.25-35 Winchester

Infobox Firearm Cartridge
name= .25-35 Winchester


caption=
origin= USA
type= Rifle
service=
used_by=
wars=
designer= Winchester
design_date=1895
manufacturer=Winchester
production_date=
number=
variants= 6.5x52R
is_SI_specs=
parent=.30-30 Winchester
case type=Rimmed bottlenecked
bullet=.258
neck=.282
shoulder=.365
base=.422
rim_dia=.506
rim_thick=.063
case_length=2.043
length=2.55
rifling=
primer=CCI 200
is_SI_ballistics=
bw1=60
btype1=JFP
vel1=3026
en1=1220
bw2=75
btype2=JFP
vel2=2815
en2=1320
bw3=90
btype3=LFP
vel3=1513
en3=458
bw4=117
btype4=RN
vel4=2357
en4=1444
bw5=
btype5=
vel5=
en5=
test_barrel_length=24"
balsrc= Hodgdon [" [http://data.hodgdon.com/cartridge_load.asp .25-35 Win data] " from Hodgdon] The .25-35 Winchester, or WCF (Winchester Center Fire) was introduced in 1895 by Winchester for the Winchester Model 1894 lever action rifle. The case was based on the .30-30 cartridge.

Performance

While significantly more powerful than the .25-20 Winchester, the .25-35 WCF can be used to hunt small deer at 200 yards and medium sized deer at 100 yards, though it may be better to hunt small predators such as coyotes instead. No production rifles have been made in .25-35 WCF since the 1940s until 2005, when Winchester began chambering their new version Model 94 rifles in this caliber. Winchester ammunition has kept the cartridge in production in the U.S.A. and RWS offers it in Europe in its metric designation, 6.5x52R.

ee also

* Winchester Rifle
* List of rifle cartridges
* 6 mm caliber Other cartridges of similar caliber

References

* [http://www.gunblast.com/Winchester_25-35.htm Winchester brings back the .25-35] at Gunblast
* [http://www.chuckhawks.com/25caliber_cartridges.htm 25 Caliber Cartridges] by Chuck Hawks
* [http://www.stevespages.com/jpg/cd2535winchester.jpgCartridge Dimensions] at Steve's Pages
* " [http://www.accuratepowder.com/data/PerCaliber2Guide/Rifle/Standarddata(Rifle)/257cal(6.55mm)/25%2035%20Winchester%20page%20212.pdf .25-35 data] " from Accurate Powder

External links

* [http://www.chuckhawks.com/25-35Win.htm The .25-35 Winchester] by Chuck Hawks