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.38-72 Winchester center fire

Type

Rifle

Place of origin

United States

Production history

Designer

Winchester Repeating Arms Company

Manufacturer

Winchester Repeating Arms Company

Produced

1895–1936

Specifications

Case type

Rimmed, straight

Bullet diameter

.378 in (9.6 mm)

Neck diameter

.397 in (10.1 mm)

Shoulder diameter

.427 in (10.8 mm)

Base diameter

.461 in (11.7 mm)

Rim diameter

.519 in (13.2 mm)

Case length

2.58 in (66 mm)

Overall length

3.16 in (80 mm)

Rifling twist

22

Primer type

large rifle

Ballistic performance

Bullet mass/type	Velocity	Energy
275 gr (18 g)	1,480 ft/s (450 m/s)	1,337 ft⋅lbf (1,813 J)

Test barrel length: 24
Source(s): The Rifle in America^[1]

The .38-72 Winchester, also known as .38-72 WCF is a rimmed, bottleneck centerfire rifle cartridge introduced in 1895 for the Winchester 1895 lever-action rifle.^[2]

Description and Performance

The original Winchester factory load consisted of a 275-grain (17.8 g) bullet at 1,480 ft/s (450 m/s).^[1] This straight-walled cartridge case was designed for black powder rather than smokeless powder.

Besides the Winchester 1895 lever-action, the .38-72 WCF was chambered in the Winchester 1885 single-shot rifle.

With the introduction of superior cartridges designed for smokeless powder, the .38-72 WCF became obsolete and was soon dropped as an optional caliber for the Winchester Model 1895 and 1885 ^[3] Production of loaded cartridges by Winchester ceased in 1936.

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Winchester firearms and cartridges

Rifles

Lever-action	Henry rifle Model 1866 Model 1873 Model 1876 Model 1886 Model 1892 Model 1894 Model 1895 Model 53 Model 55 Model 64 Model 65 Model 71 Model 88 Model 150 Model 250 Model 255 Model 9422
Bolt-action	Model 1878 Hotchkiss Model 1895 Lee Navy Model 1900 Model 1902 Model 1904 Model 43 Model 47 Model 51 Imperial Model 52 Model 54 Model 56 Model 57 Model 58 Model 59 Model 60 Model 60A Model 67 Model 68 Model 69 Model 70 Model 72 Model 75 Model 121 Model 131 Model 141 Model 320 Model 325 Model 670 Model 770
Pump-action	Model 1890 Model 1906 Model 61 Model 62 Model 62A Model 270
Semi-automatic	Model 1903 Model 1905 Model 1907 Model 1910 Model 30 Model 63 Model 74 Model 77 Model 100 Model 190 Model 290 Model 490
Full-automatic	Olin/Winchester FAL Model 1917 WAR
Falling-block action	Model 1885

Shotguns

Pump-action	Model 1893 Model 1897 Model 1912 Model 25 Model 42 Model 1200 Model 1300
Lever-action	Model 1887 Model 1901 Model 9410
Single-shot	Model 20 Model 36 Model 37 Model 37A Model 41
Double-barrel	Model 21 Model 24 Model 96 Model 101
Semi-automatic	Model 1911 SL Model 40 Model 50 Model 59 Model 1400 Model 1500 SX-1

Cartridges

Description and Performance

Dimensions

See also

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