The .40-60 Winchester is a centerfire rifle cartridge intended for 19th-century big-game hunting.[5] Nomenclature of the era indicated the .40-60 cartridge contained a 0.40-inch (10 mm) diameter bullet with 60 grains (3.9 g) of gunpowder.
The .40-60 and similarly short cartridges designed for the Model 1876 rifle faded into obsolescence as 20th-century hunters preferred more powerful smokeless powder loadings of cartridges designed for stronger rifles. Winchester production of .40-60 cartridges ended during the great depression.[3]
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40-60 Winchester
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winchester, rimmed, bottlenecked, centerfire, rifle, cartridge, designed, lever, action, rifles, winchester, repeating, arms, company, 1884, typerifleplace, originunited, statesproduction, historydesigned1884, manufacturerwinchester, repeating, arms, company, . The 40 60 Winchester or 40 60 WCF is a rimmed bottlenecked centerfire rifle cartridge designed for use in lever action rifles by Winchester Repeating Arms Company in 1884 40 60 WinchesterTypeRiflePlace of originUnited StatesProduction historyDesigned1884 1 ManufacturerWinchester Repeating Arms Company 2 Produced1884 1934 3 SpecificationsParent case 45 70 2 Case typeRimmed bottleneck 3 Bullet diameter0 405 inches 10 3 mm 4 Case length1 89 inches 48 mm 2 Ballistic performanceBullet mass type Velocity Energy210 gr 14 g Lead 1 960 ft s 600 m s 1 792 ft lbf 2 430 J Test barrel length 30 inches 760 mm Source s Phil Sharpe 4 Contents 1 Description and performance 2 Dimensions 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksDescription and performance editThe 40 60 Winchester is a centerfire rifle cartridge intended for 19th century big game hunting 5 Nomenclature of the era indicated the 40 60 cartridge contained a 0 40 inch 10 mm diameter bullet with 60 grains 3 9 g of gunpowder nbsp The 40 60 WCF Winchester Repeating Arms Company necked down the 45 60 Winchester cartridge to hold a bullet with improved ballistics for the Winchester Model 1876 rifle 2 The lever action Model 1876 s advantage of faster loading for subsequent shots was eclipsed two years later by the stronger and smoother Winchester Model 1886 action capable of handling longer cartridges with heavier bullets 5 The 40 60 and similarly short cartridges designed for the Model 1876 rifle faded into obsolescence as 20th century hunters preferred more powerful smokeless powder loadings of cartridges designed for stronger rifles Winchester production of 40 60 cartridges ended during the great depression 3 Dimensions edit nbsp See also editList of Winchester Center Fire cartridges List of cartridges by caliber List of rifle cartridges 40 S amp W 10mm Auto 41 Action ExpressReferences edit Durston Kirk The Winchester Model 1876 PDF Retrieved 12 November 2014 a b c d Venturino Mike Winchester Lever Guns amp Their Black Powder Cartridges Guns Magazine Archived from the original on 2014 11 13 Retrieved 12 November 2014 a b c Barnes Frank C 2012 Cartridges of the World Gun Digest Books p 139 ISBN 978 1440230592 a b Sharpe Philip B 1953 Complete Guide to Handloading New York NY Funk amp Wagnalls pp 425 amp 431 a b Hacker Rick 2014 Winchester Model 1876 American Rifleman 162 November National Rifle Association of America 120 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to 40 60 Winchester 40 60 Winchester Winchester 40 60 W C F For 1876 Model Winchesters Archived 2020 01 23 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 40 60 Winchester amp oldid 1173956812, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
