Catpop
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In the olden days, Winchester had a few rifles stamped __ WCF.
I personally own a few. Studying this a little bit, it seems it was more related to the older short blackpowder cartridges used in the 1873, 1876 and 1892 models.
I know (or think I know) that:
22 WCF ? 1885
25 WCF 25-20 1893
30 WCF 30-30 1895
32 WCF 32-20 1882
38 WCF 38-40 1874
44 WCF 44-40 1873
30-30 doesn't actually fit the bill as it came in the 1894 long action, but it was marked 30WCF and originally loaded in blackpowder.
Supposedly the first number was the caliber and the second number was the grains of blackpowder load. i.e., 44 caliber over 40 grains of blackpowder, etc.
Does anyone else have any thing to add (correct) here? Why did Winchester get away from the WCF designation in later years- change to smokeless maybe?
Thanks in advance, Catpop
I personally own a few. Studying this a little bit, it seems it was more related to the older short blackpowder cartridges used in the 1873, 1876 and 1892 models.
I know (or think I know) that:
22 WCF ? 1885
25 WCF 25-20 1893
30 WCF 30-30 1895
32 WCF 32-20 1882
38 WCF 38-40 1874
44 WCF 44-40 1873
30-30 doesn't actually fit the bill as it came in the 1894 long action, but it was marked 30WCF and originally loaded in blackpowder.
Supposedly the first number was the caliber and the second number was the grains of blackpowder load. i.e., 44 caliber over 40 grains of blackpowder, etc.
Does anyone else have any thing to add (correct) here? Why did Winchester get away from the WCF designation in later years- change to smokeless maybe?
Thanks in advance, Catpop