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The .405 Winchester / 10.45x65mmR (.405 WCF) is a rimmed
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cartridge introduced in 1904 for the Winchester 1895
lever-action The toggle-link action used in the iconic Winchester Model 1873 rifle, one of the most famous lever-action firearms Picture showing a Volcanic Pistol A lever action is a type of action for repeating firearms that uses a manually operated cocki ...
rifle.Cartridges Of The World, Frank Barnes, Krause Publications It remains to this day one of the most powerful rimmed cartridges designed specifically for lever-action rifles; the only modern lever action cartridges that exceed its performance are the .50 Alaskan, .450 Alaskan, .475 Turnbull, .348 Turnbull, and the .450 Marlin. The .405 was highly regarded by U.S. President
Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919), also known as Teddy or T.R., was the 26th president of the United States, serving from 1901 to 1909. Roosevelt previously was involved in New York (state), New York politics, incl ...
during his safari in East Africa.Roosevelt, Theodore. "Trekking Through the Thirst to the Sotik." African Game Trails. New York: Charles Schribner's Sons, 1910. 166-67. Print.


Description and Ballistics

The original Winchester factory load consisted of a 300gr. soft point or metal patch (
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) bullet at 2200 feet per second. When the Winchester M1895 was discontinued in 1936, the cartridge was considered obsolete. Catalog listings of the cartridge ceased in 1955.Giles, Ray T., and Daniel L. Shuey. "405 W.C.F., 405 Winchester." One Hundred Years of Winchester Cartridge Boxes, 1856-1956. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Military History, 2006. 223-26. Print. However, during the 100-year anniversary of Theodore Roosevelt's presidential administration in 2001, Winchester reintroduced the M1895 built with modern steels, materials, and technology in .405 Winchester, and thereby revived the cartridge. In addition to the
Winchester Model 1895 The Winchester Model 1895 is an American lever-action repeating firearm developed and manufactured by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company in the late 19th century, chambered for a number of full-size military and hunting cartridges such as 7.62 ...
, the .405 Winchester was also available in the
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, the Remington-Lee bolt-action rifle (from 1904 to 1906), and a number of British and European
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s. The cartridge was also available in the
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No.1 Tropical single-shot rifle. Winchester's advertising campaigns during the first decade of the twentieth century took full advantage of Theodore Roosevelt's frequent praise of the .405 Winchester, as well as the Winchester 1895 which chambered it. Roosevelt famously referred to this rifle as his "'medicine gun' for lions." This quote comes from Roosevelt's account of a lion hunt in the seventh chapter of his book ''African Game Trails'' (Scribner's Sons, 1910, page 167): : ''But as we stood, one of the porters behind called out "Simba"; and we caught a glimpse of a big lioness galloping down beside the trees, just beyond the donga...Tarlton took his big double-barrel and advised me to take mine, as the sun had just set and it was likely to be close work; but I shook my head, for the Winchester 405 is, at least for me personally, the "medicine gun" for lions.'' Since the .405 Winchester's introduction, many hunters have used it on African big game, including rhino and buffalo; however it is generally considered best used against light skinned game, due to the bullet's low
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. The velocity of the cartridge is also low by contemporary standards, which makes shooting at long range challenging due to the allowance the shooter must make for bullet drop. As the Winchester M1895 was dropped in 1936, so was the cartridge. Loads developing 36,000 CUP might be better avoided in some of these nearly 100 year old Winchester M1895 lever guns.Cartridges Of The World, Frank Barnes, Krause Publications In those cases it may be better to remain within CIP specifications regarding pressure as "Bolt Thrust" could be a concern in some older rifles, possibly leading to parts breakage. Judicious loading with modern powders must stay below, and certainly not exceed each specific rifle model's pressure limitations.


Wildcats

The .277 Elliott Express and .357 Elliott Express are two of a series of
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developed by O.H. Elliott & Company of South Haven, Michigan, based on the .405 Winchester cartridge. This custom
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manufactured his own rifle barrels.


Dimensions


See also

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List of Winchester Center Fire cartridges List of Winchester Center Fire rifle Cartridge (firearms), cartridges. More commonly known as WCF, it is a family of cartridges designed by Winchester Repeating Arms Company. There are many other Winchester cartridges that do not carry the WCF mon ...
* Winchester M1895 *
30-40 Krag The .30-40 Krag, also known as the .30 U.S. and .30 Army, was a rifle cartridge developed in the early 1890s to provide the U.S. armed forces with a smokeless powder cartridge suited for use with modern small-bore repeating rifles to be select ...
(.30 U.S.) * .35 Winchester *
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List of rimmed cartridges Below is a list of rimmed cartridges (R). Although similar, rimmed cartridges differ from rimfire cartridges (list). A rimmed cartridge is a cartridge with a rim, whose primer is located in the center of the case head; the primer is detonated by ...
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List of cartridges by caliber Calibers in the size range of (mm, inches): *2 mm caliber, 2 mm (.079+ caliber) *3 mm caliber, 3 mm (.118+ caliber) *4 mm caliber, 4 mm (.157+ caliber) *5 mm caliber, 5 mm (.197+ caliber) *6 mm caliber, 6 mm (.236+ caliber) *7 mm caliber, 7 mm ...
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List of rifle cartridges List of rifle cartridges, by primer type, Caliber, calibre and name. File:Cartridge Sample 2.jpg, 350px, From left to right: 1 .17 Hornady Mach 2, 2 .17 Hornady Magnum Rimfire, 3 .22 Long Rifle, 4 .22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire, 5 .17/23 SMc, 6 5mm ...
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10 mm caliber This is a list of firearm cartridges which have bullets in the to caliber range. *''Length'' refers to the cartridge case Case or CASE may refer to: Instances * Instantiation (disambiguation), a realization of a concept, theme, or design * ...
* .40 S&W * .400 Legend *
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* .41 Action Express * .41 Remington Magnum


References


External links


The .405 Winchester
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(by Chuck Hawks)
.405 Winchester Ballistics

.405 Winchester: Roosevelt's Medicine Gun For Lions
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