.25-35 Winchester

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The .25-35 Winchester, or WCF (Winchester Center Fire) was introduced in 1895 for the Winchester Model 1894 lever action rifle. The case based off of the .30-30 cartridge.

Though 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.

[edit] Specifications

Case            Bullet                          Powder            Charge    Velocity
Remington       Hornady 117-grain RN            IMR 3031          26.5      2274
Winchester      Mt. Baldy 110-grain FPGC        IMR 3031          27        2393
Winchester      Remington 86-grain RN           AA2460            29.4      2776
Winchester      Sierra 75-grain HP              AA2460            30.1      2906
Winchester      Hornady 117-grain RN            AA2460            27.5      2471
Winchester      Mt. Baldy 110-grain FPGC        Titegroup         5.5       1383
Winchester      Mt. Baldy 100-grain FPGC        IMR Trail Boss    5.5       1153
Winchester      117-grain soft point            Factory Load      N/A       2135

[edit] References

http://www.gunblast.com/Winchester_25-35.htm http://www.chuckhawks.com/25caliber_cartridges.htm