.25-35 Winchester

.25-35 Winchester
.25-35 Winchester (center) with .223 Rem (left) and .308 Win (right).
TypeRifle
Place of originUnited States
Production history
DesignerWinchester
Designed1895
ManufacturerWinchester
Produced1895–present
Variants.25-35 Ackley Improved, 6.5×52mmR
Specifications
Parent case.30-30 Winchester
Case typeRimmed, bottlenecked
Bullet diameter.258 in (6.6 mm)
Neck diameter.282 in (7.2 mm)
Shoulder diameter.365 in (9.3 mm)
Base diameter.422 in (10.7 mm)
Rim diameter.506 in (12.9 mm)
Rim thickness.063 in (1.6 mm)
Case length2.043 in (51.9 mm)
Overall length2.55 in (65 mm)
Rifling twist1 in 8 in (200 mm)
Primer typeLarge Rifle
Maximum pressure44,000 psi (300 MPa)
Ballistic performance
Bullet mass/type Velocity Energy
60 gr (4 g) JFP 3,026 ft/s (922 m/s) 1,220 ft⋅lbf (1,650 J)
75 gr (5 g) JFP 2,815 ft/s (858 m/s) 1,320 ft⋅lbf (1,790 J)
90 gr (6 g) LFP 2,513 ft/s (766 m/s) 1,458 ft⋅lbf (1,977 J)
117 gr (8 g) RN 2,357 ft/s (718 m/s) 1,444 ft⋅lbf (1,958 J)
Test barrel length: 24"
Source(s): Hodgdon [1]

The .25-35 Winchester Center Fire was introduced in 1895 by Winchester for the Winchester Model 1894. Together with the .30-30 Winchester, it was one of the earliest smokeless cartridges designed in North America for a sporting rifle.[2] Savage adopted it for its Savage Model 99 lever-action rifles. The case was based on the .30-30 cartridge.

  1. ^ ".25-35 Win data Archived 2007-11-11 at the Wayback Machine" from Hodgdon
  2. ^ H. V. Stent, "The Winchester Model 94" Gun Digest 1980.