25-20 Winchester
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The .25-20 Winchester, or WCF (Winchester center fire) was developed about 1895 for the Winchester Model 1892
lever action rifle. It was based on necking down the .32-20 Winchester
. In the early 20th century, it was a premier small game and varmint round, developing around 1460 ft/s with 86 grain bullets.
While the SAAMI
pressure rating is a full 28,000 CUP, modern ammunition is often loaded lighter in deference to the weaker steels used on many of the original guns. The early black powder cartridges were loaded to about 20,000 psi, but the SAAMI rating is close to that of the high velocity smokeless rounds produced later. The high velocity loadings developed 1732 ft/s.
It was easy and economical to reload, and was once a favorite with farmers, ranchers, pot hunters and trappers. Though the .25-20 was undoubtedly used on deer and the like with some success, this is not advisable due to the sedate ballistics and light bullet construction for this cartridge. As it happened, though, a whitetail deer of long standing record was taken with a .25-20 rifle in 1914.
Winchester Model 1892
The Winchester Model 1892 was a lever-action repeating rifle designed by John Browning as a smaller, lighter version of his large-frame Model 1886, and which replaced the Model 1873 as the company's lever-action for smaller dual-use rounds such as the .44-40 .-History:When asked by Winchester to...
lever action rifle. It was based on necking down the .32-20 Winchester
.32-20 Winchester
The .32-20 Winchester, also known as the .32 WCF , was the first small-game lever-action cartridge thatWinchester produced. It was initially introduced as a blackpowder cartridge in 1882 for small-game, varmint hunting, and deer. Colt produced a single-action pistol chambered for this cartridge a...
. In the early 20th century, it was a premier small game and varmint round, developing around 1460 ft/s with 86 grain bullets.
While the SAAMI
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pressure rating is a full 28,000 CUP, modern ammunition is often loaded lighter in deference to the weaker steels used on many of the original guns. The early black powder cartridges were loaded to about 20,000 psi, but the SAAMI rating is close to that of the high velocity smokeless rounds produced later. The high velocity loadings developed 1732 ft/s.
It was easy and economical to reload, and was once a favorite with farmers, ranchers, pot hunters and trappers. Though the .25-20 was undoubtedly used on deer and the like with some success, this is not advisable due to the sedate ballistics and light bullet construction for this cartridge. As it happened, though, a whitetail deer of long standing record was taken with a .25-20 rifle in 1914.