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.38-56 WCF

Rifle cartridge

.38-56 WCF

.38-56 WCF (left) and .30-30 Winchester (right)

Type

Rifle

Place of origin

United States

Production history

Produced

1887–1930s

Specifications

Case type

Rimmed, Bottleneck

Bullet diameter

.3775 in (9.59 mm)

Neck diameter

.40 in (10 mm)

Shoulder diameter

.445 in (11.3 mm)

Base diameter

.505 in (12.8 mm)

Rim diameter

.605 in (15.4 mm)

Rim thickness

.065 in (1.7 mm)

Case length

2.10 in (53 mm)

Overall length

2.50 in (64 mm)

Primer type

Large rifle

Ballistic performance

Bullet mass/type	Velocity	Energy
220 gr (14 g) RN	1,750 ft/s (530 m/s)	1,496 ft⋅lbf (2,028 J)
275 gr (18 g) FN	1,382 ft/s (421 m/s)	1,166 ft⋅lbf (1,581 J)

Test barrel length: 26"
Source(s): LoadData.com,^[1] Rifle Magazine^[2]

The .38-56 Winchester Center Fire or .38-56 Winchester cartridge was introduced in 1887 by Winchester for the Winchester Model 1886,^[3] and was also used in the Marlin Model of 1895.

Project and history

Production of Winchester Model 1886 rifles chambered in this cartridge ceased in 1910 due to lack of demand,^[3] and most commercial production of the cartridge itself ceased in the 1930s. New production loaded cartridges and unloaded brass cases are rare and are often created using reformed .45-70 brass. The cartridge was originally intended to outperform the similar .38-55 Winchester but in reality had very similar ballistics despite using more gunpowder.^[4]

Dimensions

References

^ "LoadData.com - .38-56 WCF (Venturino Lever Gun Data)". Archived from the original on 2015-11-07. Retrieved 2013-02-10.
^ "Dave Scovill, "The Winchester Model 1886," Rifle Magazine's The Legacy of Lever Guns, Winter 2000, 12, 115" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-20. Retrieved 2013-02-10.
^ ^a ^b "Dave Scovill, "The Winchester Model 1886," p. 7" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-20. Retrieved 2013-02-10.
^ "Dave Scovill, "The Winchester Model 1886," p. 115" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-20. Retrieved 2013-02-10.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to .38-56 WCF.

Winchester Lever Guns & Their Black Powder Cartridges Archived 2019-08-22 at the Wayback Machine
Authentic Winchester Model 1886 in 38-56 at the Range - Great Guns on YouTube

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Rifles

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