.70-150 Winchester
.70-150 Winchester | |
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Type | Rifle |
Place of origin | USA |
Service history | |
In service | None |
Production history | |
Designed | Around 1888 |
Manufacturer | Winchester |
Produced | never |
Specifications | |
Bullet diameter | .705 in (17.9 mm) |
Neck diameter | .725 in (18.4 mm) |
Shoulder diameter | .790 in (20.1 mm) |
Base diameter | .805 in (20.4 mm) |
Rim diameter | .870 in (22.1 mm) |
Case length | 2.18 in (55 mm) |
Overall length | 2.63 in (67 mm) |
Rifling twist | 1:16 |
Primer type | large rifle |
The .70-150 Winchester is a hypothetical American centerfire rifle cartridge.
Appearing on cartridge boards of the Winchester Repeating Arms Company in 1888, it may have been nothing more than a display novelty based on a brass 12-gauge shotshell (rather than the paper cases common at the time, or plastic frequently seen today), shortened and necked-down slightly.[1] Only one rifle was ever chambered for it, and it was never offered commercially.[2]
See also
References
Notes
- Barnes, Frank C., ed. by John T. Amber. ".70-150 Winchester", in Cartridges of the World, pp.118 & 124. Northfield, IL: DBI Books, 1972. ISBN 0-695-80326-3.
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