.351 Winchester Self-Loading

From left to right: .35 Winchester Self-Loading, .351 Winchester Self-Loading, .45 ACP

Type

Rifle

Place of origin

USA

Service history

Used by

France
United Kingdom
Russia
USA

Wars

World War I

Production history

Designer

Winchester Repeating Arms Company

Specifications

Bullet diameter

0.352 in (8.9 mm)

Neck diameter

0.373 in (9.5 mm)

Shoulder diameter

straight

Base diameter

0.377 in (9.6 mm)

Rim diameter

0.407 in (10.3 mm)

Rim thickness

0.05 in (1.3 mm)

Case length

1.375 in (34.9 mm)

Overall length

1.906 in (48.4 mm)

Rifling twist

1 in 16

Primer type

Small rifle

Maximum pressure

37,000 to 39,000 PSI

Ballistic performance

Bullet weight/type	Velocity	Energy
180 gr (12 g)	1,870 ft/s (570 m/s)	1,400 ft·lbf (1,900 J)

Test barrel length: 20
Source(s): Whelen, Townsend. The American Rifle. Century Co. 1918. p. 266.

The .351 Winchester Self-Loading (also called .351 SL or .351 WSL) is an American rifle cartridge.

History

Winchester introduced the .351 SL in the Winchester Model 1907 self-loading rifle as a replacement for the Winchester Model 1905 and the .35 SL. The .351 SL proved popular with police and security forces as the only chambering available in the model 1907, and was used by France in both world wars.^[1] An experimental Thompson submachine gun was also made to fire .351 SL in 1919, but was never produced commercially.^[2]

The modern day

The .351 SL is considered inadequate by modern firearm experts as a deer round, but is generally suitable for mountain lion, coyote, or similar medium-sized game, while being over-powerful and insufficiently accurate for varmints. It has had some popularity in the jungle, where its lack of long-range power or accuracy are less important.^[1] When first introduced however, many found the .351 SL to be a good deer cartridge at ranges under 200 yards, at least in comparison to the many low-pressure cartridges of the black powder era.^[3]

References

1 2 Barnes & Amber, Cartridges of the World, p. 86.
↑ Sharpe, Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology Vol. 23, No. 6. (March–April 1933), p. 1106.
↑ Whelen, Townsend (1918). The American Rifle. Century Co. p. 266.

Winchester firearms and cartridges

Rifles

Lever-action	Henry rifle Model 1866 Model 1873 Model 1876 Model 1886 Model 1892 Model 1894 Model 1895 Model 53 Model 55 Model 64 Model 65 Model 71 Model 88 Model 150 Model 250 Model 255 Model 9422

Bolt-action	Model 1878 Hotchkiss Model 1895 Lee Navy Model 1900 Model 1902 Model 1904 Model 43 Model 47 Model 51 Imperial Model 52 Model 54 Model 56 Model 57 Model 58 Model 59 Model 60 Model 60A Model 67 Model 68 Model 69 Model 70 Model 72 Model 75 Model 121 Model 131 Model 141 Model 320 Model 325 Model 670 Model 770

Pump-action	Model 1890 Model 1906 Model 61 Model 62 Model 62A Model 270

Semi-automatic	Model 1903 Model 1905 Model 1907 Model 1910 Model 30 Model 63 Model 74 Model 77 Model 100 Model 190 Model 490

Full-automatic	Olin/Winchester FAL Model 1917

Falling-block action	Model 1885

Shotguns

Pump-action	Model 1893 Model 1897 Model 1912 Model 25 Model 42 Model 1200 Model 1300

Lever-action	Model 1887 Model 1901 Model 9410

Single-shot	Model 20 Model 36 Model 37 Model 37A Model 41

Double-barrel	Model 21 Model 24 Model 96 Model 101

Semi-automatic	Model 1911 SL Model 40 Model 50 Model 59 Model 1400 Model 1500 SX-1

Cartridges

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.351 Winchester Self-Loading

History

The modern day

See also

References