The .45-60 Winchester / 11.6x48mmR is a

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rifle cartridge intended for 19th-century

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. Nomenclature of the era indicated the .45-60 cartridge contained a diameter bullet with of

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Winchester Repeating Arms Company The Winchester Repeating Arms Company was a prominent American manufacturer of repeating firearms and ammunition. The firm was established in 1866 by Oliver Winchester and was located in New Haven, Connecticut. The firm went into receivership ...

shortened the .45-70 Government cartridge to operate through the

Winchester Model 1876 Winchester rifle is a comprehensive term describing a series of lever action repeating rifles manufactured by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company. Developed from the 1860 Henry rifle, Winchester rifles were among the earliest repeaters. Th ...

rifle's

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. The

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and the Whitney Arms Company's Kennedy lever-action rifle were also chambered for the .45-60. These early rifles' advantage of faster loading for subsequent shots was soon eclipsed by the stronger and smoother

Winchester Model 1886 The Winchester Model 1886 was a lever-action repeating rifle designed by John Browning to handle some of the more powerful cartridges of the period. Originally chambered in .45-70 Government, .45-90 Sharps, and .40-82 Winchester, it was late ...

action capable of handling longer cartridges including the popular full length .45-70. The .45-60 and similarly short cartridges designed for the Model 1876 rifle faded into obsolescence as 20th-century hunters preferred more powerful

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loadings of cartridges designed for stronger rifles. Winchester production of .45-60 cartridges ended during the

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Winchester Model 1876 Sporting Rifle in .45-60 Winchester

Handloading the .45-60 WCF
(from LoadData.com)
Handloading the .45-60 WCF
(from Rifle Magazine)

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