.348 Winchester

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.348 Winchester
Type Rifle
Place of origin USA
Specifications
Bullet diameter .348 in (8.8 mm)
Neck diameter .3785 in (9.61 mm)
Shoulder diameter .485 in (12.3 mm)
Base diameter .553 in (14.0 mm)
Rim diameter .610 in (15.5 mm)
Rim thickness .070 in (1.8 mm)
Case length 2.825 in (71.8 mm)
Overall length 3.60 in (91 mm)
Rifling twist 1 in 16
Primer type Large rifle
Ballistic performance
Bullet weight/type Velocity Energy
150 gr (9.7 g) 2,890 ft/s (880 m/s) 2,780 ft·lbf (3,770 J)
200 gr (13 g) 2,530 ft/s (770 m/s) 2,840 ft·lbf (3,850 J)
250 gr (16 g) 2,350 ft/s (720 m/s) 3,060 ft·lbf (4,150 J)
Test barrel length: 20

The .348 Winchester is an American rifle cartridge.

Introduced in 1936, and developed for the Winchester 71 lever rifle, the .348 was one of the most powerful rimmed rounds ever used in a lever rifle.[1] It is excellent for almost any North American big game in woods or brush, but not especially suited to long range, as a result of the need to use flat-nose slugs due to the Model 71's tubular magazine.[2] (Factory-loaded, midrange trajectory at 200 yards {180 m} is 2.9 in {7.4 cm} for the 150 grain bullet, 3.6 in {9.1 cm} for the 200-grain (13 g) round, and 4.4 in {11.2 cm} for the 250-grain (16 g) slug.)[3] The 200 and 250-grain (16 g) loadings are preferred for anything past 100 yd (90 m).[4]

In 1962, Winchester dropped the factory 150 gr & 250 gr, retaining only the 250 gr. No other rifle ever was ever offered in .348, and it has been supplanted by the .358 Winchester (in the Model 88).[5] (The Model 71 was discontinued in 1958.)[6]

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Barnes, Frank C., ed. by John T. Amber. Cartridges of the World (Northfield, IL: DBI Books, 1972), p.52.
  2. ^ Barnes, p.52.
  3. ^ Barnes, p.52.
  4. ^ Barnes, p.52.
  5. ^ Barnes, p.52.
  6. ^ Barnes, p.52.

[edit] Sources

  • Barnes, Frank C., ed. by John T. Amber. Cartridges of the World. Northfield, IL: DBI Books, 1972.