.45-60 Winchester
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| .45-60 Winchester | ||||||||
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| Type | Rifle | |||||||
| Place of origin | United States | |||||||
| Production history | ||||||||
| Designed | 1879[1] | |||||||
| Manufacturer | Winchester Repeating Arms Company[2] | |||||||
| Produced | 1879–1935[1] | |||||||
| Specifications | ||||||||
| Parent case | .45-70[2] | |||||||
| Case type | Rimmed, tapered[1] | |||||||
| Bullet diameter | 0.458 inches (11.6 mm)[3] | |||||||
| Case length | 1.89 inches (48 mm)[2] | |||||||
| Maximum pressure (CIP) | 27,850 psi (192.0 MPa) | |||||||
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| Test barrel length: 30 inches (76 cm) Source(s): Phil Sharpe[3] | ||||||||
The .45-60 Winchester / 11.6x48mmR is a centerfire rifle cartridge intended for 19th-century big-game hunting.[4] Nomenclature of the era indicated the .45-60 cartridge contained a 0.45-inch (11.43 mm) diameter bullet with 60 grains (3.89 g) of black powder. Winchester Repeating Arms Company shortened the .45-70 Government cartridge to operate through the Winchester Model 1876 rifle's lever-action.[2]
The Colt Lightning Carbine and the Whitney Arms Company's Kennedy lever-action rifle were also chambered for the .45-60.[1] These early rifles' advantage of faster loading for subsequent shots was soon eclipsed by the stronger and smoother Winchester Model 1886 action capable of handling longer cartridges including the popular full length .45-70.[4] The .45-60 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 .45-60 cartridges ended during the Great Depression.[1]
Dimensions
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See also
[edit]- List of Winchester Center Fire cartridges
- Table of handgun and rifle cartridges
- List of cartridges by caliber
- List of rifle cartridges
- List of rimmed cartridges
- .44-40 Winchester
- .444 Marlin
- .44 Henry
- .450 No 2 Nitro Express
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Barnes, Frank C. (2012). Cartridges of the World. Gun Digest Books. p. 153. ISBN 978-1440230592.
- ^ a b c d Venturino, Mike. "Winchester Lever Guns & Their Black Powder Cartridges". Guns Magazine. Archived from the original on 2014-11-13. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
- ^ a b Sharpe, Philip B. (1953) Complete Guide to Handloading, New York, NY: Funk & Wagnalls pp.425&431
- ^ a b Hacker, Rick (2014). "Winchester Model 1876". American Rifleman. 162 (November). National Rifle Association of America: 120.
External links
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- Winchester Model 1876 Sporting Rifle in .45-60 Winchester
- Handloading the .45-60 WCF (from LoadData.com)
- Handloading the .45-60 WCF (from Rifle Magazine)
- Tom Horn Made Use of Winchesters — A Model 1894 and Maybe a Centennial
- Cimarron Tom Horn Winchester 1876 Review
- Shooting A Uberti Centennial 1876 Winchester 45/60 - The Natural Man on YouTube
- Making 45-60 Brass for the 1876 Rifle - duelist1954 on YouTube
- Winchester '76 Lever Gun - hickok45 on YouTube