Craig Boddington was the senior contributing editor of our modern gun and ammunition caliber dictionary. Craig was involved in the development and testing of many of these and writes from first hand experience. This dictionary was written exclusively for Wholesale Hunter with unique information found nowhere else.
GUN CALIBER DICTIONARY
Rifle Ammo
25-20 Winchester
The 25-20 Winchester (25-20 Winchester Center Fire or WCF) is based on the 32-20 Winchester case necked down to 25-caliber. It was introduced in about 1894 in Winchester's short-action Model 1892 lever action, and was subsequently offered in numerous lever-action and slide-action rifles. The 25-20 is a mild cartridge propelling an 86-grain bullet at 1460 fps. Although it has been used for deer it is under-powered for any big game; it's at is best for small game and pests at fairly close range--and is a fun cartridge to shoot! — Craig Boddington
