40-72 Winchester

40 - 72 - 330 Winchester

Outdated american hunting charge from the year 1895, discontinued around 1930. Shot 21,38 g has a muzzle velocity of 425 m/sec. The specimen on the image produced by the "parent" company Winchester Repeating Arms, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. To the right is the bullet 7,92 x 57, photo by author.

Source: J. Hýkel, In. Malimánek "Bullets in small arms" Our troops, Prague 1998. Andersen, In. Andresen, T. Stromstad "Cartridge Cases" load your own, Norway, 1995..
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