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Title: Cartridge ballistics for Winchester 1876 chamberings
Post by: w44wcf on January 04, 2008, 10:14:36 PM
From the 1895 Winchester catalog ........

.40-60 - 210 gr. - 1,475 f.p.s. - 28" barrel

.45-60 - 300 gr. - 1,271 f.p.s. - 30" barrel

.45-75 - 350 gr. - 1,343 f.p.s. - 30" barrel

.50-95 - 300 gr. - 1,495 f.p.s. - 30" barrel


In 1910, WInchester upgraded the ballistics in most of their cartridges........

.40-60 - 1,533 f.p.s.

.45-60 - 1,315 f.p.s.

.45-75 - 1,383 f.p.s.

.50-95 - 1,557 f.p.s.


w44wcf


Title: Re: Cartridge ballistics for Winchester 1876 chamberings
Post by: Hobie on January 07, 2008, 03:59:20 PM
So, what do you think we should "shoot" for in the 22" barrels?  ;)
Title: Re: Cartridge ballistics for Winchester 1876 chamberings
Post by: Hell-Er High Water on January 07, 2008, 05:04:41 PM
Is there any published information regarding what Winchester advertised the 45-75 did in the NWMP carbines?  They must have told the NWMP what performance they were expected to get in the guns that they were buying.  I have looked through the little reference material that I have and couldn't find any info on this.

If this info is available somewhere, we should at least be able to interpolate for the other calibers with some degree of accuracy.

A good project for all the researchers out there.

HHW
Title: Re: Cartridge ballistics for Winchester 1876 chamberings
Post by: Hobie on January 08, 2008, 10:05:04 AM
Is there any published information regarding what Winchester advertised the 45-75 did in the NWMP carbines?  They must have told the NWMP what performance they were expected to get in the guns that they were buying.  I have looked through the little reference material that I have and couldn't find any info on this.

If this info is available somewhere, we should at least be able to interpolate for the other calibers with some degree of accuracy.

A good project for all the researchers out there.

HHW
If it is out there I feel as though I must have overlooked it.    :-[