Reuben Harwood

Reuben Harwood (also known as Iron Ramrod[1]) was an American gunwriter and cartridge designer from Somerville, Massachusetts, at the end of the 1800s.

Among his notable developments was the .22 Harwood Hornet, a predecessor of the modern .22 Hornet cartridge. Harwood's cartridge, unlike the modern Hornet, was formed by necking down .25-20 Winchester brass to .22 caliber, and was initially loaded with black powder.[2] Further innovations of his included work on an auxiliary chamber,[3] and experiments with .25 caliber rifle cartridges.[4]

References

  1. ↑ American Rifleman. The National Rifle Association of America. 1922. p. 204.
  2. ↑ American Rifleman. National Rifle Association of America. 1906. p. 509.
  3. ↑ The Bullet's Flight from Powder to Target: The Internal and External Ballistics of Small Arms ; a Study of Rifle Shooting with the Personal Element Excluded, Disclosing the Cause of the Error at Target. Munn & Company. 1909.
  4. ↑ Terry Wieland (1 March 2012). Gun Digest Presents Classic Sporting Rifles. Gun Digest Books. pp. 101–. ISBN 1-4402-3003-X.
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