.40-72 Winchester
| .40-72 Winchester Center Fire | ||||||||||||
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| Type | Rifle | |||||||||||
| Place of origin | United States | |||||||||||
| Production history | ||||||||||||
| Designer | Winchester Repeating Arms Company | |||||||||||
| Manufacturer | Winchester Repeating Arms Company | |||||||||||
| Produced | 1895–1936 | |||||||||||
| Specifications | ||||||||||||
| Case type | Rimmed, straight | |||||||||||
| Bullet diameter | .406 in (10.3 mm) | |||||||||||
| Neck diameter | .431 in (10.9 mm) | |||||||||||
| Base diameter | .460 in (11.7 mm) | |||||||||||
| Rim diameter | .518 in (13.2 mm) | |||||||||||
| Case length | 2.60 in (66 mm) | |||||||||||
| Overall length | 3.15 in (80 mm) | |||||||||||
| Rifling twist | 1 in 22 inches | |||||||||||
| Primer type | large rifle | |||||||||||
| Ballistic performance | ||||||||||||
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| Test barrel length: 26 Source(s): The Rifle in America | ||||||||||||
The .40-72 Winchester, also known as .40-72 WCF is a centerfire straight-walled rifle cartridge designed for black powder rather than smokeless powder. It was introduced in 1895 for the Winchester 1895 lever-action rifle.