| .405 Winchester Center Fire | ||||||||||||
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| Type | Rifle | |||||||||||
| Place of origin | United States | |||||||||||
| Production history | ||||||||||||
| Designer | Winchester Repeating Arms Company | |||||||||||
| Designed | 1904[1] | |||||||||||
| Produced | 1904–present | |||||||||||
| Variants | .277 Elliott Express .357 Elliott Express | |||||||||||
| Specifications | ||||||||||||
| Case type | Rimmed, straight | |||||||||||
| Bullet diameter | 0.4115 in (10.45 mm) | |||||||||||
| Neck diameter | 0.436 in (11.1 mm) | |||||||||||
| Base diameter | 0.461 in (11.7 mm) | |||||||||||
| Rim diameter | 0.543 in (13.8 mm) | |||||||||||
| Case length | 2.583 in (65.6 mm) | |||||||||||
| Overall length | 3.175 in (80.6 mm) | |||||||||||
| Rifling twist | 1 turn in 14" | |||||||||||
| Primer type | large rifle | |||||||||||
| Maximum pressure (CIP) | 35,500 psi (245 MPa) | |||||||||||
| Maximum pressure (SAAMI) | 46,000 psi (320 MPa) | |||||||||||
| Maximum CUP | 36,000 CUP | |||||||||||
| Ballistic performance | ||||||||||||
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| Source(s): The American Rifle[2] Woodleigh Bullets Loading Manual[3] | ||||||||||||
The .405 Winchester / 10.45x65mmR (.405 WCF) is a rimmed centerfire rifle cartridge introduced in 1904 for the Winchester 1895 lever-action rifle.[4] 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 during his safari in East Africa.[5]
- ^ Hoover, J. "T. (2021, November 9). Northern Precision's .405 Winchester Slugs. GUNS Magazine. Retrieved May 3, 2023, from https://gunsmagazine.com/ammo/northern-precisions-405-winchester-slugs/
- ^ Whelen, Townsend. The American Rifle. The Century Co.: 1918, p. 275.
- ^ Woodleigh Bullets Loading Manual. 2014. p. 207.
- ^ Cartridges Of The World, Frank Barnes, Krause Publications
- ^ Roosevelt, Theodore. "Trekking Through the Thirst to the Sotik." African Game Trails. New York: Charles Schribner's Sons, 1910. 166-67. Print.