29 September 2004, 13:53
Quarter Round25 WCF
A friend described an old rifle he owns and inquired if I might be able to find cartridges for it or brass and bullets. He described the cartridge as a 25 WCF and the rifle was a Winchester pump with a fluted twist tube magazine. Any info appreciated.
30 September 2004, 03:06
HobieYou have an amalgam of rifle descriptions there. It sounds as if he has a Remington in .25-20 Repeater aka the .25 WCF. Should be a nice rifle.
Ammo is still made, .25-20.
I find such confusing descriptions are very common.
30 September 2004, 13:07
Quarter RoundThanks Hobie. I'll pass the information to my friend and remind him to quit mixing parts on his rifles.
04 October 2004, 05:11
IconoclastHobie nailed it.
The use of ".xx WCF" as an alternative to the typical "caliber-BP charge" designation is very common Winchester practice from the pre-WW2 period (e.g. .44-40 = .44 WCF) . . . and other firearms makers generally use the designation adopted by the company which develops the roung. Sales & profits drive these companies - if they can adapt a competitor's cartridge to their own line, they will, whether today or in the past.