What is a 38-55 rifle good for?

The .38-55 is used to hunt black bear and deer at moderate ranges and is also used in cowboy action shooting side matches.

What is a 38-55 caliber?

38-55 Winchester was designed in 1884 by Ballard Rifle & Cartridge Company. The cartridge has no parent case and is a . 3775 inch bullet with a rimmed straight case and 1:18 rifle twist.

Is the 38-55 A straight wall cartridge?

38-55 Winchester. This is one of the granddaddies of the deer hunting straight wall cartridge rifle calibers. This soft-shooting caliber was a popular deer cartridge in other states years back.

What caliber is a 25 35?

How powerful is a 35 Remington?

35 Remington load retains 1711 foot-pounds of energy at 100 yards.

What is the largest caliber handgun?

The Pfeifer-Zeliska . 600 Nitro Express Revolver is the largest caliber handgun in the world, and the most powerful. To provide some context, this handgun is so huge that its . 600 Nitro Express rounds are actually British-made rifle bullets.

What is the fastest straight-walled cartridge?

350 Legend
350 Legend is the fastest production straight-walled hunting cartridge in the world, although some . 444 Marlin and . 458 Winchester Magnum loads are faster. It is designed for deer hunting out to a maximum effective range of 250 yards (230 m).

What states only allow straight wall cartridge rifles?

Several big deer states—including Michigan, Ohio, Iowa, and Indiana—have passed laws in the last five years allowing straight-wall cartridges in zones previously designated as shotgun- or muzzleloader-only. These new policies allow hunters to use cartridges like the . 450 Bushmaster, . 45-70 Govt., and .

Do they still make 25-35 ammo?

In the U.S. Winchester stopped general production of . 25-35 rifles in 1955, but keeps producing ammunition. Hornady Ammunition produces a LEVERevolution .

Is a 25-35 A good caliber?

25-35, and while its performance on varmints is quite spectacular out to 100 yards or so, I have never found it to be as accurate as Hornady’s 117-grain bullet. Due to the scarcity of factory loads, the . 25-35 is an excellent candidate for handloading.

Is the 35 Remington obsolete?

Those three Remington cartridges have been obsolete since World War II and are now deader than congressional cooperation. The . 35 Rem.

What is the 35 Remington equivalent to?

Henry Repeating Arms currently manufactures a model in . 35 Remington as well. However, the most popular rifle chambered in . 35 Remington is the Marlin Model 336 lever-action rifle.

What is the ballistics of a 38 55 Winchester?

Ballistics and Drop for the .38-55 Winchester. Cartridge Type: Rifle. Height: 2.085″. Width: 0.506″. Average FPS: 1320. Average Energy: 986. Average Gr: 255. Recoil: 1.51.

Why aren’t 33-39 caliber rifles more popular?

Medium bore cartridges (.33-.39 caliber) have not been particularly popular with North American hunters, primarily because they kick harder than most small bore cartridges (.32/8mm and smaller) and few North American big game species actually require a medium bore rifle.

Can a 38-55 Winchester be fired in a 375 caliber rifle?

Don’t forget that .375 Winchester factory ammo is loaded to considerably higher pressure and should never be fired in a rifle chambered for the .38-55 Winchester.

Are there any modern 38-55 Rifles on the market?

Although normally thought of as collectors’ models, they are highly accurate and often surprisingly inexpensive, particularly if sold without the original box. Another (discontinued) modern .38-55 rifle sometimes seen on the used market is the Marlin Model 336 Cowboy.