.22 Winchester Centerfire (.22 WCF) is a small centerfire cartridge introduced in 1885 for use in the
Winchester Model 1885
The Winchester Model 1885 is a single-shot rifle with a falling-block action. It was principally designed by John Browning. Two models were produced, the Low Wall and the High Wall.
History
In 1878, the 23-year-old Browning designed a falling- ...
single-shot rifle. Factory manufacture of ammunition was discontinued in 1936. The .22 WCF was loaded with a 45 grain bullet with a muzzle velocity of about 1550 feet per second, similar to the performance of the
.22 Winchester Rimfire (.22 WRF) designed in 1890.
Experimentation with the .22 WCF among
civilian wildcatters and the U.S. military at
Springfield Armory
The Springfield Armory, more formally known as the United States Armory and Arsenal at Springfield located in the city of Springfield, Massachusetts, was the primary center for the manufacture of United States military firearms from 1777 until ...
in the 1920s led to the development of the
.22 Hornet cartridge.
[Barnes, Frank C., ''Cartridges of the World'', DBI Books 8th ed. 1997, p. 16. .]
Sources
*Barnes, Frank C., ''Cartridges of the World'', Northfield, IL: DBI Books, 1972. .
References
Pistol and rifle cartridges
22 Centerfire
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