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the american legend

THE AMERICAN LEGEND
THE AMERICAN LEGEND
WINCHESTER
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Letter from Tom O’Keefe
Leadership through Knowledge
A
s an industry leader in the shooting sports and hunting industry
now for 149 years, Winchester applies deep focus on research and
trends. The recent increases in concealed carry permits, the overall
rise in hunting participation, how hunters and shooters use media
to learn about products…it all matters.
Relevant intelligence put to good use helps us deliver innovative products and
information that leaves lasting impressions.
Over the past decade, Winchester added a new chapter to the company’s legacy of
leadership in innovative ammunition products (see page 38) and its media resources.
Products that add value to the customer’s experience, on the shooting range or in the
field, begin as concepts on a seemingly long runway. From notions on a whiteboard
to physical product in the store, our investments in research, technology, marketing
and manufacturing drive us to better serve you, our customer.
As you work through this 2015 Winchester publication, keep in mind that you
can always keep up with The American Legend through our diverse media outlets
including Winchester television, social media and our dynamic online platforms
that feature new content weekly.
Without question, we will continue to research, learn and build upon our legacy
with you in mind every step of the way.
Thank you for supporting The American Legend.
Respectfully,
Tom O’Keefe
President, Winchester Ammunition
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TAB LE O F C O NTENTS
CONTENTS
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Winchester continues to develop innovative
products for shooters around the world.
Check out what’s new in 2015.
Everyone loves a game changer, and this
distance-stretching turkey load changed the
way many hunters judge shot performance.
New Products
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Deer Season XP
Winchester introduces a new load that will have
legions of deer hunters across the country
counting the minutes until opening day.
By David Draper
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The Easy Choice: Winchester
W Train & Defend
With its ballistically complementing practice
and self-defense loads, Winchester better
prepares the self-defense practitioner.
Aaron M. Carter
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America’s Favorite Shotshell
Turns 50
Innovation and performance have defined
AA loads for half a century.
By John DePalma
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Bullets for America’s Biggest Game
Need to take down the continent’s toughest
critters? Look no further than Accubond CT or
Power Max Bonded loads.
By Jeff Johnston
W I NC H E ST E R TH E AM ER I CAN LEG EN D
Long Beard XR Rules the Roost
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By Steve Hickoff
30
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Winchester Blind Side –
The Ultimate Expression
of Shotshell Evolution
Winchester offers waterfowlers a
comprehensive Blind Side line for
any hunting scenario.
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By James Powell
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Winchester Medicine
for Marauders
Winchester’s dedicated rifle and rimfire loads
make predator hunting easy and affordable.
By Ron Spomer
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Legendary Innovation,
Engineering Excellence
Winchester may be one of the historic
names in ammunition, but it also
remains the one most mentioned
when it comes to modernday innovation.
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Whether you prefer to shoot shotguns,
rifles, handguns or all three, odds are
there is a place to shoot and a fun way to
improve your skills right down the road.
The Winchester brand covers products
well beyond it’s famed ammunition. See
what’s new for the home and the field
from The American Legend.
So You Want to Shoot…
By Doug Howlett
Winchester Licensees
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BALLISTICS
GUIDE
50 | CENTERFIRE RIFLE
56 | CENTERFIRE HANDGUN
60 | SHOTSHELL
67 | RIMFIRE
70 | COMPONENTS
Winchester’s
game-changing
new deer load, Deer
Season XP, promises to
be the talk of 2015.
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photo by Matt De Camara
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N EW PR O D U CTS
2015 NEW PRODUCTS
inchester is changing the way shooters think
about innovation and ammunition. Just in the
last six years alone, Winchester has clearly
demonstrated its leadership in engineering
ingenuity, launching some of the most
technologically-driven products in its 149 year history.
Here’s a quick look at some new and featured products in 2015.
This radically new large-diameter tip expands immediately on impact, delivering the
sledge-hammer impact energy needed to put deer down quickly. The Extreme Point
bullet features an oversized impact diameter.
A bigger impact diameter means more impact
trauma, better energy transfer and larger
wound cavities for faster knockdown.
Deer Season XP™
Bigger Tip. Bigger Impact.™
Winchester Deer Season XP™ is engineered
specifically for one purpose—dropping deer
in their tracks. With its radical new Extreme
Point™ polymer tip bullet, Winchester Deer Season XP combines a massive
impact diameter for immediate and violent expansion with an elevated ballistic
coefficient for flatter trajectory and long-range accuracy. It is priced for the
American deer hunter and features the first dedicated deer hunting rifle bullet
ever designed by Winchester.
20 rounds per box.
CARTRIDGE
243 WIN
270 WIN
270 WSM
7mm Rem Mag
308 WIN
30-06 SPRG
300 WIN MAG
300 WSM
SYMBOL
X243DS
X270DS
X270SDS
X7DS
X308DS
X3006DS
X300DS
X300SDS
BULLET WT.
95 grain
130 grain
130 grain
140 grain
150 grain
150 grain
150 grain
150 grain
MUZZLE VELOCITY
3,100 fps
3,060 fps
3,275 fps
3,100 fps
2,820 fps
2,920 fps
3,260 fps
3,260 fps
INTRODUCING
EXTREME POINTT M
BULLET DESIGN
Available
Polymer Tip
For flat trajectory and
energy retention
Tapered Jacket
Engineered for lethal
penetration on deer
DEER
SEASON XP
CONVENTIONAL CONVENTIONAL
POLYMER TIP
SOFT POINT
Alloyed Lead Core
Optimized for maximum energy transfer and impact power
APRIL 2015
Rapid expansion, coupled with deer-specific weight retention,
lead to massive knockdown on deer of all sizes.
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AA TRAACKER
®
®
See Why You’ve Been Missing
The revolutionary AA® TrAAcker® is a game-changer
for clays and wing shooters, providing unique wad
technology that tracks the shot string down-range
across varying backgrounds. Choose the fluorescent
orange wad for overcast/dark backdrops or a black
wad for clear sky background shots. Now available in
Light No. 9s and 3-dram Heavy loads.
25 rounds per box.
GAUGE
12
12
12
12
SYMBOL
AAM127TO
AAM127TB
AA129TB
AA129TO
LENGTH
2 3⁄4”
2 3⁄4”
2 3⁄4”
2 3⁄4”
OZ. SHOT
1 1⁄8
1 1⁄8
1 1⁄8
1 1⁄8
VELOCITY
1,200 fps
1,200 fps
1,145 fps
1,145 fps
SIZE
7 1⁄2
7 1⁄2
9
9
NOTES
OR - Overcast/Dark Background
BLK - Clear Sky
BLK - Clear Sky
OR - Overcast/Dark Background
™
AA Performance, Lead-Free Shot
SYMBOL
AASCL12S7
AASCL12S8
LENGTH
2 3⁄4”
2 3⁄4”
OZ. SHOT
1
1
VELOCITY
1,450 fps
1,450 fps
DARK
BACKDROP
DARK
BACKDROP
Choose the proper wad color for the background you will be shooting against.
Orange is great for low light and dark backgrounds, while black is more
visible against bright skies and light backgrounds.
50 Years of AA®
Now you can get legendary Winchester AA® target load
performance in a steel shot equivalent for sporting clays
and other applications. The non-reloadable black hull and wad designs
are engineered to deliver the shot payload at 1,450 fps for the on-target
performance you expect from Winchester AA.
25 rounds per box.
GAUGE
12
12
CLEAR SKY
WINCHESTER 250 ROUND
COMMEMORATIVE WOOD BOX
AA STEEL
®
OVERCAST
SIZE
7 1⁄2
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Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of
Winchester’s legendary AA® shotshell
during 2015. This commemorative wood
box contains 10 boxes of AA 12 ga. 11⁄8 oz.
8-shot—a favorite for trap, skeet and
sporting clays.
250 rounds per case.
GAUGE
12
SYMBOL
AA128W
LENGTH
2 3⁄4”
OZ. SHOT
1 1⁄8
VELOCITY
1,145 fps
SIZE
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W I NC H E ST E R . C O M
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N EW PR O D U CTS
W TRAIN & DEFEND
®
Train Confidently. Effectively Defend.
The hallmark of the W Train & Defend line are ballisticallymatched practice and personal-protection loads that also
offer less perceived recoil for better accuracy.
The Winchester W Train & Defend® system provides a
perfect solution for shooters interested in training to
become proficient with their personal defense ammunition.
Winchester has paired range-ready Train rounds with
ballistically-matched, threat-stopping Defend rounds, each
designed to limit the recoil felt bythe shooter and to promote
confident load selection for each caliber offered.
50 rounds per box (Train). 20 rounds per box (Defend).
CALIBER
.45 Auto
.45 Auto
SYMBOL
W45T
W45D
BULLET WT.
230 grain
230 grain
MUZZLE VELOCITY
850 fps
850 fps
WIN 3 GUN
™
To meet the high demands of a new wave of competitive
shooters, Winchester launched its new Win3Gun™ line
of ammunition. Available in shotgun, centerfire handgun
and centerfire rifle loads, Win3Gun™ ammunition is built
specifically for high-volume, fast-paced competition and
time spent training at the range. Each product features
benefits to shooters who expect optimum performance
when it comes to ammunition including the following:
•Pistol—Lead-free primers and compensator-ready
encapsulated base bullets
•Rifle—Lead-free primers for reduced fouling
•Shotshell—Competition ready buckshot, birdshot
and low recoil rifled slugs
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ROOSTER XR
High velocity
™
VARMINT X
®
Extreme on Predators
Lok’d & Lethal ®
The sleek, polymer-tipped bullets of the Varmint X® line are
optimized for long-distance accuracy and explosive impact on
coyotes, prairie dogs and other varmints. For 2015, Winchester
doubles down on Varmint X performance with a new 40-round
carton in the most popular offerings.
Winchester Rooster™ XR™
delivers devastating terminal
performance on upland game.
Innovative Shot-Lok™ Technology
(the same technology used in Long Beard XR) delivers near perfectly
round-plated lead shot for extremely tight, deep penetrating long-range
patterns. Rooster XR is the most lethal shell in the industry for bringing
down even those late season, long-range roosters.
15 rounds per box.
GAUGE
12
LONG BEARD XR MAGNUM
®
™
Lok’d & Lethal ®
Winchester Long Beard® XR™ Magnum delivers the devastating on-target
performance of Shot-Lok™ Technology together with a heavier shot payload for
increased on-target pellet counts. Proprietary Shot-Lok Technology offers the
tightest patterns and longest shot capability of any lead turkey load in history—with
twice the pellets in a 10-inch circle out to 60 yards compared to traditional lead loads.
10 rounds per box.
GAUGE
12
12
SYMBOL
STLB123M
STLB12LM
LENGTH
3”
3 1⁄2 ”
OZ. SHOT
1 7⁄8
2 1⁄8
VELOCITY
1,050 fps
1,050 fps
™
SYMBOL
SRXR123HV
LENGTH
3”
OZ. SHOT
1 1 ⁄4
VELOCITY
1,450 fps
SIZE
5, 6
Winner of the
2014 NWTF Still
Target Challenge
12-gauge divisions
READ MORE
ON PAGE 28
Shot-Lok goes into the shell as a liquid resin that occupies space
around the pellets before it hardens. Upon firing the load, the resin
fractures, providing the ultimate micro buffering system.
SIZE
4, 5, 6
4, 5, 6
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DEER SEASON XP
Deer Season XP
Deer hunters are king among North American big game,
and in 2015, Winchester introduces a new load that will
have legions of sportsmen and women across the country
counting the minutes until opening day. By David Draper
T
With the new Extreme Point bullet
design, Winchester’s Deer Season XP
promises to change the game next fall.
here’s no doubt about it,
we’re experiencing the
Golden Age of deer hunting, with more deer in the
woods—an estimated 30
million—than at any point
in history. During deer season, 83 percent of all
hunters, some 10 million people, chase trophy
whitetails and mule deer. In states with rich
deer-hunting traditions such as Pennsylvania
and Wisconsin, the opening day of deer season
is practically a holiday, with schools canceling
classes so kids can get into the woods with their
families. It’s safe to say, American hunters are
passionate about deer season.
Despite their impressive numbers and
an entire industry dedicated to them, deer
hunters have long been underserved in the
ammunition aisle. While there are great, general-purpose big-game bullets available that
are more than capable of taking down a trophy
buck—bullets like the Winchester PowerPoint and Ballistic Silvertip® deer hunters
have relied on for years—there have been few,
if any, offerings designed specifically to tackle
thin-skinned white-tailed deer. For 2015,
Winchester looks to change that with their
newest, innovative big-game cartridge—Deer
Season XP ammunition.
Deer Season XP is not an
old bullet in flashy new
packaging, but a completely
different design that’s built
to drop deer where they
stand, which is what deer
hunters want.
Made for Deer Hunters
“Deer hunters are the largest group of hunters
out there,” says Mike Stock, centerfire product manager for Winchester. “A vast majority
of them use a product that was originally
designed and built to hunt a wide range of
critters, with deer being the thinnest skinned.
A product like Power-Point does a fantastic
job, but we really wanted to, for the first time,
build a bullet specifically for the deer hunter.”
It’s that technology that really sets
Winchester Deer Season XP apart from other
big-game bullets on the shelves. Deer Season
XP is not an old bullet in flashy new packaging, but a completely different design that’s
built to drop deer where they stand, which is
what deer hunters want.
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photo courtesy of Whitetail Properties
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DEER SEASON XP
83
PERCENT
of all hunters,
some 10
million people,
hunt trophy
whitetails and
mule deer.
It’s safe to
say, American
hunters are
passionate
about deer
season.
EXTREME POINT
BULLET DESIGN
TM
This radically new large-diameter tip expands immediately on
impact, delivering the sledgehammer impact energy needed
to put deer down quickly. The Extreme Point™ bullet features
an oversized impact diameter. A bigger impact diameter
means more impact trauma, better energy transfer and
larger wound cavities for faster knockdown.
CONVENTIONAL
SOFT POINT
CONVENTIONAL
POLYMER TIP
Polymer Tip
For flat trajectory
and energy retention
Tapered Jacket
Engineered for lethal
penetration on deer
Alloyed Lead Core
Optimized for maximum
energy transfer and
impact power
The diameter of a bullet at impact is
what initiates expansion. The larger
the diameter, the more rapidly the bullet
expands, allowing a higher transfer of
energy and a larger wound channel.
“Hunters tell us over and over again that
they’re tired of following blood trails,” says
Stock. “For years they’ve been using bullets
that are truly overbuilt for deer and lack real
rapid knockdown power. The new Extreme
Point bullet in Deer Season XP is built
specifically for deer. It efficiently dumps all
its energy in small to large sized whitetails.”
In coming up with the new design for
Deer Season XP, the Winchester design
FEATURES
team considered what cartridges are most effective for deer. Through their research, they
kept coming back to the .30-30, a venerable
round that’s responsible for more deer tagged
than any other caliber. Why, asked Stock,
was it so good at dropping big, deep-woods
deer in their tracks? They determined it was
because of the big bullet’s wide meplat, or
large, flat frontal diameter, that impacts deer
like a sledgehammer.
“So we set out to build a bullet profile that
provided the style performance found in all
popular deer calibers. In short, we ended up
with something that looks like a .30-30 bullet,
but with a plastic tip for a higher ballistic coefficient,” says Stock. “Deer Season XP is all
about the design of the Extreme Point bullet
featuring a large impact diameter where the
polymer tip and jacket meet, resulting in more
rapid expansion and serious knockdown power.”
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Maximum Knockdown
Winchester calls this technology Maximum
Impact Diameter and the science behind
it makes sense. The diameter of a bullet at
impact is what initiates expansion. The larger
the diameter, the more rapidly the bullet
expands, allowing a higher transfer of energy
at terminal velocities and a larger wound
channel, especially in that first five or six
inches where the rapid expansion causes the
most trauma. Balancing that expansion with
penetration is the trick and the Extreme Point
bullet manages it well, dumping nearly all its
energy in the animal while still penetrating 15
to 18 inches to the offside of the animal.
“We’ve done plenty of testing in the lab,
including recording high-speed footage
shooting Deer Season XP into ballistic gelatin
to ensure it opens up quick for more shock and
trauma,” says Stock. “But the proof is in the
pudding. On deer hunts we’ve done during
the development phase, the bullet worked as
designed. It knocks deer down. We’ve yet to
have a deer run very far after being hit with
Deer Season XP.”
Let’s face it, while there are a lot more of
them, deer biology hasn’t changed. What has
evolved, however, is the way we hunt deer and
the technology we have available to do so. One
hundred years ago, carrying a factory rifle with
peep sights in thick woods, the deer hunter
couldn’t make a 400-yard shot. Hunters today
have the most accurate rifles ever built topped
with the best optics available. They need a bullet with a high ballistic coefficient that can hit
the vitals of a deer at 300 yards or more across
a bean field or an open hillside.
Deer Season XP’s terminal performance
is unlike anything deer hunters have had
available to them, but it’s all for naught if
accuracy isn’t factored into the design. With a
Hunter photo courtesy of Whitetail Properties
DEER SEASON
XP HAMMERS
WHITETAILS.
Bucks drop if
you make the
shot. Period.”
— Pete Alfano
Whitetail Properties
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DEER SEASON XP
200+
The number of
tips, tactics and
videos designed
to make you a
better hunter
at Winchester’s
World of
Whitetail.
ACCURACY AND
FLAT TRAJECTORY
The ballistic profile of the
Extreme Point bullets are
designed for high ballistic
coefficients to shoot flat
and accurate.
Rapid expansion, coupled with deer-specific weight retention,
lead to massive knockdown on deer of all sizes.
Learn more at
www.WinchesterWhitetail.com
long history of building accurate ammunition
for all hunters, this is where Winchester
excels, using that knowledge to build bullet
profiles with high ballistic coefficients that
can perform at distances modern deer hunters
are equipped to shoot.
Because those modern deer
hunters also have an incredible
array of rifles available to them,
Winchester wanted to make sure
Tom McFarlane, Whitetail
Properties land specialist,
with a Kansas bruiser
that he dropped in
his tracks.
Deer Season XP™ performed in all of them as
well. To that end, they wrapped the lead core
in a drawn brass jacket that’s slightly thinner,
however, with a contoured wall thickness that
leads to greater accuracy in the widest range of
rifles on the market. Winchester is also offering Deer Season XP in a single bullet weight
for each of the eight popular deer cartridges
in the line.
“We’ve selected the optimum weight for
a deer hunting bullet in each caliber,” says
Stock. “It simplifies the purchasing decision,
but we’ve also found it’s the right construction
for the bullet’s performance. It doesn’t waste
extra bullet weight the hunter doesn’t need.”
With these kind of features, hunters
might be expecting a price that matches the
performance, but part of Winchester’s mission
in building Deer Season XP was to offer the
most bullet technology it could at an extremely
competitive price.
“For the first time, deer hunters used to
paying around twenty dollars for a box of
ammo can now purchase a polymer-tipped,
fine-profile bullet with significantly improved
ballistic coefficients approaching those found
in our top-shelf products,” says Stock.
Pleasing 10 million die-hard hunters is
an impossible task, but with a commitment
to deer hunters as seen in a variety of avenues
such as its World of Whitetail television show
and Web portal, Winchester is well-suited
to the job. The legendary ammunition
manufacturer also has a recent history of
serving individual consumer groups with
innovative new ammunition introductions
designed for specific end use. According
to Stock, Winchester’s new Deer Season
XP joins Razor Boar XT and Varmint
X as an easy-to-grasp, go-to choice for
game-specific hunters in an ever-confusing
ammo aisle.
Hunter photo courtesy of Whitetail Properties
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The NEW Winchester XPR™
Winchester has long had a reputation
for building rifles that were accurate,
reliable and handsome, legendary
examples of the gunmaker’s art that
have been passed down through
generations with simple, iconic names
like the 1873 and, the rifleman’s rifle,
the Model 70®. With the introduction
of their newest rifle—the XPR—
Winchester continues that tradition
of building accurate, reliable rifles,
though in a very different package.
The first thing that grabs your
attention is the XPR’s black stock,
something rare in the world of
Winchester. Modern in appearance
and fit, the bolt-action is built with an
advanced polymer with textured grip
and forend to provide positive traction
in all conditions and environments. The
polymer also withstands temperature
extremes and, when combined with
the unique flat bedding pads and
cross-mounted recoil lug, maintains
the rifle’s accuracy and performance
in any weather. At the rear, an Inflex
recoil pad is designed to minimize felt
recoil by directing the butt down and
away from the shooter.
The real advancements in
technology over previous Winchester
rifles are in the XPR’s guts. Like the
rest of the rifle, the receiver and bolt
take advantage of modern materials
and manufacturing processes.
Precision machined from a solid bar
of thorough-hardened chromoly steel,
both are incredibly tough and built to
resist wear and torque, even under
heavy use. The bolt is of full diameter
for extreme rigidity, and is designed
with three locking lugs and a shortened
60-degree throw. This allows for
faster cycling without interfering with
larger ocular diameters found on many
modern scopes. The bolt has also been
treated with nickel Teflon for smooth
operation and maximum resistance to
the elements.
In another nod to modern rifle
making, Winchester fitted the
receiver with a button-rifled chromoly
steel barrel using a barrel nut. This
connection not only helps the XPR
come in at a friendly price point,
but has the added benefit of aiding
accuracy by keeping the receiver and
barrel in precise alignment with the
MOA FIRE CONTROL
SYSTEM
The trigger travels half the
distance of the actuator
to reduce creep and
overtravel.
optimal amount
of headspacing
between the bolt face
and bore for each chambering.
In designing the XPR, Winchester
didn’t completely abandon all of its
proven technology. Most notably for a
rifle with a suggested retail of $549,
the company fitted the XPR with an
M.O.A. fire control system. This allsteel adjustable trigger group features
2:1 mechanics, meaning the trigger
itself travels half the distance of the
actuator, resulting in an enhanced
trigger feel that greatly reduces felt
creep and overtravel. The design also
incorporates a coil spring that reduces
initial trigger take-up for a smoother,
more tactical trigger pull.
The XPR looks like no rifle Winchester has ever offered. Thanks to
nearly 150 years of experience combined with modern materials and manufacturing, there shouldn’t be any worry
it will live up to the company’s legendary
performance. Winchester has built a
longstanding reputation on its fine firearms and, though it’s not made of wood,
the XPR continues that tradition.
The all-steel trigger group is adjustable
and utilizes a coil spring that reduces initial
trigger take-up for a much smoother pull than
standard triggers.
The XPR’s black stock is made of an advanced
polymer and boasts a textured grip and forend
for a sure feel in all conditions.
The receiver and bolt are precision machined
from a solid bar of chromoly steel to better
resist wear and torque.
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W TRAI N & D EFEN D
The Easy Choice:
Winchester W Train & Defend
With its ballistically complementing practice and self-defense loads, Winchester not only eliminates confusion
and indecision on store shelves, but also better prepares the defensive-minded shooter. By Aaron M. Carter
F
ew decisions are as important as selecting
personal-defense ammunition; you are,
quite literally, staking your (or your
family’s) well-being on the load selected.
Problem is, there is currently a plethora
of seemingly suitable options from almost
countless manufacturers in the marketplace.
Under such circumstances, making the “correct”
choice can pose a real challenge—particularly
for a novice. Fortunately, Winchester W Train
& Defend (T&D) handgun ammunition
simplifies the task and, in the process, offers
personal-protection practitioners something
that other companies simply don’t.
Train Confidently.
Effectively Defend.
Connecting the Dots
Practicing with one’s defensive handgun
should be commonplace; if, for no other
reason, doing so provides an opportunity to
confirm reliable functioning of a firearm that
could be pressed into service at a moment’s
notice. Ideally, the armed citizen will frequently spend time at the range breaking in
a new handgun, improving accuracy and furthering familiarity with the firearm. Given
the current pricing of most defensive-specific
ammunition, though, it’s unlikely that many
who carry actually practice with the same
load they plan to use when carrying because
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TRAIN
DEFEND
The “T” loads are designed for economical
practice that mimic your actual defensive load.
They feature full-metal-jacket bullets and
lead-free primers.
it’s simply too cost prohibitive. Instead,
most people purchase economical, full-metal-jacket loads, which are suitable for recreation but unlikely to duplicate the profile
(for confirmed feeding) and performance of
their chosen defensive ammunition. This is
where Winchester Ammunition connected
the dots.
The hallmark of the W Train & Defend®
line is ballistically matched practice and personal-protection loads that also offer less perceived recoil. Sold in 50-count boxes distinguished by a large “T” (i.e. Train), the practice
ammunition features full-metal-jacket bullets
with wide meplats, lead-free primers and brass
cases; nickel-plated cases are unnecessary for
practice. To reduce recoil, and thereby make
practice more pleasurable, velocities were kept
in the 900- to 950-fps range.
The “D” loads match the ballistic performance of the training loads, but with a
defensively more effective hollow-point
bullet with a bonded lead-alloy core.
The hallmark of the W Train & Defend line are ballistically-matched practice and
personal-protection loads that also offer less perceived recoil for better accuracy.
Mimicking the profile and weight of
the bullets in the “T” line, those in “D” (i.e.
Defend) offerings are heavy for caliber and
include a 95-grain .380 Auto, 147-grain
9mm Luger, 130-grain 38 Special,
180-grain .40 S&W and a new 230-grain
.45 Auto load for 2015. According to Mike
Stock, centerfire product manager for
Winchester, “This is not by accident; the
heavier weight bullets tended to terminally
perform best at the velocities we were working with and met our recoil reduction goals
as well.” This will make shooting compact
and sub-compact carry-sized handguns
much more manageable.
The hollow-point “Defender®” bullets,
formerly known as PDX1® Defender, feature a lead-alloy core that is bonded to the
patented, skived reverse-taper jacket, thereby
resulting in near 100-percent weight retention
and six expanded segments that flare outward
to increase the projectiles 1.65- to 1.75-times
their original diameters.
“The differences [between Defender and
W Defend] are very minor to non-existent in
all calibers,” says Stock. “We’ve noted from
very early on in the creation and development
of Defender bullet technology that they
have always been incredibly consistent even
at slower speeds due to the reverse-jacket
technology. This allowed us to move the bullet
velocities downward without having to tweak
the bullet much at all.”
When introduced, PDX1 Defender
(as it’s known in its civilian guise)
performed admirably in all phases of the
“FBI protocol” testing. Because the projectiles
are virtually unchanged, it makes sense then
that Defender would excel, too, with regard
to terminal performance.
As with the “Train” loads, 20-count
“Defend” ammunition boxes have “D” to
denote the load’s intended use. Unlike the “T”
ammunition, though, “D” loads have nickelplated cases for enhanced corrosion-resistance,
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W TRAI N & D EFEN D
which is a real concern if a handgun is carried
in high-perspiration areas of the body (i.e. the
small of back or pocket) or in humid parts of
the country, including the East and Northwest,
among others. Rotating carry loads regularly
will ensure the freshest loads are always on
tap. Nickel-plated cases are also easier to see in
low-light conditions and are distinguishable
from their “T” counterparts. Unlike the
“T” loads, though, “D” ammunition doesn’t
feature lead-free primers since lead dispersion
from high-volume shooting, often in indoor
ranges where air circulation may be a concern,
isn’t an issue.
Testing W T&D
To evaluate W T&D, I headed to the range
with a Ruger LCP (.380 Auto), a SCCY
Industries CPX-2 (9mm Luger) and a Smith
& Wesson M&P40 (.40 S&W). First, I wanted to verify a similar point of impact between
the practice (“T”) and personal-protection
(“D”) loads, so with each pistol I fired five “T”
rounds followed immediately by five “D” cartridges. Target distance varied depending on
the chambering and sight configuration (see
Range Results chart).
•From a sandbag rest at 10 yards, and despite
its rudimentary sights, the .380 LCP delivered a 10-shot 37⁄16-inch group. Excluding
a single flyer, the “T” group measured 25⁄8
inches. The “D” .380 loads delivered a 1½inch group.
•From the 9mm SCCY CPX-2 at 15 yards,
the two available “W” loads produced a 4¼inch group; one shot greatly increased what
would have been a 3-inch cluster. That same
gun scored a 19⁄16-inch cluster of the 9mm
“D” loads.
•At 25 yards, the M&P40 produced a 35⁄8 inch group with the training loads, while
the defensive rounds generated an impressive 111⁄16-inch group at 25 yards. The grouping was no doubt aided by the Crimson
Trace lasergrip.
In all three pistols, the “T” and “D” loads
had no variance in point of impact—exactly as
the matched loads are designed to do.
Next, using an Oehler Model 36 chronograph, I confirmed the velocities of the same
offerings.
•Factory-published numbers have the two
.380 Auto loads attaining 950 fps at the
muzzle, and testing revealed that from the
LCP’s short 2¾-inch barrel, the “T” load
averaged 865 fps, while its “D” counterpart
achieved 896 fps.
• From the 9mm SCCY’s 31⁄8 -inch barrel,
the “T” offering hit 848 fps and its defensive complement attained 869 fps, which
due to the short barrel was just below the
published 950-fps velocity for each.
• Lastly, from the M&P40’s 4-inch barrel,
the “T” and “D” rounds reached 923 and
937 fps, respectively. The former nearly
matches the touted 925-fps velocity, while
the latter exceeds it by just a tick.
Similar velocities are important to pointof-impact consistency between “T” and “D”
loads, and it’s apparent that Winchester
achieves this. Additionally, these reduced
velocities (in comparison to Winchester
Defender offerings; see sidebar) achieved less
perceived recoil. In fact, W T&D made the
SCCY CPX-2 and M&P40 pistols pleasurable to shoot. Conversely, although the W
T&D load produced noticeably less recoil in
the Ruger LCP than its Defender counterpart, given its light weight and dimensions,
it can be a challenge to shoot accurately for
extended periods of time. Any reduction in
recoil is appreciated.
The author’s test results, showing no variance in
point of impact between the “T” loads (right) and
the “D” loads (left).
W Train & Defend Range Results
TEST GUN
LOAD
Ruger LCP (2¾-in. bbl)
.380 Auto, 95-gr.
DISTANCE “T” GROUP AVG.
“D” GROUP AVG.
10 yds.
3 ⁄16 in., 865 fps
1½ in., 896 fps
SCCY CPX-2 (3 1⁄8 -in. bbl) 9mm Luger, 147-gr.
15 yds.
4¼ in., 848 fps
1 9⁄16 in., 869 fps
S&W M&P40 (4-in. bbl)
25 yds.
3 5⁄8 in., 923 fps
1 11⁄16 in., 937 fps
.40 S&W, 180-gr.
45 Auto ... A Big New Offering
In its first 12 months in the marketplace,
Winchester W T&D ammunition was available in .380 Auto, 9mm Luger, .38 Special
and .40 S&W. Strangely absent was .45 Auto,
particularly given the increasing assortment
of popular new compact and sub-compact
handguns in this chambering, such as the
Springfield Armory XDS. But good news is
coming for .45 fans. According to Stock, “We
are adding a .45-caliber offering to the line
in 2015. The matched W Train & Defend®
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offering will feature 230-grain bullets at 850
fps.” As for pricing, currently available W T&D
ammunition retails for $16 to $23 per box and
the .45 Auto should follow suit.
Winchester W Train & Defend is more
than the sum of its parts; with it, the personal-protection practitioner gets the whole
package—ballistically-matched practice and
self-defense ammunition and the piece of mind
that accompanies it. Come to think of it, the
choice is really quite easy.
photo by Aaron M. Carter
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as well as a 120-grain .308 Win. Defender
Personal Defense:
offering. All bullets utilize Winchester
Winchester Has You Covered
proprietary Split-Core Technology, featuring
Winchester’s Defender® line of premium
a bonded rear core and a nonbonded core
self-defense-specific ammunition is
directly behind the hollow-point design. The
about as all-encompassing as is currently
final option could be the most intriguing,
available. In fact, Winchester has at least
though. Given the plethora of AK and SKS
one offering for every handgun caliber,
rifles, not to mention ARs, chambered in
rifle, rimfire cartridge and shotshell
7.62x39mm, it makes sense that an alltypically employed in the defense of person
inclusive defensive ammunition line would
and property. Additionally, there are truly
feature a high-quality load in that caliber.
unique loads that exhibit true “thinking
Winchester does just that with a 120-grain
outside of the box” to improve terminal
bullet capable of 2,365 fps velocities.
performance, all in an effort to stop an
Rounding out the Defender line are some
assailant. Let’s examine what Winchester
unique and very effective shotshells. First, in
offers in the Defender series.
both 12- and 20-ga. is a 2¾-inch segmenting
In the handgun line, the company has
slug load that, during penetration, breaks
eight loads ranging from a 95-grain .380
into three pieces to create multiple wound
Auto load to a 230-grain .45 Auto load
channels and deliver more energy on-target.
including two different weighted offerings
Winchester also has an updated “buckin 9mm. For owners of the Taurus Judge
and-ball” load in which a 1-ounce rifled lead
and S&W Governor revolvers, in addition
slug sits atop three OO buckshot. It could
to a .45 Colt loading, the company has
be, quite possibly, the most lethal shotshell
.410 shotshells loaded with its uniquely
combination in existence.
shaped Defense Discs and BB-size
As you can see, with its Defenderpellets for maximum effect. Rounding out
series ammunition, Winchester has you
the Defender handgun loads is a
covered, regardless of your personal40-grain .22 WMR, which would
protection firearm choice.
be ideal for North American
Defender is
Arms’ petite revolvers.
one of the most
For long guns, and semicomprehensive lines
automatic rifles in particular,
of defensive ammuniWinchester has 60- and
tion available.
77-grain .223 Rem. loads,
The Defender Line-Up
Handgun
CALIBER
BULLET WEIGHT
MUZZLE VELOCITY
.380 Auto
95-gr.
1,000 fps
9mm Luger +P
124-gr.
1,200 fps
9mm Luger
147-gr.
1,000 fps
.357 SIG
125-gr.
1,350 fps
.38 Special +P
130-gr.
950 fps
.357 Mag.
125-gr.
1,325 fps
.40 S&W
165-gr.
1,140 fps
.40 S&W
180-gr.
1,025 fps
.45 Auto
230-gr.
920 fps
.45 Colt
225-gr.
850 fps
CALIBER
BULLET WEIGHT
VELOCITY
.22 WMR
40-gr.
1,295 fps
Rimfire
*4” vented barrel data
Rifle
CALIBER
BULLET WEIGHT
VELOCITY
.223 Rem.
60-gr.
2,750 fps
.223 Rem.
77-gr.
2,500 fps
.308 Win.
120-gr.
2,850 fps
7.62x39mm
120-gr.
2,365 fps
SHELL LENGTH
LOAD*
Shotgun
GAUGE
.410
2½ in.
3 DD/12 BB
.410
3 in.
4 DD/16 BB
20
2¾ in.
¾-oz. segmenting slug
12
2¾ in.
1-oz. segmenting slug
12
2¾ in.
1-oz. slug/3, 00-buckshot
*DD=Defense Disc®, BB=BB-sized copper-plated shot
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A A AN N IVER SARY
America’s
Favorite
Shotshell
Turns 50
Happy 50th Anniversary AA
By John DePalma
T
rap—skeet—sporting clays. From the
most competitive
shoots to friendly
competitions over the weekend
at the local gun club, America’s
favorite target load has been
a leading part of the action.
Happy 50th Anniversary AA!
It’s hard to believe that 2015 marks five
decades of the AA® shotshell. The AA took
flight from the Winchester engineering labs in
1965. Winchester set out to design a shotshell
for target shooting that was far superior than
any other. Introduce the plastic hull, which
was reloadable, the plastic wad and hard shot.
Winchester AA shotshells offered consistent
performance and took over as the industry
leader in target loads. At the time, it was
dubbed the “ultimate target load,” and it still
is today. Be it straight out of the box shooting
or reloading, AA is undeniably the target load
the majority of Americans go to when they are
seeking the most dependable shotshell in the
industry today.
An Early Engineering Marvel
Technology took its time with the Winchester
Mark 5 actually serving as the stepping-stone
to the AA shotshell. The Mark 5 had an inner
liner that protected shot during in-bore acceleration, as well as an integral filler-wad that
cushioned the shot (reducing set-back effects)
to reduce shot deformation resulting in tighter, more uniform patterns. A nice byproduct
of the design was the shooter also faced (or
shouldered) less recoil, too. Ultimately, the
engineering refinements of the Mark 5 offered
the shooter improved on-target performance
because it placed more pellets into a 30-inch
circle at 40 yards with more uniform dispersion than any other shell of its day.
Then in 1964, Winchester introduced the
compression-formed plastic hull. This was
arguably the most substantial advancement in
shotshell construction of its time. The plastic
hull was stronger than paper, more durable
and dramatically increased the ability to
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1991
Winchester launches
AA Super-Handicap
shotshells
2014
Award-winning AA
TrAAcker introduced
1964
Winchester
introduces
compressionformed
plastic hull
2000
Team Winchester
member and Olympic
Shooter, Kim Rhode,
wins first gold medal
1965
AA takes flight
from Winchester
engineering labs
1961
Mark 5
1982
Winchester introduces
1-ounce target load
2015
AA Steel becomes
the latest addition
to the AA line
2003
Winchester launches
first ever Super Sport
round for sporting clays
1999
Winchester
becomes the
official ammunition
of the USA Shooting
Shotgun Team
consistently, and more frequently, reload over
paper hulls. To this day, a spent AA lying
unattended on a trap line is a rarity. While
12-gauge and 20-gauge shells are most desirable to a reloader, spent 28s and .410s are
coveted like gold as well. When Winchester
introduced the AA in 1965, it combined all
the great characteristics of the Mark 5 with
some additional modern enhancements and
quickly became the ultimate target load.
AA Today
On to AA TrAAcker®, the most recent addition to the AA line of shells and considered
one of the most innovative products in the
shooting sports ever developed. It boasts the
same great wad feature as its granddad the
AA, but offers an exclusive “shot-tracking
system” that enables the shooter to see the
trajectory of the wad. Orange wads track
best in low light and dark backgrounds
while black wads are better suited for open
sky and brightly lit conditions. Both travel
downrange and track with the shot string to
indicate where a miss is, and also witness the
path of the shot pattern to the target when a
direct hit takes place. Notably, the TrAAcker
produces the same velocity and shot weight
as a standard AA load, which ensures that
lead and recoil will be the same as an AA,
be it when practicing with friends or competing on the line. Practice makes perfect
and Winchester’s AA TrAAcker is built
for the job.
Fifty years young and the AA has
never looked and never shot better. No
wonder it’s America’s favorite target and
training load. With 27 different configurations to choose from—and more on the
way—in all gauges and shot sizes, the AA
will continue to hold its status as the “ultimate target load” for today and tomorrow’s
shooters. In fact, look for the AA this year
in a new Steel Sporting Clays load. Cheers
to the next 50 years, AA!
2015
AA Shotshells celebrate 50 years
of unmatched performance
Fifty
years
young
AND THE AA
HAS NEVER
LOOKED AND
NEVER SHOT
BETTER.
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A A AN N IVER SARY
AA Shotshell
Super Users
With a 50-year history
as America’s favorite
target load, Winchester’s
AA shotgun shells have
attracted quite a notable
following. Here are just
some of the marquis
shooters and shooting
teams who have found
the competitive edge
shooting AAs.
Kim Rhode
With the likes of champion shooter Kim
Rhode shooting between 500 to 1,000
rounds per day, seven days a week, when
she is in the throes of training, it would be
tough to place an estimate on how many
millions, or perhaps billions, of AA shells
have been shot by other competitors and
sportsmen over the past 50 years. She
estimates that she has personally shot
approximately 3 million plus rounds of AA
herself through the years.
“In my 25 years of shotgun shooting,
Winchester AA has always been my
number one choice,” says Rhode.
“When I think of winning a medal, I can’t
imagine achieving it without my trusted
Winchester AA shotshells.” Kim’s no
stranger to demanding the best from
USA Shooting
The head of USA Shooting offers AA
shells a well-deserved tribute.
“It’s only fitting that as our athletes
compete in our sport’s World
Championship, they shoot the very
Kim Rhode and her father
and coach, Richard Rhode
herself and from her equipment.
She has won medals in five Olympic
games, winning her first when she
was a mere 17 years old. As a matter
of fact, if Rhode wins another medal
in the next games to be held in Rio in
2016, she will be the only athlete to
ever win a medal in six consecutive
Olympic games. Kim Rhode and
Winchester AA…a perfect pair.
best shotgun ammo. Our partners at
Winchester Ammunition are celebrating
the birth of that same AA shotshell,”
says Robert Mitchell, USA Shooting CEO
and executive director. “For the past 15
years, Winchester AAs have helped U.S.
shooters achieve outstanding success
worldwide. Equipped with a half-century
of proven results, the USA Shooting
Team looks forward to breaking more
targets than the competition to put
American athletes on the awards
podium and to cement a continued
partnership with Winchester.”
IN MY 25
YEARS OF
SHOTGUN
SHOOTING,
WINCHESTER
AA HAS
ALWAYS
BEEN MY
NUMBER
ONE CHOICE.
— Kim Rhode
U.S. Olympic Shooter
Kim Rhode photo by John DePalma
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Matt & Foster Bartholow
Oh to be young again! Foster Bartholow,
who is now 26, took the singles
championship at the Grand American
World Trap Shooting Championships a few
years ago. He notes with pride that this is
one of his greatest accomplishments to
date. Younger brother Matt has taken the
doubles championship at the same event;
he’s a ripe 24 years old now.
The two not only travel around the
country year-round competing on the
trap circuit, but they are also dedicated to
teaching and preaching ethical and safe
shooting and hunting to America’s youth.
The Gould
Brothers
Two of today’s most exciting up-andcoming AA exhibition shooters are actually
brothers. The Gould brothers travel the
country every year teaming up to perform
They spearhead instructional shooting
clinics while en route to competitions
and note that these are some of the most
special times they have on the road.
“Getting kids involved in the shooting
sports is at the top of our list. We were
fortunate enough to start shooting when
we were in our early teens and know full
well that shooting can bring out the best
in anyone. Shooting has taught both Matt
and I to be patient, ethical, consistent
and safe not only when we shoot, but in
all facets of our lives,” Foster Bartholow
says. He goes on further to suggest that
for outdoor events, nonprofit functions
and VIP gatherings. They promote the
shooting and hunting sports, conservation,
gun safety and living with a purpose. They
have shot AA from the start.
“As professional exhibition shooters,
we make our living with ammunition and
shotguns. Winchester AA is a proven
round that delivers consistent high quality
performance that is unmatched,” says
Steve Gould. “We shoot tens of thousands
of rounds of ammunition a year, and
we demand a lot out from our guns
and ammunition. That is why we shoot
Winchester.” Both Steve and brother
Aaron understand that ammunition is a
huge factor in the overall performance of
a shotgun and making successful shots.
That’s why they shoot AA shotshells.
the AA TrAAcker load
is a really important
training tool they use
with students during
their clinics, because it
makes it so easy to see
where a shot flies. Both
brothers are extremely
competitive and shoot
thousands of rounds of
AAs every year.
Matt (left) and Foster Bartholow
WE SHOOT TENS OF THOUSANDS
OF ROUNDS OF AMMUNITION
A YEAR, AND WE DEMAND A
LOT OUT FROM OUR GUNS AND
AMMUNITION.
THAT IS WHY WE
SHOOT WINCHESTER.”
— The Gould Brothers
Winchester exhibition shooters
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AC C U B O N D CT // POWER MA X B O N D ED
Bullets for
America’s
Biggest Game
Looking for the perfect bullets to take down the continent’s
toughest critters? Look no further than Winchester’s
Accubond CT or Power Max Bonded loads. By Jeff Johnston
top-end Yukon moose hunt can run
$20,000. Tack on a couple grand for
airfare and maybe another for taxidermy, and as anyone can see, moose hunting
isn’t for the light-of-pocket. This 1,400-pound
beast is also not for the light-of-bullet.
Few things on a hunt, other than a scope
malfunction or a rifle jam, can lead to greater
disappointment than bullet failure. Imagine
saving your money, hunting hard and delivering a bullet to a trophy animal’s shoulder only
to watch it lumber off into the bush, never to
be recovered. You drew blood; your hunt is
over. It can happen with elk, caribou or any
large game animal when the range or shot
angle is less than ideal. So before venturing on
your hunt of a lifetime, invest in the cheapest
insurance policy possible—top quality ammo.
The following are two Winchester bullets that
will not fail on America’s biggest game.
AccuBond CT for Moose and Elk
There are only a few animals on earth that rival the muscular bulk of a bull moose. Choose
a magnum cartridge of .30 caliber or greater,
such as .300 Win. Mag., .300 WSM, .325
WSM or .338 Win. Mag. and then, just as
importantly, select a bullet that can handle
that cartridge’s magnum velocity. On moose,
the primary reasons for bullet failure are bone
deflection and fragmentation, both of which
result in a lack of penetration. An ultra-tough
bullet that will drive through bone while
holding together for maximum weight retention is paramount.
Likewise, a mature bull elk can stand more
than 5 feet tall at the shoulder and stretch up
to 8 feet from nose to tail. For big, heavy game
like moose and elk, choose the Winchester
black box ammo loaded with the AccuBond
CT bullet.
Found in Winchester’s top-end line of
ammo, the AccuBond CT bullet is a premium projectile made from the combined
technologies (hence the CT) of Nosler and
Winchester. It features a full-length lead
core that’s molecularly bonded to a precisely
tapered copper jacket. The bond is what lends
this bullet its toughness.
Consider this: At 200 yards, after a
180-grain, .300 Win. Mag. bullet slows to
2,590 fps, nearly any bullet of adequate manufacture will hold together when it strikes
an animal. But let’s say your guide calls in a
moose, and it charges through the alders and
stops 20 yards to your left. You pull up and fire
As the largest game
animal in North America,
moose demands a tough
bullet like AccuBond CT.
The AccuBond CT is made from a full-length
lead core molecularly bonded to a tapered
copper jacket. It is the bond that makes this
bullet hold together upon impact even at
close range and near muzzle velocities.
photo by John Eriksson/Images on the Wildside
On moose,
an ultratough bullet
that will drive
through bone
while holding
together for
maximum
weight
retention is
paramount.
photo by John Hafner
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ACCUBOND CT // POWER MAX BONDED
that same .300 Win. Mag. almost
instinctively, striking the moose on
the point of its giant shoulder. It
runs off dripping blood, but guess
what? If you were using a sub-quality bullet or a bullet not intended for
heavy game at high velocity, there’s
a chance it failed. It broke into
many tiny fragments upon striking
bone at 3,000 fps, and none of those
fragments penetrated the thoracic
cavity, which harbors the animal’s
vitals. I’ve seen this happen before,
but never with a high-end bonded
bullet like the AccuBond CT.
But if all you needed in a bullet
was durability or penetration, you
could use a solid. The AccuBond’s
advantage is that it also expands
for swift killing performance. It
accomplishes this via its copper
jacket that’s engineered to give
way at diminishing impact velocities, thereby controlling the
bullet’s classical mushroom-style
expansion across the entire velocity
Power Max Bonded bullets feature a bullet made
spectrum. The bullet features an
from a solid lead core bonded to a tapered copper
expansion cavity that’s initiated via
jacket. This design prevents separation at high
a polymer tip—even at ultra-long
velocities, while increased thickness of the jacket
range. Its boattail base produces
at the ogive protects against over-expansion.
flat trajectories thanks to a resulting ballistic coefficient (BC) of .509
(.30-caliber, 180-grain). Finally,
Power Max Bonded for Caribou
its patented Lubalox® outer coating reduces
Although the AccuBond CT bullet will also
pressure, fouling and friction in barrels, inget the job done on caribou, this 400-pound
creasing barrel life while enhancing accuracy
reindeer of the North doesn’t require pure
in some rifles.
bullet toughness as do moose. During their
In sum, Winchester AccuBond CT ammo
migration across the largely open arctic tunis ideal for the biggest, toughest game at long
dra, shots can be long. Therefore, a high-verange or moose-drooling distance.
locity cartridge like .270 Win., .270 WSM,
During their
migration
across
the largely
open arctic
tundra, shots
on caribou
can be long.
.394
7mm Rem. Mag., 7mm WSM, .30-06, .300
WSM and .300 Win. Mag., tipped with a
Power Max Bonded bullet, is ideal. These
accurate, affordable bullets expand in a controlled-yet-rapid fashion to deliver swift kills
even at long range.
Some rifles seem to prefer more traditional,
copper-and-lead, Spitzer-style bullets, just as
The BC of
a 180-grain
.30-06 load
of Power
Max Bonded,
unleashing
1,136 ft.-lbs.
of energy at
500 yards.
Caribou photo by Don Jones
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some hunters take pride in shooting one bullet
for most of their big-game hunting needs. In
this case, the Winchester Power Max Bonded
bullet is all the bullet most hunters need for
sheep, black bear, caribou and animals up to
the size of elk.
A tapered copper jacket is bonded to a
solid lead core as insurance against separation at high impact velocities, while its
protected hollow-point design allows swift
expansion, even at low impact velocities.
The tapered jacket thickens at the ogive to
protect against over-expansion and weight
loss. This affordable bullet may be the best
available for the money and is plenty tough
for caribou-sized game.
According to the Winchester Ballistic
Calculator, a Power Max Bonded, 180-grain,
.30-06 load owns a BC of .394. As such, it retains 1,136 ft.-lbs. of energy at 500 yards. I don’t
recommend shooting game at such distances,
but know that if you do your part, this ammo
does have the capability. If you prefer a traditional, lead-core bullet that you can use with
confidence on game ranging in size from deer
to elk—while also being inexpensive enough
to shoot for practice—Winchester Power Max
Bonded ammo is very tough to beat.
There can be no guessing
when it comes to making the
perfect shot on an animal.
The Winchester Ballistic
Calculator eliminates
guesswork, and can reduce
time spent doping a rifle
through trial and error.
Shooting photo by Nick Skinner
Long-Range Hunting
The definition of “long range”
varies with the skill level of
individual hunters. To me
it means shooting animals
between 300 to 500 yards.
Inside 300, I know I can shade
slightly high and into the wind
to hit my target. Beyond 300,
however, calculations are
necessary in addition to a rocksolid rest and predictable wind.
Before ever attempting
such a shot, I must intimately know my rifle, my scope and that my bullet will
perform as it must when it strikes. There can be no guessing when it comes
to making the perfect shot on an animal. The Winchester Ballistic
Calculator eliminates guesswork, and can reduce time spent doping a
rifle through trial and error.
From Winchester.com, click “Learning Center” at the top of the page
and then “Ballistics Calculator” on the left-hand menu. There you can
launch the Ballistics Calculator directly on your web browser, or if using
an iPhone, iPad or Windows phone, you can click on the link to the App
Store and download the mobile calculator directly to your device. Once
opened, select your Winchester load then enter environmental factors
such as temperature and wind. Bullet path, drift and energy/velocity
data are viewed easily either in graph or table/data form.
For example, I wish to hunt caribou with my 7mm WSM rifle using
the AccuBond CT 160-gr. load. After choosing it, I manipulate the
sight-in range to find that with a 225-yard zero, my bullet will never
arch more than 3 inches high or 3 inches low from 0 to 275 yards. So,
using the 225-yard zero, I see a target 450 yards away. I learn that my
bullet will drop 23.9 inches and drift 12.1 inches in a 10 mph right-toleft crosswind. While on the range, I’ll adjust my scope to its highest
power (for consistency) and figure out where to hold my crosshair for
23.9 inches of elevation and 12.1 inches of windage. (Or I can
dial-in the adjustments if I wish). Next, I’ll shoot to verify,
then note the data for future use in the field. Significant time
spent on the range will sharpen the skills needed for longrange shooting and hunting.
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LO N G B EARD XR
Long Beard XR Rules the Roost
Everyone loves a game changer, and this distance-stretching turkey load
changed the way many hunters judge shot performance. By Steve Hickoff
Nine hunters
tagged 15
longbeards
with the Long
Beard XR
load. Gobblers
dropped from
everywhere
between 25
to 55 yards.
Mission
accomplished.
L
ast season’s spring gobbler
hunters first gained confidence in the new Long
Beard® XR™ load during patterning sessions before the season. They then confirmed
it afield. Rumors of a new innovative traditional turkey load—more affordable and consistently reliable; even at extended ranges—
were proven true. Winchester Ammunition’s
new Shot-Lok™ Technology has pretty much
changed the face of modern turkey hunting.
Let’s back up a bit though. If you’re an
old-school turkey hunter like me who first
chased birds during a time when dedicated
turkey loads weren’t yet created—and happily
embraced some of the first options—you accepted certain limitations and adjusted your
shooting with them. Once a turkey stepped
inside 40 yards, you pulled the trigger—but
didn’t often push it further fearing a miss, or
worse yet, a crippling loss. You knew what
existing shotgun loads could and couldn’t do.
My general—and ideal—killing zone, then
and now, often rested between 25 and 35 yards.
Let’s face it, a big part of the turkey hunting
thrill is watching a strutting gobbler stalk your
calling at close range. Still, the
Long Beard XR load shows
you can have confidence even
at extended ranges beyond the
traditional magic 40 number,
situation depending—including times when you misjudge
distance and the reliable load
bails you out.
photo by Matt DeCamara
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Patterning Sessions
In May 2013, during the final days of
Wyoming’s spring turkey season, I patterned
the prototype Long Beard XR load for the
first time. Let’s just say I was impressed.
Here’s why.
Our Wyoming shooting session first
included the Long Beard XR load paired
with paper targets set at standard 20-, 30and 40-yard marks—the classic end line in
the sand for taking gobblers. All of those on
hand used loaner shotguns, equipped with
various sighting systems. Some firearms
shot well in the get acquainted period; some
didn’t. By the end of it though, after adjusting sighting systems to personal preferences, all of us were putting gobbler-killing
charges downrange. Overall consistency
with a veteran group of turkey hunters said
plenty: Long Beard XR was certainly reliable at typical turkey killing distances.
Once we were all dialed in, however,
we pushed shots to 50 and 60 steps, and the
patterns, as advertised, still held up well on
paper. Pretty cool stuff.
And then the storm arrived. Steady days
of wind-driven rain thwarted any attempts to
tag some late-season turkeys with the promising load. Most never even saw or worked
a gobbler. One hunter filled a tag, averting
a complete camp skunking. It turned out
we’d have to wait until next season when the
Long Beard XR load would be available to
all turkey hunters to see just how well this
promised marvel would perform in the field.
photo by John Hafner
Second Round
The next season couldn’t come fast
enough for me. When it did, I first
hunted with the Long Beard XR in
Oklahoma before embarking to other
parts of the country during the 2014
spring campaign. Patterning sessions in
that first camp, now with different hunters, were equally consistent. Generally
speaking, paper targets again revealed
definitive killing patterns at 20, 30, 40,
50 and, yes, 60 yards.
Boom. Down.
Dead. That’s
what you
want from
your go-to
turkey load.
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LO N G B EARD XR
The SCIENCE
OF SHOT-LOK
TECHNOLOGY
Even with standard grex buffer, air pockets between
pellets remain in the shot column.
Set-back forces created during ignition cause
shot to deform until the air spaces are filled up.
Set back forces have a greater effect at the
bottom of the shot column versus the top. The result
is a portion of the shot exits the barrel deformed,
which opens up the pattern and creates flyers.
DEFORMED
SEMI-ROUND
ROUND
SHOT-LOK™ SHOT AT 40 YDS
ROUND
GAS FORCE
SET-BACK FORCE
Curious about the potential
edge of range, we even tested it
out to 70 steps. Even then pellets
found their way into the killing
zone of the paper gobbler’s neck
and head. Bear in mind now, we’re
talking about controlled conditions with shooters sitting comfortably and unmoving targets
that were paper thin, not made
of thicker feathers and tissue.
The nice thing is we successfully
made the transition from shooting bench to wary spring gobblers. Our total
results on live birds in that first Sooner State
hunt? Nine hunters tagged 15 longbeards with
the Long Beard XR load. Gobblers dropped
from everywhere between 25 to 55 yards.
Mission accomplished.
Shot-Lok™ Technology prevents
pellets from deforming due to the effects
of load acceleration, keeping all pellets
round and allowing them to remain on a
tight, consistent path to toward the target.
WHEN YOU PULL THE TRIGGER, THE SHOT IS CHARGED,
THE RESIN FRACTURES, BUFFERING THE ROUND
PELLETS WITHOUT DEFORMATION. WE’RE SEEING TWICE
THE NUMBER OF PELLETS BEYOND 50 YARDS AS IN OTHER
STANDARD LEAD LOADS.”
— Brad Criner
Winchester Ammunition’s Senior Shotshell and Rimfire Product Manager
Insider Technology
So how does Shot-Lok Technology work?
“Shot-Lok goes in the shell as a liquid resin,” says Brad Criner, Winchester
Ammunition’s senior shotshell and rimfire
product manager. “Pellets are dumped on top
of it and migrate through it (inside the wad).
When it hardens, all air space is eliminated
around the pellets. When you pull the trigger, the shot is charged, the resin fractures,
buffering the round pellets without deformation. Exiting the gun barrel, the shot flies
STANDARD LEAD SHOT AT 40 YDS
Deformed pellets increase the probability
of inconsistent, blown patterns.
Long Beard XR Sets New Record, Earns
Titles at Still Target Championships
At the 21st annual National Wild Turkey
Federation (NWTF) World Still Target
Championships, Winchester’s Long Beard
XR helped shooter Bobby Sears not only
claim the 12-Gauge Hunter Division title,
but in an event that saw the previous
record score fall twice, aided Sears in
breaking the record a third time with a
whopping 54. Scott Kirsh
won the 12-Gauge Open
Division also shooting
Long Beard XR.
Bobby
Sears with
his world
record
target
from the
12-Gauge
Hunter
Division
Still Target photo courtesy of the National Wild Turkey Federation
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The Super X3 Long Beard Shotgun
Design features found on the Winchester Super X3 Long Beard shotgun will
help turkey hunters kill birds more effectively.
As design features go, Glenn Hatt, Winchester Repeating Arms product
manager, says, “The pistol grip butt stock helps tame recoil and makes it easier
to hold, aim and even raise the barrel when that tom sneaks in and catches
you off guard. Three interchangeable butt pads and three interchangeable
comb pieces to help fit the shotgun to varying lengths of pull—and to adapt for
shooting with open sights or scope/red dot systems—are also included.”
A TRUGLO fiber-optic front sight with an adjustable folding rear sight—
plus a cantilever scope mount attached to the barrel for optics—increases
consistency from shot to shot. The 12-gauge Long Beard turkey gun also
includes a Briley X-Full Long Beard Invector-Plus extended choke tube
optimized for Winchester Long Beard XR shotshell performance.
Shotgun, shotshell, choke tube—it’s a perfect match for today’s serious
turkey hunter.
much truer, straighter and tighter. Tighter
patterns result, with more energy and farther
downrange potential.” But there’s more…
“We’re seeing twice the number of pellets
beyond 50 yards as in other standard lead loads,”
Criner says. “You’re getting a lot more pellets
and better penetration. This product is as good
as high-density loads, but at a less expensive
lead price. It’s the best of both worlds.”
Boom. Down. Dead. That’s what you want
from your turkey load. After all, you’ve invested
plenty of time and money getting that strutter
into range. Deal-closing confidence relies on
your shotshell.
Check out the other custom
choke tubes made for Long
Beard XR ammunition
Carlson’s | choketube.com
Muller | mullerchokes.com
Trulock | trulockchokes.com
Haven’t shot this remarkable load? You
need to. Like any load, pattern Long Beard
XR first on a target. Learn how your firearm
performs with the shell selection and make
any necessary adjustments to your shotgun’s
choke or sighting system. Shoot the Long
Beard XR and even other turkey loads with
your shotgun of choice for comparison, and
check the results. Long Beard XR, put simply,
pushes the old standard 40-yard range farther
than any lead load ever and keeps your pattern
gobbler-dropping tight for those shots where
a longbeard decides to hang up just outside of
that now-obsolete 40-yard limit.
Pheasant photo by Mark Miller/Images on the Wildside
Ultimate Upland Bird
Hunting Load: Rooster XR
The Rooster XR™ shotshell is built with the same Shot-Lok™
Technology as the Long Beard XR turkey load. There’s a
difference though.
“Turkey loads need heavier shot weight and lower velocity,”
says Brad Criner, Winchester’s senior shotshell and rimfire
product manager. “Pheasant loads require a lighter shot load, but
higher velocity. With spring gobblers you want concentrated shot
patterns—ideally on a stationary bird, aimed at the head and neck.
Conversely, with pheasants your target is flying. The pattern must
open up. You need body shot penetration to break wings; vitals
must be hit.” This is where Shot-Lok Technology fits in.
“If you hunt wild pheasants, they won’t hold at times,” Criner
said. “They will get up at 40 or 50 yards. Longer shots are needed.
Velocity is cranked up for faster, better downrange patterning
and penetration using the Shot-Lok Technology in the Rooster XR
shell.” This ultimately gives hunters the confidence they need to
make ethical killing shots at extended ranges on pheasants, too.
The velocity
in Rooster XR is
cranked up for the
higher speeds needed
to take flushing
pheasants.
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B LI N D S I D E
Winchester
Blind Side –
The Ultimate
Expression of
Shotshell
Evolution
Blind Side was
introduced in 2011 and
features stacked HEX
Shot technology with
Winchester’s special
Diamond Cut Wad.
For 2015, Winchester offers waterfowlers a
comprehensive Blind Side line of 12- and 20-gauge
magnum and high-velocity products for any feathered
hunting scenario. By James Powell
ike most waterfowlers hunting today,
I routinely take it for granted that the
shotshells I load in my shotgun will go
bang, send pellets downrange at high velocity,
pattern well and hit hard every time I pull the
trigger. In that regard, we are all spoiled by the
uniform, consistent performance we’ve come to
expect and enjoy from modern shotshells. If we
miss, and we do, it’s almost always the fault of
the hunter pulling the trigger, not the trusted
shotgun or the tried-and-true Winchester
shells nestled snugly in the chambers. That collective confession aside, with their latest offerings, Winchester has now made it harder than
ever for us to blame poor shooting on our gear.
That kind of consistent shotshell performance didn’t just happen overnight, however.
loads and components. Many milestones come
to mind when revisiting Winchester’s history
of innovation and evolution. According to Jon
Farrar in “The History and Art of Shotshells,
“Winchester first advertised empty paper
Rather, more than a century of development and
shotshells in 1877, and most Winchester
innovation have led to today’s all-star lineup of
production during the 1880s was confined to
Winchester waterfowl loads. The evolution of
primed and unprimed brass and paper shells,
steel shot and shotgun shell components—and
wads and primers sold to sportsmen who
the impressive improvements in overall perfor“loaded their own” using locally or regionally
mance in the field—is often overlooked during
obtained lead shot and powders, often with
post-hunt banter at the local coffee shop. Much
mixed results.
has changed for the better when it comes to
What came next was a period of several
determining ethical and effective maximum
decades in the late 19th and early 20th centuranges for high, fast-flying birds.
ries that found Winchester at the cutting edge of shotshell development.
Early History of Shotshells
At the same time sport hunting
Beginning in the 19th cenof waterfowl and upland gametury and continuing today,
birds was becoming increasingWinchester has led the inly popular. The first preloaded
dustry in ground-breaking
Winchester shotshell was the
developments in shotshell
Rival
line in 1886, followed
Winchester Rival
Ammo
by Star in 1887. Later, increased velocity,
consistency and range-extending innovations
dominated shotshell development in the early
1930s when Winchester heavily promoted
its Leader Super Speed and Repeater Super
Speed loads for “long-range shooting.” The
company’s precedent for continuous shotshell
innovation had been set.
The Shotshell Today
Skip forward through a century of constant
innovation to the past decade or so, and it’s
obvious with a quick review of Winchester’s
catalog or website that every waterfowler can
find a perfect match for any gauge, hunting
situation, preference and budget. Drylok
Super Steel fits the bill for hunters who prefer
a fast, water-resistant, steel load using traditional, plated round pellets, and is offered in
either high-velocity or magnum loads. And
Xpert Hi-Velocity steel is the perfect solution
for waterfowlers on a budget who still need
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B LI N D S I D E
STACKED. FAST. DEADLY.®
“MY AMMO
OF CHOICE IN
THE FIELD IS
Blind Side”
— Wade Bourne
Waterfowling expert and contributing editor
to Ducks Unlimited magazine
consistent, dependable performance from a
steel shotshell.
Now, with the proven Blind Side® line
of shotshells, first introduced in 2011 and
expanded each year since, Winchester is continuing a manufacturing pedigree of quality
and innovation that extends back to that Rival
line of shells in 1886. With a wide variety
of high-velocity and magnum loads ranging from a 12-gauge, 3½-inch, 15⁄8 BB load
well-suited for pass shooting long-distance
geese to a 20-gauge, 3-inch, 7⁄8 -ounce No. 6
load perfect for fast shots at close-up teal over
decoys, Blind Side offers a load for any hunting situation.
“Higher velocities, harder-hitting pellets
and more uniform patterns mean better harvest rates for tough, fast-flying waterfowl,”
said Brett Flaugher, Winchester Ammunition
vice president of marketing, sales and strategy.
“We want to give the consumer what they
need for any situation in the field, and that’s
why we’re constantly expanding this popular
waterfowl load.”
Blind Side ammunition combines
ground-breaking, stacked HEX Shot
technology and the Diamond Cut
Wad in the most deadly Winchester
waterfowl load available.
The shot cloud is designed to hit waterfowl
like a swarm of high-velocity tumbling bricks—
preventing over penetration and maximizing
energy deposit and knockdown shock.
Blind Side ammunition combines
ground-breaking, stacked HEX Shot technology and the Diamond Cut Wad in the most
deadly Winchester waterfowl load available.
The HEX Shot pellets are hexahedronal
(shaped much like dice), and literally stack
together inside the shell, resulting in up to
15 percent more pellets in every shell.
Loaded with 100 percent HEX Shot,
hunters get more pellets on target, a larger
kill zone and more trauma-inducing pellets
than ever before. The shot is designed to
hit waterfowl like a swarm of high-velocity
tumbling bricks—maximizing energy deposit and knockdown shock within the bird.
Because HEX shot is obviously a less
efficient aerodynamic shape than traditional
round pellets, this hard-hitting hexahedronal shot is contained in a solid, unsplit
shotcup to prevent the shot charge from
behaving like a spreader load and opening
up into very wide patterns. Blind Side’s specially-engineered cup has diamond-shaped
cutout petals that deploy as the load exits
the muzzle. They hold the shot together
just long enough for the petals to function
The Diamond Cut Wad contains
three rear deploying petals that
stabilize the shot cup for truer flight.
like air brakes and separate the wad from the
shot. Unlike other products on the market, the
Diamond Cut Wad responds well to multiple
choke tubes from improved cylinder through
full choke. This inherent flexibility is an important aspect when trying to hit a fast-flying
Because the HEX shot is less
aerodynamic, it’s contained in
a single, unsplit shot cup that
holds patterns together for
deadly patterns.
teal at 20 yards versus a late-season, decoy shy
mallard beyond 40 yards.
Working in combination with the
Diamond Cut Wad, Winchester also utilizes
a hinged over-powder cup. The hinge system
reduces felt recoil for the shooter and reduces
Blind Side’s patented Drylok Super Steel® System,
incorporated into the hinged over-powder cup, keeps
your powder dry ensuring consistent velocities and
reliable ignition in all weather conditions.
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Higher
velocities,
harder-hitting
pellets and
more uniform
patterns MEAN
BETTER HARVEST
RATES.
peak pressure allowing more powder to be
added for higher velocities. Last, but not
least, Winchester engineers incorporated the
patented Drylok system into the hinged cup
to keep your powder dry ensuring consistent
velocities and reliable ignition.
Having personally shot Blind Side across
the continent almost exclusively since 2011,
I can verify this shot/cup combination works
exactly as advertised. Others in the know will
be quick to agree.
“My ammo of choice in the field is
Blind Side, and I have had great luck with
it,” says Wade Bourne, waterfowling expert
and longtime contributing editor to “Ducks
Unlimited” magazine. “I have patterned all
types of ammo, and Blind Side is the most
consistent I have tried. Not to mention the
knockdown power and penetration at longer
ranges is superb. Rest assured that when I go
hunting, Blind Side is always my first choice.”
With all these options, it’s obvious
Winchester’s magnum and high-velocity
loads fit the need for any hunting scenario.
Whether it’s fast flying teal or high flying
geese, Winchester has it covered.
photo by Russell Graves
Winchester and Ducks Unlimited
– Partnering for the Future of
Conservation and Shooting Sports
The undercurrents of Winchester’s
conservation support run deep
throughout their history. John Olin,
the founder of Winchester’s parent
company, was an avid sportsman and
conservationist and set the company
on a long and respected path of support
for conservation organizations such as
Ducks Unlimited. Perhaps the most visible
aspect of the partnership with DU is
that Winchester continues to be the only
ammunition company granted permission
to use the DU Proud Sponsor logo on their
waterfowl ammunition packaging.
“Winchester is proud to be part of
that conservation heritage and has
been a prominent sponsor of Ducks
Unlimited for more than 25 years,” says
Brett Flaugher, Winchester Ammunition
vice president of marketing, sales
and strategy. “Through this
partnership, Winchester has
supported Duck’s Unlimited’s
wetlands and waterfowl
conservation projects with its
many resources.”
As a tribute to the partnership,
Winchester was highlighted in a special
short film on Olin, his famous Nilo Farms
and his prized Labrador retriever King
Buck at DU’s 2014 National Convention
in St. Louis. Perhaps the most famous
retriever in history, King Buck finished
83 national series out of a possible 85,
and earned the title of the nation’s finest
field trial retriever in 1953 and 1954.
To this day, no other retriever has ever
completed more than 62 successive
national series. Just as notable, King
Buck also has the distinction of being
the only nonwaterfowl subject to grace
a Federal duck stamp, making his image
an icon of waterfowling art and culture.
The 1959 Federal
Duck Stamp featuring
King Buck.
“For more than 25 years, DU and
Winchester have worked together to
achieve amazing results for wetlands
conservation and to ensure that
future generations will have the same
opportunity to enjoy the wildlife and
wild places that we do today,” says Jim
Alexander, DU’s director of corporate
partnerships. “Winchester is as
committed to conservation as they
are to manufacturing and selling the
highest quality ammunition available on
the market today. We look forward to
many more years of partnership with
Winchester on behalf of waterfowl and
waterfowlers across North America.”
For more information about Ducks
Unlimited visit www.ducks.org.
WINCHESTER HAS
BEEN A PROMINENT
SPONSOR OF DUCKS
UNLIMITED FOR more
than 25 years.”
— Brett Flaugher
Winchester Ammunition vice president
of marketing, sales and strategy
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VARM I NT X // 17 WS M
Winchester
Medicine for
Marauders
Predator hunting is fun, accessible and beneficial to
other game species. Winchester’s dedicated predator
loads also make it easy and affordable. By Ron Spomer
T
Winchester’s Varmint X loads
are designed to deliver all of
the quality performance of
a premium bullet without a
premium price.
hese things we know: Mule deer are declining. Bobwhite quail are but a shadow of their former numbers. Pheasants
are struggling. Even woodchucks have disappeared from big chunks of the Midwest.
These things we also know: All those
species are eaten by predators. Coyotes have
spread from the West into every state from
Maine to Florida. Raccoons pioneered out of
the southeast and now ravage Seattle. Foxes
hunt coast to coast. Nest-robbing crows are
reaching pest levels across the country, and
ground squirrels in the West are partying in
alfalfa fields like its 1999.
All of this suggests it might be time for a bit
of judicious predator control. Plenty of hunters
have already figured this out. In just the past
eight years the number of predator hunters has
doubled. Many of these are young and new
shooters, the kind often with more time and
enthusiasm than money. Recognizing this,
Winchester engineers set out to design new,
lower priced ammunition and even a brand
new, inexpensive rimfire cartridge—without
sacrificing performance.
Costs Less, Shoots Great
Face it, money matters, and when you can
save a few dollars on a box of coyote or
ground squirrel ammo, you’re going to do
it, especially if you don’t have to sacrifice
performance. With Varmint X® centerfire ammo, you don’t. In .204 Ruger, .223
Rem., .22-250 Rem. and .243 Win., Varmint
X looks a bit different than Winchester
Ballistic Silvertip, but shoots hot on its heels.
Varmint X cases are brass instead of nickel
plated. The bullets do not have the black,
Lubalox coating of the Ballistic Silvertips nor
their boattails. But the sharp polycarbonate
tips are there. The missing boattail sacrifices just a touch of ballistic coefficient (BC).
The 55-grain .223 Varmint X has a rated BC
of .255 instead of .267. That makes it drop
1
⁄8 -inch more at 300 yards, deflect an additional 1⁄3 -inch in a 10 mph breeze and lose
photo by Ron Spomer
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Varmint X comes in a number of the most popular predator calibers including
.204 Ruger, .223 Rem., .22-250 Rem. and .243 Win. The bullets lack nickel
cases, Lubalox coated bullets and a boat-tail, yet shoots right on the heels
of the company’s popular Ballistic Silvertip ammunition.
17 foot-pounds of energy. Nothing a coyote
is going to notice. Nor will most shooters.
I certainly didn’t during a recent Wyoming
prairie dog and marmot hunt.
Several friends and I were helping a
rancher with his annual population control
efforts on the burrowing rodents. In the
bad old days ranchers used to poison prairie
dogs wholesale and wipe out entire colonies.
The more enlightened approach is to trim
the annual increase by selective shooting.
This leaves carcasses behind to feed coyotes,
badgers, eagles, various hawks and other
predators that then have less appetite for
pronghorn and mule deer fawns.
“See those three fat ones on the sidehill?”
I asked my friend Aaron Lisech. He was peering through a big Nikon scope with a ballistic
reticle atop a Winchester M70 Featherweight
Ammo and shooting photos by Ron Spomer
in .243 Winchester stuffed with 58-grain
Varmint X rounds.
“About 350 yards out?” he asked. I pressed
the button on my Swarovski EL Range binocular and read the precise distance.
“It’s 373,” I said. “Should be about a 12inch drop. Hold three MOA high.” Seconds
later the rifle thumped and so did one of the
prairie dogs. “Were you aiming for the one
in the middle?” I asked.
“Yup.”
“Well, you got him.” Aaron was hitting
more than missing and, with each shot,
falling more in love with the .243 Win. Our
friends were doing the same with Browning
X-Bolt rifles in .223 Rem. and .22-250 Rem.
If I were creating an advertising slogan for
Varmint X ammo, I’d go with “Varmint X.
Costs less. Shoots great.”
If I were creating
an advertising
slogan for Varmint
X ammo, I’d go
with “Varmint X.
Costs less.
Shoots great.”
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VARM I NT X // 17 WS M
A True Rimfire Champ
On that same hunt I was shooting what most
would call a pipsqueak rifle: a Winchester
M1885 low-wall single-shot chambered for
the tiny but powerfully deadly 17 Winchester
Super Magnum. Talk about an inexpensive
option for varmints. You can buy 50 of these
for the cost of 20 of the cheapest centerfire
varmint rounds. And you don’t give up much
performance. At 3,000 fps muzzle velocity,
the polymer-tipped 20-grain bullet from
the 17 Winchester Super Magnum shoots
8 inches flatter than the .17 HMR at 250
yards—and 22 inches flatter than the .22
Win. Mag. Heck, it’s even 6 inches flatter
than the .22 Hornet! And if you’re concerned
about wind deflection, well, you’ve come to
the right place. At 250 yards in a 10-mph cross
wind, the 17 Winchester Super Magnum
deflects 14 inches less than the .17 HMR,
10 inches less than the .22 Hornet and 2 feet
less than the .22 Win. Mag. This is the rimfire
champ of all time, and with it I was popping
off prairie dogs with deadly efficiency out to
200 yards, sometimes as far as 250 yards. I
put five shots on paper at 300 yards and they
clustered in a 3-inch circle.
Predator hunters are wondering if this
super rimfire with the lightweight bullets has
enough punch for coyotes. I think it does,
The high-speed, yet relatively
inexpensive rimfire 17 Win Super
Mag is ideal for taking shots on
prairie dogs out to 250 yards and if
conditions are right, even farther.
This is the rimfire
champ of all time,
AND WITH IT I WAS
POPPING OFF PRAIRIE
DOGS WITH DEADLY
EFFICIENCY OUT TO 200
YARDS, SOMETIMES AS
FAR AS 250.”
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especially with the 25-grain load. That
larger bullet at a launch speed of 2,600 fps
will carry 200 foot-pounds of energy at
200 yards. That’s enough kinetic energy to
lift 200 pounds a foot off the ground. Put
another way, the 25-grain 17 Winchester
Super Magnum bullet at 200 yards carries
more energy than a 40-grain .22 Long
Rifle Super-X load packs at the muzzle.
Plenty of coyotes have been killed with
.22 Long Rifles over the years, and at a lot
greater distance than touching the muzzle. 25
The bullet
weight in
grains of
the 17 Win
Super Mag,
delivering
200 ft-lbs
of energy at
200 yards.
Reality Check
The reality for many shooters is that varmint
and predator hunting are accessible, productive and inexpensive. Winchester’s Varmint
X and 17 Winchester Super Magnum are
designed to keep it that way. Costs less.
Shoots great.
eat. But historically they’ve
also been controlled by severe
and often brutal natural forces
like competition, starvation, a
shortage of denning sites and
outright internecine warfare.
Coyotes kill foxes, wolves
kill everything including one
another, mountain lions kill
wolves. Bacteria and viruses
killed all of them.
Now, we humans have
changed everything. We
provide extra food that tides predators
over during natural shortages. Fruits,
vegetables, grains and even dog and cat
food left on the back porch provide just
enough extra nutrition to keep coyotes,
Foxes and other predators thrive in
a world in which man has tipped the
scales in their favor.
Balancing the Predator, Prey Equation
Varmints have always been a natural and
essential part of the environment. They
have important roles to play in preventing
overpopulations of whatever it is they
Ammo photo by Ron Spomer
skunks, raccoons, crows and the rest of
the carnivorous crowd alive. Old barns,
rock piles, culverts, farm equipment
and even bridge overpasses provide
denning sites and shelter from killing
storms that formerly limited raccoons
and opossums to warmer climes. Irrigated
grass, alfalfa, wheat and other crops lay
out a smorgasbord for a dozen species of
burrowing rodents.
In short, we humans have created a
world in which prey species lose habitat
while predatory species gain it. It’s
therefore our responsibility to balance the
scales—or at least reduce the pressure
a bit. If we shoot a deer and a few birds
and bunnies each year, shouldn’t we also
shoot a few of their predators?
Old abandon farmsteads like this one in
Oklahoma provide shelter and denning sites
for today’s expanding predator population.
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LEG EN DARY I N N OVATI O N , EN G I N EERI N G E XC ELLEN C E
Legendary
Innovation,
Engineering
Excellence
DEER [2015]
“Winchester has the
tradition for innovation
and delivering the best
products possible to
hunters and shooters.
We value the way
they develop new
technologies that are
sensible for sportsmen
and women.”
– Mark and Terry Drury,
Drury Outdoors
Winchester may be one of the oldest names in
ammunition, but it also remains the one most
mentioned when it comes to modern-day innovation.
F
ew companies have delivered as many
new products to the outdoor and
shooting sports industry over the past
decade as Winchester Ammunition.
With strong investments in engineering, research,
manufacturing and equipment, The American Legend
is demonstrating to its millions of customers around
the world what it takes to be a leader. True innovation
requires know-how, good ol’ fashioned hard work and
stringent planning. Winchester, with its rich heritage
serving as a strong foundation, continues its marketleading position on the cutting edge of ammunition
manufacturing. Following are just some of the
remarkable innovations that have made Winchester
the the brand to turn to time and time again.
Deer Season XP™:
Bigger Tip. Bigger Impact™
•Built specifically for deer hunters
•Features new Extreme Point™ Winchester bullets
•Radical new polymer tip design provides massive impact trauma
•Offers hunters maximum impact diameter to drop deer in their tracks
•Rapid expansion leads to better knockdown power and energy transfer
•Larger wound cavities, especially upon entry, cause shorter and better
blood trails for easier, and often less, tracking
Rapid expansion leads
to massive knockdown
on deer of all sizes.
As a lifelong hunter, I’m always looking for new and innovative
products to help improve my success in the field, especially when
it comes to whitetail hunting. Year after year Winchester has been
leading the way with some incredible new products, but with Deer
Season XP they have really gone above and beyond.”
– Melissa Bachman, host, Winchester Deadly Passions
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TURKEY [2014]
PERSONAL DEFENSE [2014]
“With Train & Defend, Winchester
has simplified, if not perfected, the
ammunition selection process for
concealed carry and training.”
“I was shocked! Long
Beard XR changed
my old turkey gun
and choke from a
40-yard max range
to a 60+ yard gun.”
– Richard Mann, author and editor
– Dr. Grant Woods,
www.GrowingDeer.tv
Long Beard® XR™: Lok’d & Lethal®
•Increased lethality at longer ranges, more than any other turkey load
•Featuring new-to-the-world Shot-Lok™ Technology
•Tighter Patterns
•Twice the pellets inside a 10-inch circle out to 60 yards
•10 percent greater penetration over standard lead loads
beyond 50 yards
•Shot-Lok eliminates air space around
the pellets, preventing movement,
Shot-Lok goes into the shell as a liquid resin
which ultimately leads to virtually
that occupies space around the pellets before
no pellet deformation
it hardens. Upon firing the load, the resin fractures, providing the ultimate buffering system.
I still try to kill turkeys as close as I can, but Long Beard
XR gives me the option to reach out to hung-up toms. It’s
turned frustrated scowls into happy smiles. And drumsticks.”
W Train & Defend®
•The W Train & Defend system is a straightforward solution for shooters interested in
training to become more proficient with their
personal defense ammunition
•This ballistically-matched ammunition pairs
range-ready Train (T) rounds with technologydriven Defend (D) rounds, both designed to limit
the recoil felt by the shooter
•Train (T) is easily distinguishable from the
Defend (D) rounds in appearance and through
straightforward information in an easy-toread format on the packaging
•Train (T): 50-count boxes with brass shell
cases and full metal jacket bullets
•Defend (D): 20-count boxes using
Winchester’s advanced bonding
technology with nickel-plated
shell cases and jacketed hollow
point bullets
Winchester
Ammunition continues
to push beyond previously
established expectations
when it comes to personal
defense rounds. The W line
offers the performance I
recommend to my students
at lower levels of recoil than
any comparable round that I
am familiar with. As a bonus,
the matched training rounds
offer a one-to-one training
experience without the
additional cost of hollowpoint bullets.” – Rob Pincus, ICE Training
– Andrew McKean, editor-in-chief, Outdoor Life
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LEG EN DARY I N N OVATI O N , EN G I N EERI N G E XC ELLEN C E
VARMINT [2013]
TARGET SHOOTING [2013]
17 Winchester Super Mag:
The Fastest Rimfire In The World
AA TrAAcker®:
See Why You’ve
Been Missing
•First game and target load to feature a weighted wad
that actually tracks with the shot string or pattern
•Allows the shooter or an instructor to quickly
AA TrAAcker wads
determine where the shooter is missing
come in two colors;
orange for overcast
•Loaded with 1⅛ ounces of shot like a standard AA
skies or dark
shotshell, the innovative wad design includes longer,
backdrops or black
notched petals, which stabilizes wad spin and the
for clear skies or
unique shot trap captures ⅛-ounce of shot to ensure
light backdrops.
the wad remains in the center of the shot string or
pattern for optimum tracking
•Available in two highly visible colors:
“AA TrAAcker shotshells proved
orange for overcast conditions or
both fun and informative, clearly
dark backdrops and black for clear
skies or light backdrops
answering the “how-did-I-miss”
You’ve given the
world something
that’s taken me thirty
years and two million
rounds to develop.”
– Richard Rhode, father and
coach to five-time Olympian
Kim Rhode
questions. I could easily see
just how far we were missing,
especially on crossing or dropping
birds requiring considerable leads.
Most impressive was how it helped
my son get the hang of breaking
a difficult, over-the-shoulder
presentation as is commonly seen
in 5-stand, not to mention dove
fields and goose pits.”
– John Zent, editorial director, NRA
•The fastest rimfire in the
world travels at 3,000 feet
per second
•2 ½ times the down-range
energy, 50 percent flatter
trajectory and reduced wind
drift over the .17 HMR
•Delivers centerfire performance at a rimfire price
Winchester has created
one heck of a tough choice
for first-time .17-caliber rifle
purchasers with a product that
was anticipated by few, but
could be coveted by many.”
17 HMR
17 WIN
SUPER
MAG
– Shawn Skipper, web managing editor,
NRA American Hunter
“For the hunter looking to find a blazing fast round that delivers
centerfire performance at much more affordable rimfire prices,
the new 17 Win Super Mag is without peer.”
— Doug Howlett, editor-in-chief, Gun Digest
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varmint [2013]
WATERFOWL [2011]
“Blind Side knocks the stuffing out of
waterfowl. I’ve shot loads of ducks and
three kinds of geese with it, and the 3 1⁄2-inch
loads in particular are formidable.”
Blind Side:
Stacked. Fast. Deadly.®
Varmint X:
Extreme on Predators
•For predator hunters interested in extreme
accuracy and explosive impact
•Built with a polymer tip for instant
expansion and high ballistic coefficient
for flatter trajectory
•Combines the legendary excellence for
which Winchester is known with today’s
latest technology, resulting in a cartridge
designed specifically for the demands of
predator and varmint hunters
Varmint X ammunition cuts
to the chase without a lot
of fuss or expense. Explosive,
aerodynamically efficient bullets at high velocity
in the most effective varmint cartridges. What
else do you need to know?”
– Ron Spomer, host, Winchester World of Whitetail
– Skip Knowles, editor, Wildfowl
•Higher velocities mean shorter leads are necessary
for fast-flying waterfowl
•Combines groundbreaking, stacked HEX Shot technology
with the Diamond Cut Wad in the most deadly Winchester
waterfowl load available
•Loaded with 100-percent HEX Shot, hunters get more pellets
on target, a larger kill zone and more trauma-inducing pellets
than ever before—meaning powerfully quick kill shots
•Drylok Wad System keeps your powder dry
•Available in magnum and high-velocity offerings
PERSONAL DEFENSE [2008]
Defender:
Stop The Threat
“Many rely on the shotgun for personal protection inside
the home. But few focus on the specifics of defensive
loads. Winchester has demonstrated its commitment
to making its full line of personal defense loads more
effective through innovative engineering. The Defender
line is filled with technology-driven products in shotshell,
handgun, rifle and rimfire products. Personal defense
rounds are not limited to just lead buckshot anymore.”
– Mark Keefe, editor-in-chief, NRA American Rifleman
•Tactical reliability in critical situations that allows
responsible citizens to protect their homes and families
•Rimfire. Centerfire handgun. Shotshell. Centerfire rifle.
Winchester is the industry leader that has redefined bullet
innovation for all personal defense firearm platforms
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S O YO U WANT TO S H O OT…
So You Want
to Shoot…
T
Whether you prefer to shoot shotguns, rifles, handguns or
all three, odds are there is a place to shoot and a fun way
to improve your skills right down the road. By Doug Howlett
he firearms industry has enjoyed significant growth in recent years. Whether
it has been the popularity in modern
sporting rifles, interest in concealed carry
or simply wanting to find out what all the
excitement is about that has brought people
to their local gun shop, one thing is true for
firearms enthusiasts new and old; never has
there been a better time to be a recreational
Metal silhouettes are a fun
alternative to paper targets
as they confirm a hit with both
movement and sound.
shooter in America. With at least 20 million
recreational shooters in the United States, now
is truly the Golden Age of gun ownership, and
opportunities to target shoot are not only easier
than ever to find, but they are plentiful—and
growing—as well.
Pick Your Shooting Passion
For many people in the shooting sports, it was
a particular interest from someone in their
family or a close friend that got them shooting
in the first place and has shaped their own
interest in the type of firearms and ammunition they buy and use. Maybe their father or
grandfather loves to duck hunt or deer hunt,
so they developed an interest for the outdoors
and hunting and buy guns with that pursuit in
mind. Maybe a good friend at work talked up
the thrill of busting clays on a trap range or
sporting clays course and after joining them
for a few rounds, the new shooter now thirsts
for their next sunny Saturday spent behind the
stock of a well-crafted over/under shotgun. Or
maybe, a desire to have the ability to defend
their home led them to the first purchase of
a handgun or shotgun and after practicing at
the local range a few times, they realize shooting isn’t just a practical skill, it’s darn fun, too.
As a result, now they are looking for more
opportunities to shoot or even compete.
ONE THING IS TRUE FOR FIREARMS
ENTHUSIASTS, NEW AND OLD: never
has it been a better time to be a
recreational shooter in America.
photo by Mitch Kezar
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“There are a lot of people buying firearms
today that need a nice, clean place to shoot
safely and to learn to shoot correctly. That’s
why we opened our second location…there is
such great demand for it,” says Ed Coleman,
general manager of the recently opened
Colonial Shooting Academy in Virginia
Beach, Va., a 34-lane indoor shooting and
training facility. It is the second of Colonial
Shooting Academy’s facilities with their
flagship location in Richmond, Va., having
been open now for just over three years.
The Richmond facility earned the National
Shooting Sports Foundation’s Range of the
Year honors in 2013.
“Every day we have more people coming
into shooting,” says Coleman. “A lot of them
start out wanting a gun to defend their home or
learn more about concealed carry. But once they
start shooting, they realize it is a lot of fun and
they want to do it more.” That’s where classes
and a steady schedule of events come into play.
There is a shooting activity—often multiple ones—designed for virtually every gun
made and with more people joining the gun
ownership ranks, ammo manufacturers and
range owners have answered the call to provide more products and services to fit every
interest. What’s even better is shooting in
one type of activity or game often improves
your abilities in another shooting activity of
interest. For instance, sporting clays, trap and
skeet are a great and fun way for upland and
waterfowl hunters to keep skills sharp during
the off-season, while smallbore competitions
with .22-caliber rifles are a great way to develop accuracy that will translate into successful
long-range shots on big game with larger caliber rifles. Depending on your favorite firearm,
there is a shooting sport for you. Here are
some of the more popular ones.
Handgun Proficiency
With concealed carry a driving factor in
today’s high interest in firearms, many
modern target shooters own and enjoy
handguns. From inexpensive and convenient indoor range time, often located just
minutes from any home even in urban and
suburban environments, to a veritable vegetable soup of organizations that sanction
and organize competitions at local, state
and even national levels—USPSA (United
States Practical Shooting Association),
IDPA (International Defensive Pistol
Association) and IPSC (International
Practical Shooting Confederation) to name
just a few—there are ample places for
Every day we
have more
people coming into
the world of target
shooting. Once they
start shooting, they
realize it’s a lot of
fun and they want
to do it more.”
— Ed Coleman
general manager of Colonial Shooting
Academy in Virginia Beach, Va.
Find a Place to Shoot
Whether you need to get certified for
concealed carry, want to take a friend or
spouse shooting nearby or are looking
for shooting events you can participate
in, the following is a list of great online
resources to get you started.
Winchester/NRA Marksmanship
Qualification Program
mqp.nra.org
NSSF’s WhereToShoot.org
wheretoshoot.org
NRA Competitive Shooting Programs
compete.nra.org
American Trap Association
shootata.com
Want to improve your
shooting skills and firearms
knowledge? Many ranges
offer affordable courses that
are both fun and informative.
National Skeet Shooting Association
nssa-nsca.org
3-Gun Nation
3gunnation.com
United States Practical Shooting
Association
uspsa.org
International Defensive Pistol
Association
idpa.com
International Practical Shooting
Confederation
ipsc.org
Kids & Clays
kidsandclays.com
Olin Shooting Facilities
winchestergunrange.com
Youth Shooting Sports Program
youthshootingsa.com
Civilian Marksmanship Program
thecmp.org
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S O YO U WANT TO S H O OT…
handgun fans to improve their skills
and put them to the test in friendly
competition. Many of these competitions are broken down by firearm
class and test shooters for accuracy
and speed shooting steel plates or
other fun targets.
We’re adding
more matches
every year and not
just in America, but
all over the world.
We’re going
global
baby.
Shotgun Sports
It is estimated that of the 20 million
or so shooting enthusiasts, almost
50 percent of them enjoy shooting
shotguns. For the scattergun enthusiast, there are countless courses
and types of shooting to enjoy with
traditional activities such as skeet,
trap and 5-stand always popular.
Sporting clays, a golf-like shooting
game typically with 10 to 15 stations
and often laid out in a scenic outdoor
environment, roared to popularity
in the late 1980s and 1990s and
hasn’t looked back yet. Increasingly,
resorts that offer sporting clays, also
have other activities for couples that feature
fine dining, spas, equestrian activities and
much more.
Go Long With A Rifle
Whether it’s shooting the tightest group
possible on silhouette targets at 100 yards
with your favorite rifle or punching gongs
and paper targets at 1,000 yards, rifle
shooters have a lot of options when it comes
to plinking or competing. The NRA’s
Competitive Shooting Program website
(competitions.nra.org) lists information
on getting started in high-power rifle,
smallbore rifle, silhouette and M1A match
competitions. A quick check with a local
outdoor range will also often produce a list
3-gun is among
one of the
fastest growing
shooting sports
and Winchester
has you covered
from start to
victory.
1
HANDGUN
Win3Gun handgun loads are
available in calibers popular for the
circuit. They come in a 147-grain
9mm, a 180-grain .40-caliber and
a 230-grain .45-caliber offering.
They are loaded with flat-nosed
bullets for increased accuracy, as
well as lead-free primers to keep
firearms cleaner during highvolume shooting.
— Chad Adams
vice president of 3-Gun Nation
of upcoming events or classes by trained NRA
instructors where shooters can learn firsthand
from expert teachers and meet other people
who share their interest and love for shooting.
Mix It Up With 3-Gun, Cowboy Action
Can’t decide which gun or competition is
for you? One of the fastest growing target
shooting games today is 3-Gun, which is an
exciting, adrenaline-fueled timed shooting
event where competitors fire on targets using
shotguns, rifles and handguns.
“We’re adding more matches every year
and not just in America, but all over the world.
We’re going global baby,” says an excited Chad
Adams, vice president of 3-Gun Nation,
the parent company of the National 3-Gun
Association, which oversees and organizes the
events. In just six months in 2013, the association’s 3-Gun Club series went from an idea
with no clubs to 67 clubs and climbing.
Cowboy action shooting is another event
that not only allows people to live out their
Old West fantasies by competing with revolvers, lever-action rifles and side-by-side
scatterguns, but also allows them to dress the
part as well and create personas as colorful as
the legends from this fascinating time in our
nation’s history.
Likewise, qualification shooting though
programs such as the Winchester/NRA
Marksmanship Qualification Program are
a great way to improve proficiency in any
type of firearm preferred including rifles,
shotguns, handguns, muzzleloaders and even
airguns. Shooters can participate at their
own pace, while working their way through
a prescribed set of drills that takes them
through beginning skill levels all the way up
to expert status.
No matter what kind of guns you prefer to
shoot, or how competitive or noncompetitive
you wish to be, there is a shooting sport that
everyone in the family can enjoy. Check out
a range or shooting facility near you or visit
the NSSF’s WhereToShoot.org to find a nearby range and other resources for recreational
shooters. Then it’s just a matter of grabbing
your gun, your eye and ear protection and
your Winchester ammo and heading out for a
whole lot of fun.
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2
3
SHOTGUN
For the shotgun portion of the competition,
Win3Gun offers the competitor three hardhitting 12-gauge offerings depending on what
their gun shoots best or the types of target
presentations encountered. The loads are
packed in a 2¾-inch shell, the first being a No.
7½ shot standard load, the other is a magnum
load of 00 Buck and finally a low recoil slug.
The No. 7½ loads come 25 to a box; the 00
Buck and low recoil slugs come five to a box.
Downrange Fun
You’ve got your
firearm, ammo and a
safe outdoor location
to shoot…now it’s time
to place some targets
downrange that will
up the challenge
among friends and
heighten the thrill of
what target shooting
is all about.
illustrations by Ryan Kirby
RIFLE
The popularity of AR-style rifles is
entwined with 3-Gun competition when
it comes to the rifle portion of the sport.
For that, the Win3Gun line, introduced
in 2014, includes a high-performing
55-grain, FMJ 5.56mm round with leadand heavy metal-free primers for clean
running even as the action heats up.
They are available in boxes of 20.
Action Target PT Tatanka
Shaped like a buffalo with a
reactive steel plate that swings
back and forth between two
target zones. Hit the plate in one
zone and it swings to the other for
clear visual confirmation of a hit.
(actiontarget.com)
NSSF Project ChildSafe
Recreational shooting is
great fun. But gun ownership also carries with
it many responsibilities,
key among them, keeping people safe
when around firearms and keeping guns
out of the wrong hands—particularly
out of the hands of young children. In an
effort to better educate the public about
safe, responsible firearms ownership,
the National Shooting Sports Foundation
(NSSF) started Project ChildSafe in 2003
as a nationwide program that promotes
safe firearms handling and storage
practices. A key part of that educational
effort is the free distribution of firearm
Safety Kits, which include a cable-style
gun lock and a brochure that discusses
safe handling and storage.
Since it’s inception, the project has
partnered with law enforcement agencies
Impact Seal 3D Prairie Dog
This dog will take shot after shot
thanks to the durable self-healing
material that handles any caliber.
Targets reset after each hit thanks
to a sturdy steel-spring design and
anchors to the ground with a solid
base spike. (doalloutdoors.com)
Impact-22 Rolling Steel Targets
Make this unique, reactive target
walk and flip to a new position with
every strike from your rimfire rifle.
The Impact-22 utilizes three-fin
heads to allow the target to be shot
from any angle. Use with .22 only.
(rollingsteeltargets.com)
36
MILLION
Number of safety
kits the NSSF has
distributed since
2003
everywhere to
distribute more
than 36 million kits to
gun owners in all 50 states and five
U.S. territories. This success has not
come, however, without the support and
cooperation from local law enforcement
agencies, the firearms industry, elected
officials, community leaders, state
agencies and supporting businesses to
help promote and spread awareness of
this important firearms safety initiative.
To find out how to get your own Project
ChildSafe Safety Kit, learn more about
the program or to find out how you
can help support the program, visit
projectchildsafe.org.
Birchwood Casey Ground Strike
Hex Ball Target
This 6-inch rubberized ball rolls,
bounces and flies to a new position
with every shot. Use with any caliber
from .22 on up. The high-visibility ball
is good for hundreds and hundreds
of rounds. (birchwoodcasey.com)
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WI N C H ESTER LI C EN S ED M ER C HAN D I S E
WINCHESTER LICENSEES
QUALITY. RELIABILITY. REPUTATION.
For better than half of this country’s history, the Winchester
brand has represented the best America has to offer as “the gun
that won the West.” Times have changed, but rest assured, only
products that represent the best in their class still earn the right
to bear the legendary brand—Winchester.
D A IS Y OU T DOOR PRODUC T S
www.winchesterairrifles.com
GR A NI T E SECURI T Y
www.winchestersafes.com
GERBER
www.gerbergear.com
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W INCHE S T E R
REPE AT ING A RMS www.winchesterguns.com
Read more
about the new
Super X3 Long
Beard Shotgun on
page 29
Read more
about the new
Winchester XPR
rifle on page 13
PROL INE
www.prolineboots.com
A MERIC A N A RCHER Y
www.winchesterarchery.com
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www.trulockchokes.com
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products are available on
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www.vintageeditions.com
Visit the Winchester
online store today and
shop Winchester!
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www.winchesterusa.com
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C ENTERFI RE RI FLE
centerfire
rifle
W
inchester continues
its leadership in
delivering innovative and
quality centerfire rifle
products. From bullets
engineered specifically
for whitetail deer, predator
and other big game, to
products built for target
shooting and personal
defense, Winchester offers
a comprehensive lineup
of technology driven and
affordable products for
hunters and shooters alike.
Whitetail
BIG GAME
Lethal Precision
Deadly on Big Game
Bigger Tip. Bigger Impact.™
Toughness Counts
Trusted. Terminal.
PREDATOR-VARMINT
Extreme on Predators™
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Cartridge
Symbol
Bullet Wt. Velocity in Feet Per Second (fps)
Energy in Foot Pounds (ft-lbs.) (Grs.) B.C.
Bullet Type Muzzle 100 200 300
400 500
Muzzle 100
200 300 400 500 Trajectory, Short Range Yards
50 100 200 300 400 Trajectory, Long Range Yards
100 200 300
400
500
LF
LF
LF
LF
LF
LF
204 Ruger
204 Ruger
204 Ruger
204 Ruger
218 Bee
22 Hornet
22 Hornet
220 Swift
222 Remington
22-250 Remington
22-250 Remington
22-250 Remington
22-250 Remington
22-250 Remington
22-250 Remington
5.56mm
5.56mm
5.56mm
223 Remington
223 Remington
223 Remington
223 Remington
223 Remington
223 Remington
223 Remington
223 Remington
223 Remington
223 Remington
223 Remington
223 Remington
223 Remington
223 Remington
223 Remington
223 Remington
223 WSSM
223 WSSM
223 WSSM
225 Winchester
243 Winchester
243 Winchester
243 Winchester
243 Winchester
243 Winchester
243 Winchester
243 Winchester
243 Winchester
S204RLF
32
0.228 Ballistic Silvertip
SBST204R
32 0.206 Ballistic Silvertip
X204P
32 0.210 Varmint X
X204R
34 0.167 Hollow Point
X218B
46
0.130 Hollow Point
X22H1
45
0.130 Soft Point
X22H2
46
0.130 Hollow Point
X220S
50
0.200 Pointed Soft Point
X222R
50
S22250RLF
35
0.201 Ballistic Silvertip SBST22250
50
SBST22250B 55
X22250P
55
0.255 Varmint X
X222501
55
X222502
64
0.251 Power-Point
S556M**
77
0.340 Match BTHP
X556TG
55
0.267 Three Gun - Comp Ready
Q3131
55
0.267 Full Metal Jacket
S223RPDB++60 0.208
Defender
S223RPDB2++**
77 0.319
Defender
S223RLF
35
0.201 Ballistic Silvertip SBST223
50 0.238 Ballistic Silvertip
SBST223B
55
S223WB**
64
0.247 Razor Boar XT
S223M2**
69
0.297 Match BTHP
X223R2BP**
64
0.231 Power Max Bonded
X223LF**
64 0.247 Power Core
X223P1
40 0.200 Varmint X
X223P
55 0.255 Varmint X
X223R
55
X223R2**
64
0.257 Power-Point
USA2232
45
0.185 Jacketed H. P.
USA223R1
55
USA223R3**
62
SBST223SS
55
X223WSS
55
X223WSS1
64
0.233 Power-Point
X2251
55
SXP243W
95
0.411 XP3
SBST243
55
SBST243A
95
X2432BP
100
X243WLF
90
0.354 Power Core
X243P
58
0.250 Varmint-X
X243DS
95
0.363 Deer Season XP
X2431
80
4000 3490 3036 2625 2250 1907
40503482298425372132
1767
40003449296225262129
1770
40253339275122321775
1393
2760 2103 1551 1156 961 850
2690 2042 1502 1128 947 840
2690 2043 1504 1129 949 841
3870 3310 2816 2373 1972 1616
3140 2602 2123 1700 1350 1107
4350 3729 3189 2711 2280 1890
3810 334129192536 21821859
3680 327229002558 22401946
3680 325328672511 21831880
3680 3137 2656 2222 1832 1493
3500 308627082360 20381744
2750 248822402007 17891589
3270 2898 2555 2238 1943 1675
3270 289825552238 19431675
2750
2329
1947
– ––
2500
2236
1988
– ––
3800 3251 2766 2330 1935 1586
34102982259322351907
1613
3240 287125312215 19231657
2920 2549 2208 1894 1610 1367
3060 274024422163 19021664
3020 2616 2246 1908 1605 1347
30202641229319711679
1425
36003073260521811801
1471
32402854250021721871
1598
3240 2747 2304 1905 1554 1270
3020 265623202009 17241473
3600 3033 2533 2085 1687 1356
3240 2854 2499 2172 1869 1597
3100 2762 2448 2155 1884 1636
3850 343830642721 24022105
3850 3367 2934 2541 2181 1851
3600 314427322356 20111698
3570 3066 2616 2207 1838 1514
3100 2864 2641 2428 22252032
3910 349331142766 24442144
3100 2854 2626 2410 22032007
2960 2708 2470 2244 2031 1829
3100 282825712329 20991884
3850 339829912619 22761959
3100 283425832346 21221910
3350 2955 2594 2259 1951 1670
1137 865
655 490 360 258
1165862 632457323222
1137845 623453322223
1223842 571376238146
778 451
246 137 94
74
723 416
225 127 90
70
739 426
231 130 92
72
1663 1226 881 625 432 290
1094 752
500 321 202 136
1470 1081 790 571 404 278
16111239 946 714 529 384
16541307 1027799 613 462
16541292 1003770 582 432
1654 1201 861 603 410 272
17411353 1042791 590 432
12931058 858 689 547 432
1306 1025 797 611 461 342
13061025 797 611 461 342
1007
723
505
–––
1068
855
676
–––
1110 813
588 417 287 193
1291987 746555404289
12821006 782 599 451 335
1211 924
693 509 368 266
14341150 913 716 554 424
1296 973
717 517 366 258
1296991 747552401288
1151839 602423288192
1282995 763576427312
1282 921
648 443 295 197
12961003 765 574 423 308
1295 919
641 434 284 184
1282 995
763 576 427 311
1323 1050 825 640 488 368
18101444 1147904 704 541
1810 1384 1051 789 581 418
18411404 1061789 574 410
1556 1148 835 595 412 280
2027 1730 147112431044 871
18671489 1184934 729 562
2021 1719 145512251024 850
1945 1628 1355 1118 915 743
19201597 13211083881 709
19091487 1152883 667 494
20271694 14081161949 769
1993 1551 1195 907 676 495
-0.4 0 -1.4 -6.5 -16.8
-0.40-1.4-6.7 -17.5
-0.40-1.4-6.9 -17.8
-0.40-1.7-8.0 -21.4
0.0 0 -6.6 -28.2 -75.6
0.0 0 -7.1 -30.1 -80.3
0.0 0 -7.1 -30.0 -80.1
-0.4 0 -1.7 -7.8 -20.2
-0.2 0 -3.7 -15.3 -39.1
-0.5 0 -1.0 -5.5 -14.7
-0.40-1.6 -7.4 -18.6
-0.40-1.8 -7.7 -18.9
-0.40-1.8 -7.9 -19.5
-0.4 0 -2.1 -9.1 -23.3
-0.30-2.2 -9.1 -22.4
-0.10-4.1-15.2 -35.0
-0.3 0 -2.7 -10.7 -25.7
-0.30-2.7-10.7 -25.7
-0.7
0
-3.7
– –
-0.6
0
-4.2
– –
-0.4 0 -1.8 -8.2 -21.1
-0.30-2.4-10.1 -24.7
-0.30-2.7-10.9 -26.3
-0.2 0 -3.9 -15.0 -35.8
-0.20-3.2-12.2 -28.7
-0.2 0 -3.6 -14.2 -34.4
-0.20-3.5-13.7 -32.9
-0.40-2.2-9.6 -24.4
-0.30-2.8-11.2 -27.0
-0.3 0 -3.2 -12.9 -32.5
-0.20-3.5-13.4 -32.1
-0.4 0 -2.3 -10.1 -26.1
-0.3 0 -2.8 -11.2 -27.0
-0.2 0 -3.1 -12.0 -28.4
-0.40-1.5 -6.6 -16.5
-0.4 0 -1.6 -7.2 -18.3
-0.40-2.0 -8.8 -21.8
-0.4 0 -2.2 -9.6 -24.2
-0.3 0 -2.7 -10.5 -24.1
-0.40-1.4 -6.3 -15.9
-0.3 0 -2.8 -10.6 -24.4
-0.2 0 -3.3 -12.2 -28.1
-0.30-2.9-11.0 -25.6
-0.40-1.5 -7.0 -17.5
-0.30-2.8-10.9 -25.3
-0.4 0 -1.7 -6.9 -15.7
0.7 0
-4.5
-14.1 -30.6
0.7 0 -4.6 -14.7 -32.6
0.7 0 -4.7 -14.9 -32.9
0.8 0 -5.5 -18.1 -42.0
3.3 0 -18.2 -62.4
–
3.6 0 -19.4 -66.1
–
3.6 0 -19.4 -65.9
–
0.8 0
-5.2
-16.7 -37.1
2.2 0 -10.0 -32.3 -73.8
0.5 0
-4.0
-12.7 -28.2
0.8 0 -4.9 -15.2 -32.9
0.9 0 -5.0 -15.4 -32.8
0.9 0 -5.2 -15.9 -33.9
1.0 0
-6.0
-19.2 -42.8
1.1 0 -5.9 -18.0 -38.6
2.1 0 -9.0 -26.7 -55.3
1.6 0
-7.0
-21.0 -44.2
1.6 0 -7.0 -21.0 -44.2
––– – –
––– – –
0.9 0
-5.5
-17.5 -38.9
1.2 0 -6.4 -19.8 -42.8
1.4 0 -6.8 -20.8 -44.3
1.9 0.0 -9.1
-28.1 -60.5
1.6 0 -7.4 -22.4 -46.9
1.8 0
-8.8
-27.2 -59.2
1.8 0 -8.4 -25.9 -55.8
1.1 0 -6.3 -20.0 -44.6
1.4 0 -7.0 -21.4 -45.9
1.9 0
-8.5
-26.7 -59.6
1.7 0 -8.2 -25.1 -53.6
1.2 0
-6.7
-21.4 -48.7
1.4 0
-7.0
-21.4 -45.9
1.5 0
-7.4
-22.3 -47.1
0.7 0 -4.4 -13.6 -28.8
0.8 0
-4.9
-15.1 -32.8
1.0 0 -5.7 -17.7 -38.5
1.1 0
-6.2
-19.7 -43.6
1.4 0 -6.4 -18.7 -38
0.7 0 -4.3 -13.1 -27.7
1.4 0 -6.4 -18.9 -38.4
1.6 0
-7.3
-21.6 -44.3
1.4 0 -6.7 -19.8 -40.9
0.8 0 -4.7 -14.5 -31.0
1.4 0 -6.6 -19.6 -40.4
1.3 0
-6.5
-19.8 -42.3
243 Winchester
6mm Remington
243 WSSM
243 WSSM
X2432
X6MMR2
SXP243WSS
SBST243SS
2960 269724492215 19931786
3100 282925732332 21041889
3150 2912 2686 2471 22662071
4060 362832372880 25502243
19451615 13321089882 708
21331777 14701207983 792
2093 1788 152112871083 904
20131607 12801013794 614
-0.20-3.3-12.4
-0.30-2.9-11.0
-0.3 0 -2.6 -10.0
-0.50-1.2 -5.6
1.9
1.7
1.3
0.6
100
100
95
55
0.356
0.356
0.411
0.276
Power-Point
Power-Point
XP3
Ballistic Silvertip
-28.6
-25.5
-23.2
-14.3
0
0
0
0
-7.8
-7.0
-6.1
-3.9
-22.6
-20.4
-18.0
-12.0
-46.3
-41.7
-36.6
-25.5
LEAD FREE (LF) PROJECTILE
52
C ENTERFI RE RI FLE
Cartridge
Symbol
400 500
Muzzle 100
200 300 400 500 Trajectory, Short Range Yards
100 200 300
400
500
243 WSSM
SBST243SSA
95
3150 2905 2674 2453 22442045
2093 1780 150812701062 882
-0.3 0 -2.6 -10.1 -23.4
1.3 0
LF
LF
LF
243 WSSM
25 WSSM
25 WSSM
25 WSSM
25-06 Remington
25-06 Remington
25-06 Remington
25-06 Remington
25-20 Winchester
25-35 Winchester
257 Roberts +P
6.5 Creedmoor
264 Winchester Mag.
6.5 x 55 Swedish
270 Winchester
270 Winchester
270 Winchester
270 Winchester
270 Winchester
270 Winchester
270 Winchester
270 Winchester
270 Winchester
270 Winchester
270 Winchester
270 Winchester
270 WSM
270 WSM
X243WSS
SBST25WSS
SBST25WSSA
X25WSS
SBST2506A
SBST2506
X25061
X25062
X25202
X2535
X257P3
S65CM
X2642
X6555
SXP270WA
SXP270W
S270WET
S270CT
SBST270
S270WB
X2705BP
X2704BP
X270WLF
X270DS
X2705
X2704
SXP270SA
SXP270S
100
85
115
120
85
115
90
120
86
117
117
140
140
140
130
150
130
140
130
130
130
150
130
130
130
150
130
150
0.356
0.333
0.446
0.344
0.333
0.446
0.259
0.344
0.191
0.213
0.240
0.580
0.384
0.450
0.436
0.503
0.459
0.472
0.433
0.360
0.340
0.387
0.360
0.450
0.372
0.344
0.436
0.503
Power-Point
Ballistic Silvertip
Ballistic Silvertip
Positive Exp. Point
Ballistic Silvertip
Ballistic Silvertip
Positive Exp. Point
Positive Exp. Point
Soft Point
Power-Point
Power-Point
Match BTHP
Power-Point
Power-Point
XP3
XP3
E-Tip
AccuBond CT
Ballistic Silvertip
Razor Boar XT
Power Max Bonded
Power Max Bonded
Power Core
Deer Season XP
Power-Point
Power-Point
XP3
XP3
3110 283825832341 21121897
3470 3156 2863 2589 23312088
3060 2844 2639 2442 22542074
2990 2717 2459 2216 1987 1773
3470 3156 2863 2589 23312088
3060 2844 2639 2442 22542074
3440 3043 2680 2344 2034 1749
2990 2717 2459 2216 1987 1773
146011951031932 859798
22301866154512811096984
2780 241120711761 14881263
2710 2556 2407 2263 21231989
3030 2782 2548 2326 21141914
2550 2359 2176 2002 1836 1680
3050 2830 2621 2420 22292047
2950 2763 2583 2411 22452086
3050 2841 2641 2450 22672092
2950 2751 2560 2378 22032035
3050 2828 2618 2416 22242040
3060 2794 2544 2307 20821871
3060 2779 2515 2266 2032 1814
2850 2614 2389 2176 19741784
3060 2794 2544 2307 20821871
3060 2848 2642 2447 22612082
3060 2802 2559 2329 21101904
2850 2585 2336 2100 18791673
3275 3043 2824 2614 24152224
3120 2926 2740 2561 23892224
21471789 14811217991 799
2273 1880 154812661026 823
2392 2066 1778152312981099
2383 1967 1612 1309 1053 838
2273 1880 154812661026 823
2392 2066 1778152312981099
2364 1850 1435 1098 826 611
2382 1967 1612 1309 1053 838
407 273 203166141122
1292904 620426312252
20091511 1115806 576 415
2283 2030 1800159114011230
2854 2406 2018168213891139
2021 1730 1472 1246 1048 877
2685 2311 1982169114341209
2898 2542 2223193616791449
2685 2329 2013173214831263
2705 2352 2038175715081287
2685 2309 1978168514281202
2702 2254 1868153612521011
2702 2229 1826 1482 1191 950
2705 2275 1901157712971060
2702 2254 1868153612521011
2702 2338 2015172914751252
2702 2267 1890156512851046
2705 2226 181714681175 932
3096 2673 2301197316831427
3242 2850 2499218419011648
-0.30-2.8-10.9 -25.3
-0.4 0 -2.0 -8.3 -19.7
-0.3 0 -2.8 -10.6 -24.3
-0.2 0 -3.2 -12.2 -28.3
-0.4 0 -2.0 -8.3 -19.7
-0.3 0 -2.8 -10.6 -24.3
-0.3 0 -2.3 -9.4 -22.9
-0.2 0 -3.2 -12.2 -28.3
2.10
-23.5
-79.6 –
0.60-9.2-33.2 -78.4
-0.10-4.5-17.2 -41.3
-0.1 0 -3.8 -13.7 -30.3
-0.2 0 -3.0 -11.4 -26.2
0 0 -4.8 -16.9 -37.7
-0.2 0 -2.8 -11.0 -25.0
-0.2 0 -3.1 -11.3 -25.6
-0.2 0 -2.8 -10.6 -24.2
-0.2 0 -3.1 -11.5 -26.1
-0.2 0 -2.8 -10.8 -24.7
-0.2 0 -3.0 -11.3 -26.2
-0.2 0 -3.0 -11.5 -26.9
-0.2 0 -3.6 -13.3 -30.4
-0.2 0 -3.0 -11.3 -26.2
-0.3 0 -2.7 -10.2 -23.4
-0.2 0 -2.9 -11.2 -25.9
-0.2 0 -3.7 -13.8 -31.9
-0.3 0 -2.3 -8.9 -20.6
-0.3 0 -2.6 -9.8 -22.3
1.4 0 -6.6
1.0 0 -5.2
1.4 0 -6.4
1.6 0
-7.4
1.0 0 -5.2
1.4 0 -6.4
1.1 0
-6.0
1.6 0
-7.4
11.40 -44.1
4.3 0 -19.0
2.6 0 -10.8
1.9 0 -7.9
1.8 0 -7.2
2.4 0
-9.7
1.4 0 -6.5
1.5 0 -6.7
1.4 0 -6.4
1.6 0 -6.9
1.4 0 -6.5
1.5 0 -6.9
1.5 0
-7.0
1.8 0 -7.9
1.5 0 -6.9
1.4 0 -6.4
1.8 0 -7.1
1.9 0 -8.3
1.1 0 -5.5
1.3 0 -5.9
-19.7 -40.5
-15.7 -32.5
-18.6 -37.7
-21.8 -45.1 -15.7 -32.5
-18.6 -37.7
-18.4 -39.2
-21.8 -45.1
–
–
-59.4 –
-33 -70.0
-22.6 -45.1
-20.8 -42.2
-28.2 -56.9
-19 -38.0
-19.5 -39.1
-18.6 -37.6
-19.9 -40.1
-18.9 -38.4
-20.3 -41.8
-20.8 -42.6
-23.2 -47.4
-20.3 -41.8
-18.6 -37.6
-20.6 -42.0
-24.4 -50.4
-16.1 -32.7
-17.1 -34.5
LF
LF
LF
270 WSM
270 WSM
270 WSM
270 WSM
270 WSM
270 WSM
270 WSM
270 WSM
280 Remington
284 Winchester
7mm-08 Remington
7mm-08 Remington
7mm-08 Remington
7mm-08 Remington
S270SET
S270WSMCT
SBST2705
SBST2705A
X270SBP
X270WSMLF
X270SDS
X270WSM
SBST280
X2842
SBST708
X708BP
X708LF
X708
130
140
130
150
130
130
130
150
140
150
140
140
140
140
0.459
0.472
0.432
0.496
0.340
0.360
0.450
0.344
0.485
0.364
0.454
0.408
0.416
0.360
E-Tip
AccuBond CT
Ballistic Silvertip
Ballistic Silvertip
Power Max Bonded
Power Core
Deer Season XP
Power-Point
Ballistic Silvertip
Power-Point
Ballistic Silvertip
Power Max Bonded
Power Core
Power-Point
3275
3200
3275
3120
3275
3275
3275
3150
3040
2860
2770
2800
2800
2800
3096 2693
3184 2779
3096 2669
3242 2845
3096 2563
3096 2591
3096 2685
3304 2737
2872 2511
2724 2266
2386 2056
2437 2066
2437 2072
2437 2020
-0.3
-0.3
-0.3
-0.3
-0.3
-0.3
-0.3
-0.3
-0.2
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
-0.1
-0.1
1.1
1.2
1.1
1.3
1.2
1.2
1.1
1.4
1.4
1.8
1.9
1.9
1.9
1.9
-15.8
-16.5
-16.1
-17.2
-17.8
-17.4
-15.9
-19.4
-18.4
-23.6
-23.2
-23.6
-23.4
-24.9
3055 2845 2645
2989 2789 2579
3041 2820 2609
2923 2734 2554
2980 2704 2445
2996 2734 2487
3050 2837 2634
2867 2601 2350
2842 2653 2471
2609 2371 2145
2572 2382 2200
2578 2367 2165
2582 2375 2176
2549 2312 2087
24542271
24132236
24082215
23802213
22001968
22532032
24392253
21131890
22972130
19331734
20261860
1974 1793
19881813
18761679
RED TEXT = NEW PRODUCT
Ballistic Coefficient (BC): The “Ballistic Coefficient” or B.C. of a projectile (bullet) is a measure of its efficiency in flight or how well it is able to overcome
air resistance. The higher the ballistic coefficient, the less velocity a bullet will lose over distance — resulting in less drop at longer ranges and more
energy on target. So, for long range hunting or target shooting, the higher the B.C. the better. See Winchester’s new Ballistics Calculator on the
Winchester Web site.
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2418209718101555
2295196416731416
2490217218861613
2111172513961119
2157178514651191
2332200217171465
2252183914871190
2187189816401410
1872153312441001
1764150412761076
1741 1457 1211 999
1752147212281022
166113541094 876
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
-2.2 -8.8
-2.4 -9.3
-2.3 -8.9
-2.6 -9.8
-2.4 -9.6
-2.4 -9.4
-2.2 -8.8
-2.7 -10.6
-2.8 -10.6
-3.6 -13.5
-3.8 -13.7
-3.7 -13.7
-3.7 -13.6
-3.9 -14.3
-20.3
-21.3
-20.7
-22.4
-22.7
-22.1
-20.4
-24.9
-24.0
-30.9
-30.8
-31.1
-30.9
-32.7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
-6.2
-5.4
-5.7
-5.5
-5.9
-6.0
-5.9
-5.4
-6.5
-6.3
-8.0
-8.0
-8.1
-8.0
-8.5
-18.2 -37.1
-32
-33.3
-32.8
-34.7
-36.8
-35.7
-32.2
-40.1
-37.0
-48.6
-46.9
-48.1
-46.6
-51.3
++Ballistic information for this symbol is based upon modern sporting
rifle (AR platform) equipped with a 16” barrel and a 2.8” sight height
•Indicates ballistic data generated from 20” barrel length. All other
ballistic data generated from 24” barrel length.
**Intended for use in fast twist barrels (e.g., 1 in 7 to 1 in 9). Slower
twist barrels may not sufficiently stabilize bullet.
# Also acceptable for use in pistols and revolvers.
53
Cartridge
Symbol
LF
LF
LF
LF
LF
LF
LF
LF
LF
LF
400 500
Muzzle 100
200 300 400 500 7mm WSM
SXP7WSM
7mm WSM
S7SET
7mm WSM
S7MMWSMCTA
7mm WSM
S7MMWSMCT
7mm WSM
SBST7MMS
7mm WSM
X7MMWSMBP
7mm WSM
X7MMWSMLF
7mm WSM
X7MMWSM
7mm Remington Mag.SXP7RM
7mm Remington Mag.S7RMET
7mm Remington Mag.S7MMCTA
7mm Remington Mag.S7MMCT
7mm Remington Mag.SBST7A
7mm Remington Mag.SBST7
7mm Remington Mag. X7MMR1BP
7mm Remington Mag. X7MMRMLF
7mm Remington Mag. X7DS
7mm Remington Mag. X7MMR2
7mm Remington Mag.X7MMR1
7mm Mauser (7 x 57) X7MM1
7.62 x 39mm
S76239PDB
7.62 x 39mm
S76239WB
7.62 x 39mm
X76239•
7.62 x 39mm
Q3174
30 Carbine
X30M1•
30 Carbine
Q3132
30-30 Winchester
SBST3030
30-30 Winchester
X30306BP
30-30 Winchester
X30303BP
30-30 Winchester
X3030WLF
30-30 Winchester
X30301
30-30 Winchester
X30306
30-30 Winchester
X30303
30-06 Springfield
SXP3006
30-06 Springfield
SXP3006A
30-06 Springfield
S3006ETA
30-06 Springfield
S3006ET
30-06 Springfield
S3006CT
30-06 Springfield
SBST3006
30-06 Springfield
SBST3006A
30-06 Springfield
SBST3006B
30-06 Springfield
S3006WB
30-06 Springfield
X30061BP
30-06 Springfield
X30064BP
30-06 Springfield
X3006LF
30-06 Springfield
X3006DS
30-06 Springfield
X30062
30-06 Springfield
X30061
30-06 Springfield
X30065
30-06 Springfield
X30064
30-06 Springfield
USA3006
160
150
140
160
140
150
140
150
160
150
140
160
140
150
150
140
140
175
150
145
120
123
123
123
110
110
150
150
170
150
150
150
170
180
150
150
180
180
150
168
180
180
150
180
150
150
125
150
165
180
147
0.512
0.498
0.460
0.512
0.460
0.393
0.416
0.346
0.512
0.498
0.460
0.512
0.460
0.493
0.393
0.416
0.484
0.426
0.373
0.355
0.248
0.262
0.244
0.245
0.166
0.180
0.232
0.224
0.247
0.237
0.218
0.218
0.241
0.527
0.437
0.469
0.523
0.509
0.435
0.475
0.507
0.397
0.325
0.394
0.344
0.392
0.268
0.294
0.341
0.381
0.421
XP3
E-Tip
AccuBond CT
AccuBond CT
Ballistic Silvertip
Power Max Bonded
Power Core
Power-Point
XP3
E-Tip
AccuBond CT
AccuBond CT
Ballistic Silvertip
Ballistic Silvertip
Power Max Bonded
Power Core
Deer Season XP
Power-Point
Power-Point
Power-Point
Defender
Razor Boar XT
Power-Point
Full Metal Jacket
Hollow Soft Point
Full Metal Jacket
Ballistic Silvertip
Power Max Bonded
Power Max Bonded
Power Core
Hollow Point
Power-Point
Power-Point
XP3
XP3
E-Tip
E-Tip
AccuBond CT
Ballistic Silvertip
Ballistic Silvertip
Ballistic Silvertip
Razor Boar XT
Power Max Bonded
Power Max Bonded
Power Core
Deer Season XP
Pointed Soft Point
Power-Point
Power-Point
Power-Point
Full Metal Jacket
3050 2862 2682 2509 23422182
3150 2952 2763 2582 24082241
3225 3008 2801 2604 24152233
3050 2862 2682 2509 23422182
3225 3008 2810 2603 24142233
3200 2948 2710 2484 22702066
3225 2985 2758 2542 23372140
3200 2915 2648 2396 21571933
2950 2766 2590 2420 22572100
3100 2905 2718 2538 23662200
3180 2965 2760 2565 23772197
2950 2766 2590 2420 22572099
3110 2899 2697 2504 23192142
3100 2903 2714 2533 23592192
3090 2844 2612 2391 2181 1981
3100 2867 2646 2435 2234 2043
3100 2899 2707 2523 23462177
2860 2644 2439 2243 2055 1878
3090 2831 2587 2356 21361929
2660 2413 2180 1960 1754 1565
2365 203917411479 12621104
2365 2056 1772 1518 1303 1140
2365 203317311465 12481093
2355 2026 1726 1463 1247 1093
1990156712361035 923842
1990159612791070 952870
2390 204017231447 12251072
2390 2028 1702 1420 1198 1052
2200 1886 1604 1362 1173 1046
2390 204717361463 12411085
2390 201916851398 11781036
2390 201916851398 11781036
2200 187915911346 11581034
2750 2579 2414 2280 2103 1957
2925 2712 2508 2313 2127 1950
2900 2702 2512 2330 2156 1989
2750 2578 2412 2252 2099 1951
2750 2573 2403 2239 2082 1931
2900 2687 2483 2289 2103 1926
2790 2599 2416 2240 2072 1911
2750 2572 2402 2237 2080 1928
2700 2477 2265 2063 1872 1693
2920 2636 2368 2117 1882 1664
2700 2475 2262 2058 1866 1687
2920 2651 2397 2158 1932 1722
2920 2683 2458 2244 2041 1849
3140 2780 2447 2138 1853 1595
2920 2607 2314 2041 1788 1558
2800 2536 2286 2051 1831 1627
2700 2468 2247 2038 1840 1657
3020 2794 2579 2374 2178 1992
3304 2910 2555223519481691
3304 2903 2543222019311672
3233 2812 2439210718121550
3306 2911 2556223719501692
3233 2812 2438210618121550
3410 2894 2446205517161421
3233 2770 2365200916971424
3410 2830 2335191115501245
3091 2718 2382208018091599
3200 2809 2459214518641612
3143 2733 2368204417561501
3091 2718 2382208018091566
3008 2612 2261194916711426
3200 2806 2453213618531600
3180 2694 2272 1904 1584 1307
2987 2555 2176 1843 1552 1297
2987 2612 2278197817111472
3178 2717 2311 1954 1641 1370
3180 2670 2229184815201239
2278 1875 1530 1236 990 788
14901108 808 583 424 325
1527 1154 857 629 464 355
15271129 818 586 425 327
1515 1121 814 584 425 326
967 599 373262208173
967 622 399280221185
19021386 989 697 499 383
1902 1370 965 672 478 368
1827 1343 971 700 519 413
19021396 1004713 513 392
19021357 945 651 462 357
19021357 945 651 462 357
18271332 955 683 506 404
3022 2658 2330 2034 1768 1530
2849 2448 2095 1782 1507 1266
2801 2431 2102 1809 1548 1318
3022 2655 2325 2027 1760 1521
3022 2646 2308 2004 1732 1491
2801 2404 2054 1745 1473 1236
2903 2520 2177 1872 1601 1362
3022 2644 2305 2001 1728 1486
2913 2452 2050 1700 1400 1146
2839 2313 1868 1492 1179 922
2913 2448 2044 1693 1392 1137
2839 2340 1914 1550 1243 988
2839 2397 2012 1677 1387 1138
2736 2145 1662 1269 953 706
2839 2263 1783 1387 1064 808
2872 2355 1915 1541 1228 970
2913 2433 2018 1659 1354 1097
2976 2548 2171 1839 1549 1295
Trajectory, Short Range Yards
50 100 200 300 400 T
rajectory, Long Range Yards
100 200 300
400
500
-0.3 0 -2.7 -10.3 -23.5
-0.3 0 -2.5 -9.5 -21.8
-0.3 0 -2.3 -9.1 -21.2
-0.3 0 -2.7 -10.3 -23.5
-0.3 0 -2.3 -9.1 -21.1
-0.3 0 -2.5 -9.8 -22.7
-0.3 0 -2.4 -9.4 -21.8
-0.3 0 -2.6 -10.2 -23.8
-0.2 0 -3.0 -11.3 -25.5
-0.3 0 -2.6 -10.0 -22.7
-0.3 0 -2.5 -9.5 -21.8
-0.2 0 -3.0 -11.3 -25.5
-0.3 0 -2.6 -10.1 -23.1
-0.3 0 -2.6 -10.0 -22.8
-0.3 0 -2.8 -10.7 -24.7
-0.3 0 -2.7 -10.5 -24.0
-0.3 0 -2.6 -10.0 -22.9
-0.2 0 -3.5 -12.8 -29.1
-0.3 0 -2.8 -10.9 -25.2
-0.1 0 -4.5 -16.3 -37.2
0.2 0-6.9-25.4 -60.0
0.1 0 -6.8 -24.8 -57.9
0.2 0-7.0-25.7 -60.7
0.2 0 -7.0 -25.9 -61.1
0.90
-13.5
-49.9 –
0.90
-13.0
-47.4 –
0.4 0-7.5-27.0 -63.0
0.4 0 -7.6 -27.4 -64.6
0.6 0 -.09 -31.5 -73.0
0.4 0-7.5-26.6 -62.1
0.5 0-7.7-27.9 -65.9
0.5 0-7.7-27.9 -65.9
0.6 0-9.0-32.0 -74.2
-0.1 0 -3.7 -13.4 -30.0
-0.2 0 -3.2 -12.0 -27.3
-0.2 0 -3.3 -12.1 -27.3
-0.1 0 -3.7 -13.5 -30.0
-0.1 0 -3.8 -13.5 -30.3
-0.2 0 -3.3 -12.3 -27.9
-0.2 0 -3.6 -13.3 -29.8
-0.1 0 -3.8 -13.6 -30.3
-0.1 0 -4.2 -15.2 -34.3
-0.2 0 -3.5 -13.3 -30.8
-0.1 0 -4.2 -15.2 -34.4
-0.2 0 -3.5 -13
-30.0
-0.2 0 -3.3 -12.5 -28.5
-0.3 0 -3.0 -11.9 -28.4
-0.2 0 -3.6 -13.8 -32.4
-0.1 0 -3.9 -14.5 -33.4
-0.1 0 -4.2 -15.4 -34.9
-0.2 0 -3.0 -11.2 -25.5
1.4
1.2
1.2
1.4
1.2
1.3
1.2
1.3
1.5
1.3
1.2
1.5
1.3
1.3
1.4
1.4
1.3
1.7
1.4
2.2
3.5
3.4
3.8
3.8
6.5
6.5
3.8
3.8
4.5
3.7
3.6
3.6
4.2
1.9
1.6
1.6
1.9
1.9
1.7
1.8
1.9
2.1
1.8
2.1
1.7
1.7
1.8
1.8
2.0
2.1
1.5
0 -6.2
0 -5.8
0 -5.6
0 -6.2
0 -5.6
0 -6.0
0 -5.8
0 -6.3
0 -6.7
0 -6.0
0 -5.8
0 -6.7
0 -6.1
0 -6.0
0
-6.5
0
-6.3
0 -6.1
0
-7.6
0 -6.6
0
-9.6
0 -15.0
0 -14.6
0 -15.4
0 -15.6
0 -29.3
0 -27.9
0 -15.6
0 -16.0
0 -18.1
0 -15.4
0 -16.0
0 -16.0
0 -18.1
0
-7.8
0
-7.2
0
-7.2
0
-7.9
0
-7.9
0
-7.3
0
-7.8
0
-7.9
0
-8.9
0
-8.0
0
-8.9
0
-7.8
0
-7.4
0
-7.7
0
-8.3
0
-8.6
0
-9.0
0
-6.7
-18.0 -36.1
-16.8 -33.9
-16.4 -33.1
-17.9 -36.0
-16.4 -33.1
-17.6 -36.1
-17.0 -34.5
-18.6 -38.5
-19.4 -38.9
-17.5 -35.1
-16.9 -34.2
-19.4 -38.9
-17.8 -35.9
-17.5 -35.1
-19.1 -39.1
-18.6 -37.8
-17.6 -35.5
-22.1 -44.9
-19.5 -40.1
-28.3 -58.3
-46.1 -99.1
-44.3 -94.6
-46.3 -98.4
-47.6
–
-90.9 –
-86
–
-47.9 –
-49.3
–
-55.1
–
-47.2 –
-49.9 –
-49.9 –
-55.5 –
-22.5 -45.1
-20.8 -42.2
-20.7 -41.8
-22.6 -45.2
-22.8 -45.6
-21.2 -43.0
-22.5 -45.2
-22.8 -45.7
-26.0 -53.0
-23.8 -49.4
-26.1 -53.2
-23.1 -47.8
-21.8 -44.5
-23.0 -48.5
-25.1 -52.8
-25.6 -53.0
-26.4 -54.2
-19.6 -39.9
54
C ENTERFI RE RI FLE
Cartridge
Symbol
LF
LF
LF
LF
LF
LF
LF
LF
LF
LF
30-40 Krag
300 WSM
300 WSM
300 WSM
300 WSM
300 WSM
300 WSM
300 WSM
300 WSM
300 WSM
300 WSM
300 WSM
300 WSM
300 WSM
300 Winchester Mag.
300 Winchester Mag.
300 Winchester Mag.
300 Winchester Mag.
300 Winchester Mag.
300 Winchester Mag.
300 Winchester Mag.
300 Winchester Mag.
300 Winchester Mag
300 Winchester Mag
300 Winchester Mag.
300 Winchester Mag.
300 Savage
303 British
307 Winchester
308 Winchester
308 Winchester
308 Winchester
308 Winchester
308 Winchester
308 Winchester
308 Winchester
308 Winchester
308 Winchester
308 Winchester
308 Winchester
308 Winchester
308 Winchester
308 Winchester
308 Winchester
400 500
Muzzle 100
200 300 400 500 X30401
180
0.394 Power-Point
SXP300S
180
0.527 XP3
SXP300SA
150
0.437 XP3
S300SETA
150
0.469 E-Tip
S300SET
180
0.523 E-Tip
S300WSMCT 180
0.509 AccuBond CT
SBST300S
150
SBST300SA
180
X300SBP
150
X300WSMBP 180
X300WSMLF
150
0.344 Power Core
X300SDS
150
X300WSM1
150
0.294 Power-Point
X300WSM
180
0.438 Power-Point
SXP300WM
180
0.527 XP3
SXP300WMA
150
0.437 XP3
S300WMETA
150
0.469 E-Tip
S300WMET
180
0.523 E-Tip
S300WMCT
180
0.509 AccuBond CT
SBST300
180
X30WM1BP
150
X30WM2BP
180
X300WMLF
150
0.344 Power Core
X300DS
150
X30WM1
150
0.294 Power-Point
X30WM2
180
0.438 Power-Point
X3001
150 0.294 Power-Point
X303B1
180
0.369 Power-Point
X3076
SXP308
150
0.437 XP3
S308PDB++ 1200.256
Defender
S308ETA
150
0.469 E-Tip
SBST308
150
SBST308A
168
S308WB
150
0.344 Razor Boar XT
S308M
168
0.453 Match BTHP
S308ETB
168
0.503 E-Tip
X3085BP
150
X3086BP
180
X308LF
150
0.344 Power Core
X308DS
150
X3085
X3086
180
0.382 Power-Point
USA3081
147
2430 2218 2017 1828 1651 1489
3010 2829 2655 2488 23262171
3300 3068 2847 2637 24372246
3300 3083 2877 2679 24912301
3010 2827 2652 2484 23212165
3010 2822 2643 2470 23042144
3300 3061 2834 2619 24142218
3010 2822 2641 2468 23012141
3270 2962 2675 2406 21521914
2970 2731 2505 2290 20851892
3270 2979 2706 2449 22071978
3260 3004 2762 2534 23162109
3270 2931 2617 2324 20501796
2970 2755 2549 2353 21661987
3000 2819 2646 2479 23182163
3260 3030 2811 2603 24042214
3260 3083 2877 2679 24912310
2950 2770 2597 2430 22702116
2950 2765 2588 2417 22532095
2950 2764 2586 2415 22502092
3290 2981 2693 2422 2168 1929
2960 2722 2496 2281 2077 1884
3260 2969 2697 2441 21991971
3260 3004 2762 2534 2316 2109
3290 2950 2634 2340 20651813
2960 2745 2540 2344 21571979
2630 233620611810 15751372
2460 2233 2018 1817 16291459
2510 217918741599 13631177
2825 2616 2417 2226 20441871
2850
2497
2171
– ––
2810 2616 2430 2251 20801917
2810 2601 2401 2211 20281856
2670 2484 2306 2134 19711815
2810 2547 2299 2065 1846 1643
2680 2485 2297 2118 19481786
2670 2494 2325 2163 20071858
2820 2542 2280 2034 1808 1594
2620 2399 2189 1990 18031627
2820 2557 2308 2074 18541650
2820 2588 2368 2158 19601773
2820 251322271960 17131492
2620 2392 2176 1971 17791600
2800 2582 2374 2176 19871812
2360 1967 1626 1335 1089 886
3621 3198 2817247321621883
3626 3134 2699231619781679
3626 3165 2756239120661777
3621 3195 2811246521531873
3622 3185 2792243921211837
3628 3121 2676228519411638
3621 3182 2788243421161832
3561 2922 2384192715421220
3525 2982 2508209617381430
3561 2955 2439199816221303
3539 3005 2541213817861481
3561 2861 2281179813991074
3526 3034 2598221418271578
3597 3176 2797245521471869
3539 3057 2632225619251633
3539 3088 2687232920111728
3478 3066 2695236120591789
3478 3055 2676233420281754
3478 3054 2673233120231749
3605 2959 2415 1954 1565 1239
3501 2961 2490 2080 1724 1419
3539 2936 2423198416101294
3539 3005 2541 2138 1786 1481
3605 2898 2311182414201095
3501 3011 2578219618591565
23031817 14151091826 627
2418 1993 162813201060 851
25181897 14031022742 554
2658 2279 1945165013921166
2164
1662
1256
–––
2629 2279 1966168814411224
2629 2253 1920162713701147
2659 2301 1983169914491229
2629 2161 1761 1420 1135 899
2680 2303 1970167414151190
2659 2320 2016174415021287
2648 2152 1731 1378 1089 846
2743 2300 1915158213001058
2648 2177 177414321144 907
2648 2231 1867155112791046
26482104 16511279977 742
2743 2287 1892155312641023
2559 2176 1840154512891072
100 200 300
400
500
0.4 0 -6.2 -20.9 -46.1
-0.2 0 -2.8 -10.6 -24.0
-0.3 0 -2.2 -8.7 -20.2
-0.3 0 -2.2 -8.5 -19.8
-0.2 0 -2.9 -10.7 -24.1
-0.2 0 -2.9 -10.7 -24.3
-0.3 0 -2.2 -8.8 -20.4
-0.2 0 -2.9 -10.7 -24.3
-0.3 0 -2.5 -9.8 -23.2
-0.2 0 -3.2 -11.9 -27.3
-0.3 0 -2.4 -9.6 -22.6
-0.3 0 -2.4 -9.3 -21.6
-0.3 0 -2.6 -10.2 -24.4
-0.2 0 -3.1 -11.5 -26.3
-0.2 0 -2.9 -10.7 -24.2
-0.3 0 -2.3 -9.0 -20.8
-0.3 0 -2.3 -8.8 -20.4
-0.2 0 -3.0 -11.2 -25.3
-0.2 0 -3.0 -11.3 -25.5
-0.2 0 -3.0 -11.3 -25.5
-0.3 0 -2.4 -9.7 -22.9
-0.2 0 -3.2 -12.0 -27.5
-0.3 0 -2.5 -9.7 -22.8
-0.3 0 -2.4 -9.3 -21.6
-0.3 0 -2.5 -10.1 -24.0
-0.2 0 -3.1 -11.6 -26.5
0.0 0-4.9-17.3 -41.9
0.0 0 -5.5 -19.3 -44.2
0.0 0-5.9-21.8 -51.3
-0.2 0 -3.6 -13.1 -29.7
-0.8
0
-2.8
– –
-0.2 0 -3.6 -13.1 -29.4
-0.2 0 -3.6 -13.3 -30.2
-0.1 0 -4.1 -14.8 -33.2
-0.1 0 -3.9 -14.4 -33.0
-0.1 0 -4.1 -14.9 -33.4
-0.1 0 -4.1 -14.6 -32.6
-0.1 0 -3.9 -14.5 -32.9
-0.1 0 -4.6 -16.4 -36.6
-0.1 0 -3.8 -14.2 -32.7
-0.2 0 -3.7 -13.6 -31.0
-0.10-4.0-15.1 -35.3
-0.1 0 -4.6 -16.6 -37.5
-0.1 0 -3.7 -13.6 -30.9
2.8 0 -11.4 -33.2 -67.8
1.4 0 -6.4 -18.3 -36.8
1.1 0 -5.4 -16.0 -32.0
1.1 0 -5.3 -15.4 -31.2
1.4 0 -6.4 -18.4 -36.8
1.4 0 -6.4 -18.5 -37.2
1.1 0 -5.4 -15.9 -32.4
1.4 0 -6.4 -18.6 -37.3
1.2 0 -6.1 -18.3 -37.9
1.6 0 -7.1 -20.9 -42.7
1.2 0 -6.0 -17.8 -36.7
1.2 0 -5.7 -16.9 -34.6
1.3 0 -6.4 -19.2 -40.4
1.5 0 -6.9 -20.1 -40.7
1.4 0 -6.4 -18.5 -37.0
1.1 0 -5.6 -16.2 -33.0
1.1 0 -5.4 -15.9 -32.1
1.5 0 -6.7 -19.2 -38.6
1.5 0 -6.7 -19.4 -39.0
1.5 0 -6.7 -19.4 -38.9
1.2 0
-6.0
-18.0 -37.4
1.6 0
-7.2
-21.1 -43.1
1.2 0 -6.0 -17.9 -37.0
1.2 0
-5.7
-16.9 -34.6
1.3 0 -6.3 -19.0 -39.3
1.6 0 -7.0 -20.3 -41.0
2.5 0 -10.0 -32.1 -67.6
2.7 0 -11.0 -33.2 -68.3
2.9 0 -12.9 -39.6 -85.1
1.8 0 -7.8 -22.6 -45.7
––– – –
1.8 0 -7.7 -22.3 -44.9
1.8 0 -7.8 -22.8 -46.2
2.1 0 -8.6 -24.8 -50.0
1.9 0
-8.5
-25.3 -52.2
2.1 0 -8.7 -25.1 -50.7
2.0 0 -8.5 -24.4 -49.0
2.0 0
-8.7
-25.1 -53.6
2.3 0 -9.6 -27.5 -57.0
1.9 0 -8.5 -25.1 -51.8
1.9 0 -8.1 -23.6 -48.3
2.0 0 -9.1 -27.2 -57.3
2.3 0 -9.7 -28.3 -58.0
1.9 0 -8.0 -23.5 -46.6
55
Cartridge
Symbol
LF
LF
LF
LF
7.62 x 54R
32 Winchester Special
32-20 Winchester
8mm Mauser (8 x 57)
325 WSM
325 WSM
325 WSM
325 WSM
325 WSM
338 Winchester Mag.
338 Winchester Mag.
338 Winchester Mag.
338 Winchester Mag
338 Winchester Mag.
338 Lapua Magnum
338 Lapua Magnum
348 Winchester
35 Remington
356 Winchester
357 Magnum #
357 Magnum #
358 Winchester
375 Winchester
375 H&H Mag.
375 H&H Mag.
38-40 Winchester
38-55 Winchester
41 Remington Mag. #
416 Rem Mag.
416 Rem Mag.
416 Rigby
416 Rigby
44 Rem Mag. #
44 Rem Mag. #
44-40 Winchester
45-70 Government
45-70 Government
45-70 Government
45-70 Government
458 Winchester Mag.
458 Winchester Mag.
MC54RSP
X32WS2
X32201
X8MM
SXP325S
S325WSMCT
SBST325S
X325WSMBP
X325WSM
S338CT
S338ET
SBST338
X3381BP
X3381
S338LCT
S338LM
X3484
X35R1
X3561
X3574P•
X3575P•
X3582
X375W
S375SLSP
S375SLS
X3840
X3855
S41PTHP•
S416SLSP
S416SLS
S416RSLSP
S416RSLS
S44PTHP•
X44MHSP2
X4440
SBST4570
S4570DB
X4570H
X4570CB
S458WSLSP
S458WSLS
400 500
Muzzle 100
200 300 400 500 180
170
100
170
200
200
180
220
220
225
200
200
200
200
300
250
200
200
200
158
158
200
200
300
300
180
255
240
400
400
400
400
250
240
200
300
375
300
405
500
500
0.267
0.205
0.166
0.205
0.500
0.477
0.439
0.403
0.388
0.548
0.500
0.414
0.323
0.308
0.720
0.587
0.246
0.193
0.238
0.163
0.163
0.195
0.214
0.398
0.198
0.172
0.354
0.195
0.390
0.263
0.390
0.263
0.188
0.158
0.161
0.191
0.267
0.283
0.280
0.330
0.243
Soft Point
Power-Point
Lead
Power-Point
XP3
AccuBond CT
Ballistic Silvertip
Power Max Bonded
Power-Point
AccuBond CT
E-Tip
Ballistic Silvertip
Power Max Bonded
Power-Point
Accubond
Match BTHP
Power-Point
Power-Point
Power-Point
Jacketed Hollow Point
Jacketed Soft Point
Power Point
Power Point
Nosler Partition
Nosler Solid
Power-Point
Power-Point
Platinum Tip
Nosler Partition
Nosler Solid
Nosler Partition
Nosler Solid
Platinum Tip
Hollow Soft Point
Power-Point
Ballistic Silvertip
Dual Bond
Jacketed H. P.
Lead Flat Nose
Nosler Partition
Nosler Solid
2625 2302 2003 1729 1485 1281
2250 187015371266 1081971
12101021914 835 769712
2360 1970 1623 1333 1123 997
2950 2762 2581 2408 22412081
2950 2753 2565 2384 22102044
3060 2841 2632 2432 22422060
2840 2613 2398 2192 19971815
2840 2605 2382 2169 19681779
2800 2634 2474 2319 21702026
2950 2729 2519 2319 21271945
2950 2724 2509 2303 21081922
2960 2671 2400 2146 1907 1686
2960 2658 2375 2110 18621635
2650 2527 2407 2291 21782067
2900 2741 2588 2439 22962157
2520 217918661585 13461161
2020164613351114 985901
2460 211417971517 12841113
1830 1427 1138 980
883 809
1830 1427 1138 980
883 809
2490 206816911374 11411002
2200 184115261268 1089980
2530 2316 2112 1919 17371569
2530 2110 1734 1413 1170 1021
1160 999 901 827 764710
1320119010911018 963917
1830 1488 1219 1047 945 870
2400 2188 1987 1797 16211460
2400 2089 1806 1547 13281157
2370 2159 1960 1772 15981439
2370 2061 1778 1524 13091145
1830 1475 1202 1032 931 857
1760 1362 1094 953
861 789
11901006900 822 756699
1880 152312401056 949 872
1500 129211351029 – –
1880 1650 1425 1235 1105 1010
11501043968 910 862819
2010 1786 1580 1397 12431124
2010 1710 1447 1233 1083 986
2751 2117 1603 1195 882 655
19111320 891 605 441 356
325 232 185155131113
2102 1464 994 671 476 375
3864 3387 2959257422301923
3866 3367 2922252421701856
3743 3226 2769236520091696
3939 3336 2808234719481609
3941 3316 2772230018931547
3918 3467 3058268823532052
3864 3292 2805237619991671
3864 3294 2794235519721640
3890 3169 2559 2044 1614 1262
3890 3137 2505197715391187
4677 4253 3860349531582847
4668 4170 3716330229252582
28202109 15461116804 598
18121203 791551431360
26881985 14341022732 550
1175 715
454 337 274 229
1175 715
454 337 274 229
27531898 1270838 578 446
21501506 1034714 527 427
4263 3572 2970245220101640
4263 2965 2002 1329 911 694
538 399 324273233201
987 802 674587525476
1784 1179 792 584 475 403
5115 4251 3504286823331894
5115 3876 2896212415651190
4988 4141 3410278822661840
4988 3774 2807206415221163
1859 1208 801 592 481 408
1650 988
638 484 395 332
629 449 360300254217
23541545 1023743 599 506
18731391 1072881 – –
2355 1815 1355 1015 810 680
1189978 843745668603
4485 3539 2771216817151401
4485 3245 2323 1688 1302 1080
100 200 300
400
500
0.0 0 -5.1 -18.9 -44.5
0.6 0-9.2-33.3 -79.1
3.10
-32.3 –
–
0.2 0 -7.6 -28.5 -69.2
-0.2 0 -3.1 -11.3 -25.6
-0.2 0 -3.1 -11.5 -26.0
-0.3 0 -2.8 -10.7 -24.4
-0.2 0 -3.6 -13.3 -30.2
-0.2 0 -3.6 -13.4 -30.6
-0.2 0 -3.5 -12.7 -28.4
-0.2 0 -3.2 -11.8 -27.0
-0.2 0 -3.2 -11.9 -27.2
-0.2 0 -3.4 -12.8 -29.9
-0.2 0 -3.4 -13.1 -30.6
-0.1 0 -3.9 -13.9 -30.5
-0.2 0 -3.1 -11.5 -25.6
0.0 0-5.9-21.8 -51.8
0.90
-12.1
-43.9 –
0.4 0-7.0-24.8 -57.9
1.2 0 -16.4 -59.6
–
1.2 0 -16.4 -59.6
–
0.1 0-6.8-25.8 -63.5
0.6 0-9.5-34.1 -80.3
0.0 0 -5.0 -17.8 -40.1
0.1 0 -6.4 -24.6 -60.3
3.40
-33.8 –
–
2.30
-23.7
-76.5 –
1.1 0 -15.0 -53.5
–
0.1 0 -5.8 -20.4 -45.8
0.1 0 -6.2 -23.8 -55.8
0.1 0 -6.0 -21.0 -47.2
0.1 0 -6.7 -24.6 -57.5
1.2 0 -15.4 -55.1
–
1.4 0 -18.1 -65.0
–
3.20
-33.2 –
–
0.8 0-13.7-50.1 –
1.8 0-20.0-66.9 –
1.0 0 -12.2 -42.0
–
3.20
-31.0
-98.9 –
0.5 0 -9.5 -32.9 -74.2
0.5 0 -10.5 -37.8 -87.9
2.9 0 -11.6
4.3 0 -19.2
15.90 -57.5
3.8 0 -17.2
1.5 0 -6.8
1.5 0 -6.8
1.4 0 -6.4
1.8 0 -7.9
1.8 0 -8.0
1.8 0 -7.4
1.6 0 -7.1
1.6 0 -7.1
1.7 0
-7.8
2.0 0 -8.2
2.0 0 -8.0
1.6 0 -6.8
2.9 0 -13.0
5.8 0 -25.4
3.2 0 -14.1
7.9 0 -34.7
7.9 0 -34.7
3.4 0 -15.7
4.4 0 -19.5
2.5 0 -10.3
3.2 0 -14.9
16.60 -59.4
11.50 -40.7
7.2 0 -30.7
2.9 0 -11.7
3.1 0 -14.5
3.0 0 -12.1
3.4 0 -14.5
7.3 0 -31.5
8.7 0 -37.6
16.30 -59.2
6.8 0 -29.6
10.0 0 -37.0
5.8 0 -23.3
15.50 -52.4
4.7 0 -18.7
5.3 0 -22.0
-34.9 -74.1
-60.2 –
–
–
-54.1
–
-19.5 -39.2
-19.8 -39.9
-18.7 -38.0
-23.0 -46.2
-23.3 -47.6
-21.3 -42.6
-20.6 -41.9
-20.8 -42.3
-23.1 -48.1
-24.3 -50.4
-22.6 -44.5
-19.4 -38.6
-40.0 -86.3
-78.7 –
-43.4 -93.9
–
–
–
–
-50.0 -111
-60.8 –
-30.1
–
-47.5
–
–
–
–
–
-92.9
–
-34.3
–
-43.4
–
-35.3
–
-44.0
–
-95.4
–
–
–
–
–
-90.1 –
–
–
–
–
–
–
-55.3
–
-66.9
–
56
C ENTERFI RE HAN D G U N
centerfire
HANDGUN
F
rom first-time
shooters to the most
experienced, millions of
people each year participate
in the shooting sports with a
handgun. Winchester offers
the most comprehensive
line of ammunition for
centerfire handgun in the
industry, from high quality
and affordable products for
recreational and competitive
shooting at the range, to the
most innovative ammunition
built specifically for hunting,
as well as for personal
defense situations.
57
The W Train & Defend system is
a straightforward solution for
shooters interested in training to
become more proficient with their
personal defense ammunition. This
ballistically-matched ammunition pairs
range-ready TRAIN (T) rounds with
threat-stopping, technology-driven
DEFEND (D) rounds, each designed for
less felt recoil. The W Train & Defend
ammunition system is offered in .380
Auto, 9mm Luger, .38 Special, 40 S&W
and 45 Auto calibers.
Train Confidently. Effectively Defend.
Cartridge
Symbol
25 Automatic
25 Automatic
30 Luger (7.65mm)
32 Smith & Wesson
32 Smith & Wesson
32 Smith & Wesson Long
32 Short Colt
32 Automatic
32 Automatic
380 Automatic
380 Automatic
380 Automatic
380 Automatic
380 Automatic
380 Automatic
380 Automatic
380 Automatic (100 VP)
38 Special
38 Special
38 Special
38 Special
38 Special
38 Special
LF 38 Special
38 Special
38 Special
38 Special
H = Hunting
RR = Reduced Recoil
Bullet Wt.
(Grs.)
Type
V
elocity (fps); Yards
User Guide Muzzle
5
25
X25AXP
45
Expanding Point
Q4203
50
Full Metal Jacket
X30LP
93
Full Metal Jacket
32BL2P
Blk. Pwd.
Blank
X32SWP
85
Lead-Round Nose
X32SWLP
98
Lead-Round Nose
X32SCP
80
Lead-Round Nose
X32ASHP
60
Silvertip HP
Q4255
71
Full Metal Jacket
S380PDB
95
Defender
W380D
95
W Defend W380T
95
W Train
X380ASHP
85
Silvertip HP
WC3801
95
WinClean (BEB)
USA380JHP
95
Q4206
95
Full Metal Jacket Flat Nose
USA380VP
95
Full Metal Jacket Flat Nose
W38SPLD
130
W Defend W38SPLT
130
W Train
X38S9HP
110
Silvertip HP
X38SMRP
148
Lead-Wad Cutter
X38S1P
158
Lead-Round Nose
X38WCPSV
158
Lead-Semi WC
SC38NT
110
Jacketed Flat Point
USA38CB 158 Lead
WC381
125
WinClean (BEB)
USA38SP
125
Jacketed Flat Point
PP = Personal Protection
T = Target
PP
T
T
–
T
T
T
PP
T
PP
PP
T
PP
T
PP
T
T
PP
T
PP
T
T
T
T
T
T
T
815
806
770
760
754
733
1220
1208
1165
–
–
–
680
676
662
705
701
687
745
736
702
970
962
930
905
900
879
1000
991
960
950
943
916
950
943
916
1000
991
958
955
947
916
955
948
921
955
945
907
955
945
907
900
895
877
900
895
877
945
939
918
710
702
671
755
752
739
755
751
738
975
967
938
800796780
775
772
758
850
845
826
P r a c t ic e R e a dy.
L e s s R e c oi l .
T h r e at S t oppi n g.
L e s s R e c oi l .
Energy (ft-lbs.); Yards Barrel Length
Muzzle
5
25
Inches
66
65
59
64
63
60
307
301
280
–
–
–
87
86
83
108
107
103
99
96
88
125
123
115
129
128
122
211
207
194
190
187
177
190
187
177
189
185
173
192
189
177
192
189
179
190
188
173
190
188
173
243
231
222
243
231
222
218
216
206
166
162
148
200
198
191
200
198
191
232
228
215
224222
213
167
165
160
201
198
189
2
2
4½
–
3
4
4
4
4
3¾
3¾
3¾
3¾
3¾
3¾
3¾
3¾
4V
4V
4V
4V
4V
4V
4V
4V
4V
4V
®
S T O P
T H E
T H R E A T®
Proprietary Bonding Process
Welds jacket to lead resulting in
improved penetration and
retained weight
Hollow Point
Expands up to 1.5x the
original diameter
resulting in maximum
stopping power
Notched Jacket
Preprogrammed to
expand into six uniform
segment for consistent
tactical performance
58
C ENTERFI RE HAN D G U N
Cartridge
Symbol
Bullet Wt.
(Grs.)
Type
38 Special
Q4171
130
Full Metal Jacket
38 Special (100 VP)
USA38SPVP
130
Full Metal Jacket
38 Special
Q4196
150
Lead Round Nose
38 Special
38SBLP
Smokeless
Blank
38 Special +P S38PDB
130
Defender
38 Special +P
X38S7PH
125
38 Special +P
X38S8HP
125
Silvertip HP
38 Special +P
X38SPD
158
Lead-Semi WC HP
38 Special +P
USA38JHP
125
38 Smith & Wesson
X38SWP
145
Lead-Round Nose
38 Super Automatic +P
Q4205
130
Full Metal Jacket
38 Super Automatic +P
X38ASHP
125
Silvertip HP
7.62 X 25 Tokarev
MC762TOK
85
Full Metal Jacket
9mm Luger +P
S9MMPDB
124
Defender
9mm Luger S9MMPDB1
147
Defender
9mm Luger
W9MMD
147
W Defend 9mm Luger
W9MMT
147
W Train
LF 9mm Luger
SC9NT
105
Jacketed Flat Point
9mm Luger
X9MMSHP
115
Silvertip HP
9mm Luger
X9MMST147
147
Silvertip HP
9mm Luger
WC91
115
WinClean (BEB)
9mm Luger
WC92
124
WinClean (BEB)
9mm Luger
WC93
147
WinClean (BEB)
9mm Luger
X9TG
147
Three Gun - Comp Ready
9mm Luger
USA9JHP
115
9mm Luger
USA9JHP2
147
9mm Luger
Q4172
115
Full Metal Jacket
9mm Luger (100 VP)
USA9MMVP
115
Full Metal Jacket
9mm Luger
USA9MM
124
Full Metal Jacket
9mm Luger
USA9MM1
147
Full Metal Jacket-Flat Nose
9mm NATO
Q4318
124
Full Metal Jacket
9mm Makarov
MC918M
95
Full Metal Jacket
9 X 23 Winchester
Q4304
124
Jacketed Flat Point
9 X 23 Winchester
X923W
125
Silvertip HP
357 Magnum
S357MPDB 125 Defender
LF 357 Magnum
SC357NT
110
Jacketed Flat Point
357 Magnum
X3576P
125
357 Magnum
X357SHP
145
Silvertip HP
357 Magnum
WC3571
125
WinClean (BEB)
357 Magnum
Q4204
110
357 SIG
S357SPDB 125 Defender
LF 357 SIG
SC357SNT
105
Jacketed Flat Point
357 SIG
WC357SIG
125
Brass Enclosed Base
357 SIG
USA357SJHP
125
357 SIG
Q4309
125
40 Smith & Wesson S40SWPDB
165
Defender
40 Smith & Wesson S40SWPDB1
180
Defender
40 Smith & Wesson
W40SWD
180
W Defend 40 Smith & Wesson
W40SWT
180
W Train
LF 40 Smith & Wesson
SC40NT
140
Jacketed Flat Point
40 Smith & Wesson
X40SWSTHP
155
Silvertip HP
40 Smith & Wesson
WC401
165
WinClean (BEB)
40 Smith & Wesson
WC402
180
WinClean (BEB)
40 Smith & Wesson
X40TG
180
40 Smith & Wesson
USA40SW
165
40 Smith & Wesson (100 VP)USA40SWVP
165
40 Smith & Wesson
USA40JHP
180
40 Smith & Wesson
Q4238
180
Full Metal Jacket
10mm Automatic
X10MMSTHP
175
Silvertip HP
44-40 Winchester
USA4440CB225 Lead
Velocity (fps); Yards
User Guide Muzzle
5
25
T
800
796
782
T
800
796
782
T
845
842
828
– –––
PP
950
946
928
PP
945
940
921
PP
945
940
921
PP
890
886
872
PP
945
940
921
T
685
682
668
T
1215
1202
1152
T/PP
1240
1228
1181
T
1645
1608
1467
PP
1200
1188
1143
PP
1000
995
976
PP
950
946
928
T
950
946
928
T
1200
1185
1131
PP
1225
1210
1154
PP
1010
1005
985
T
1190
1178
1135
T
1130
1121
1086
T
990
985
967
T
950
946
930
PP
1225
1210
1154
PP
990
985
967
T
1190
1176
1125
T
1190
1176
1125
T
1140
1130
1091
T
990
985
967
T
1200
1188
1142
T
1015
1005
971
T
1480
1444
1381
T/PP
1450
1428
1344
PP 132513051232
T
1275
1255
1181
PP
1450
1427
1338
PP
1290
1275
1219
T
1370
1349
1269
PP
1295
1271
1183
PP 135013321262
T
1370
1348
1267
T
1350
1331
1261
PP
1350
1331
1262
T
1350
1331
1262
PP
1140
1129
1091
PP
1025
1019
995
PP
925
921
904
T
925
921
904
T
1155
1141
1091
PP
1205
1192
1146
T
1130
1121
1089
T
990
985
965
T
950
946
928
T
1060
1053
1029
T
1060
1053
1029
PP
1020
1014
992
T
1020
1014
993
PP
1290
1273
1209
T 750747736
Muzzle
5
25
Inches
185
183
177
4V
185
183
177
4V
238
236
228
4V
––
– –
260
258
249
4V
248
245
235
4V
248
245
235
4V
278
276
267
4V
248
245
235
4V
151
150
144
4
426
417
383
5
427
419
387
5
511
488
406
4¾
396
389
360
4
326
323
311
4
295
292
281
4
295
292
281
4
336
327
298
4
383
374
340
4
333
329
316
4
362
354
329
4
352
346
325
4
320
317
305
4
295
292
282
4
383
374
340
4
320
317
305
4
362
353
323
4
362
353
323
4
358
351
328
4
320
317
305
4
396
388
359
4
217
213
199
4
587
574
525
5
583
566
501
5
487 473421 4V
397
384
341
4V
583
565
497
4V
536
523
478
4V
521
505
447
4V
410
394
342
4V
506 492442
4
438
424
374
4
506
492
441
4
506
492
442
4
506
492
442
4
476
467
436
4
420
415
396
4
342
339
326
4
342
339
326
4
415
405
370
4
500
489
452
4
468
461
435
4
392
388
372
4
361
357
344
4
412
407
388
4
412
407
388
4
416
411
394
4
416
411
394
4
647
629
568
5½
281279
271 4V
Hollow Point
Provides maximum stopping power for
personal defense scenarios
Engineered Jacket
Profile
Ensures reliable
functioning, precise
accuracy and
consistent expansion
Full Metal Jacket
Provides positive functioning and
no expansion
Consistent Accuracy
Trusted for target and
range shooting
Reduced Barrel
Fouling
Fewer cleanings and
more range time
59
Cartridge
Symbol
LF
44 Special
44 Smith & Wesson Spl
44 Smith & Wesson Spl
45 G.A.P.
45 G.A.P.
45 G.A.P.
45 G.A.P.
45 Automatic
45 Automatic
45 Automatic
45 Automatic
45 Automatic
45 Automatic
45 Automatic
45 Automatic
45 Automatic
45 Automatic
45 Automatic
45 Automatic
45 Automatic
45 Automatic (100 VP)
45 Colt
45 Colt
45 Colt
45 Colt
Bullet Wt.
(Grs.)
Type
USA44CB
X44STHPS2
X44SP
X45GSHP
WC45G
USA45G
USA45GJHP
S45PDB
SC45NT
W45D
W45T
X45P
X45T
X45ASHP2
WC451
WC452
X45TG
USA45A
USA45JHP
Q4170
USA45AVP
S45CPDB
X45CSHP2
X45CP2
USA45CB
240 Lead
200
Silvertip HP
246
Lead-Round Nose
185
Silvertip HP
230
WinClean (BEB)
230
Full Metal Jacket
230
230
Defender
170
Jacketed Flat Point
230
W Defend 230
W Train
230
1911 Jacketed Hollow Point
230
1911 Full Metal Jacket
185
Silvertip HP
185
WinClean (BEB)
230
WinClean (BEB)
230
185
230
230
Full Metal Jacket
230
Full Metal Jacket
225
Defender
225
Silvertip HP
255
Lead Flat Nose
250
Lead
User Guide Muzzle
5
25
T
PP
T
PP
T
T
PP
PP
T
PP
T
PP
T
PP
T
T
T
T
PP
T
T
PP
PP
T
T
750
900
755
1000
875
850
880
920
1050
850
850
880
880
1000
910
835
800
910
880
835
835
850
920
860
750
747
896
752
993
871
846
876
916
1042
847
847
876
876
993
902
832
797
905
876
831
831
846
915
856
747
Muzzle
5
25
Inches
734
879
739
967
857
832
860
900
1014
834
834
860
860
967
870
819
785
855
860
817
817
832
898
837
735
300
360
311
411
391
369
395
432
416
369
369
395
395
411
340
356
327
340
395
356
356
361
423
419
312
297
356
309
405
388
366
392
428
410
366
366
392
392
405
334
353
324
336
392
353
353
358
419
414
310
287 343
299
384
375
353
378
414
388
355
355
377
377
384
311
342
314
321
378
341
341
345
403
398
300
4V
6½V
6½V
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
3V/Judge
5½V
5½V
5½V
Hollow Point
Provides lethal performance
at a variety of ranges and
impact velocities
Heavy Outer Jacket
Protects inner jacket
during penetration to
maximize energy transfer
and knock-down power
Proprietary Bonding
Process
Welds lead core and
inner bullet jacket
together – maximizing
retained weight
Bullet Within a Bullet
The industry’s first 12-segmented
design with two times the
expansion for maximum stopping
power and quicker kills
Beveled Profile
Compressed profile for
delayed expansionand
strengthened expanded
segments
Centerfire Handgun Hunting
Cartridge
Symbol
LF
RR
30 Carbine
357 Magnum 357 Magnum 41 Rem Magnum 41 Rem Magnum
44 Rem Magnum 44 Rem Magnum 44 Rem Magnum
44 Rem Magnum
44 Rem Magnum 44 Rem Magnum
45 Winchester Magnum
454 Casull 454 Casull
454 Casull
460 Smith & Wesson Mag
460 Smith & Wesson Mag
500 Smith & Wesson Mag 500 Smith & Wesson Mag H = Hunting
RR = Reduced Recoil
Bullet Wt.
(Grs.)
Type
User Guide
X30M1
X3574P
X3575P
S41PTHP
X41MSTHP2
S44RMDB
S44PTHP
S44MWB
X44MS
X44MHSP2
Q4240
X45WMA
S454DB
S454PTHP
X454C3
S460SWDB
X460SW
S500SWDB
S500PTHP
PP = Personal Protection
110
158
158
240
175
240
250
225
210
240
240
260
260
260
250
260
250
375
400
T = Target
Hollow Soft Point
Jacketed Soft Point
Platinum Tip
Silvertip HP
Dual Bond
Platinum Tip
Razor Boar XT
Silvertip Hollow Point
Hollow Soft Point
Jacketed Soft Point
Dual Bond
Platinum Tip
Dual Bond
Dual Bond
Platinum Tip
H
H/PP
H/PP
H
H/PP
H
H
H
H/PP
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H/RR
H
H
Muzzle 50 100
175
1790 1601 1430
1235 1104 1015
1235 1104 1015
1250 1151 1075
1250 1120 1029
1300 1183 1092
1250 1148 1070
1250 1135 1050
1250 1106 1010
1180 1081 1010
1180 1081 1010
1200 1099 1026
1800 1605 1430
180015961414
1300 1151 1047
2000 1790 1596
1450 1267 1127
1725 1573 1435
1675 1531 1400
1218
922
922
991
935
996
985
961
912
931
930
945
1214
1194
945
1344
995
1256
1232
E
nergy (ft-lbs.); Yards
Muzzle
50
100
175
Barrel Length
Inches
783
626
500
363
535
428
361
298
535
428
361
298
833
706
616
523
607
488
412
340
900
745
636
529
867
732
635
539
780
643
551
461
729
570
475
388
741
623
543
462
741
623
543
461
831
698
607
516
1870 1488
1181
851
18701470 1154 824
938
735
608
495
2309 1849
1470 1043
1167
891
705
549
2477 2061
1713 1313
2491 2082
1741 1348
10
4V
4V
6½V
4V
6½V
6½V
6½V
4V
4V
4V
5
7½V
7½V
7½V
83⁄8V
83⁄8V
83⁄8V
83⁄8V
One-Piece Bullet
Construction
Lead-free bullet offers
maximum weight
retention and strength
Lethal Expansion
Delayed expansion to
penetrate tough hide and
bone while providing massive
trauma and knock-down
®
Patented Notched Reverse
Taper Bullet Jacket
Controls expansion for
maximum performance
Plated Heavy Wall Jacket
Maximizes penetration on
tough game
Massive Six-Segment
Expansion
Unmatched knock-down
power and tissue damage
60
S H OTS H ELL
SHOTSHELL
W
hen it comes to
technology-driven
and high-quality shotshell
ammunition products,
Winchester is clearly the
industry leader. Considering
the most recent innovative
new products launched in
target shooting, personal
defense, waterfowl, turkey
and upland hunting,
Winchester continues to
demonstrate its ability to
invent ammunition that
improves the overall hunting
and shooting experience for
sportsmen and women.
61
TARGET
LOADS
Gauge
Symbol
Length of
Shell In.
Description
Powder Dram
Equivalent
Velocity
fps @ 3 ft.
Oz.
Shot
Standard
Shot Sizes
AA® TRAACKER
12 GAUGE
12 GAUGE
12 GAUGE
12 GAUGE
12 GAUGE
12 GAUGE
12 GAUGE
12 GAUGE
12 GAUGE
12 GAUGE
20 GAUGE
20 GAUGE
AAHA127TO AAHA127TB AA129TO
AA129TB
AAM127TO
AAM127TB
AA128TO AA128TB AASC127TO
AASC127TB
AASC207TO
AASC207TB
Orange Wad - Overcast/Dark
Black Wad - Clear Sky
2¾
2¾
2¾
2¾
2¾
2¾
2¾
2¾
2¾
2¾
2¾
2¾
3
1250
11⁄87½
3
1250
11⁄87½
2¾
1145
11⁄89
2¾
1145
11⁄89
3
1200
11⁄87½
3
1200
11⁄87½
2¾
1145
11⁄88
2¾
1145
11⁄88
31⁄4130011⁄87½
31⁄4130011⁄87½
7
3
1300
⁄87½
7
3
1300
⁄87½
AAHA12
AAHLA12
AAM12
AA12
AAL12
AA12FL
AANL12
AAH20
AA20
AA20FL8
AA28
AA419
Super-Handicap
Light Handicap
Heavy Target
Light Target
Xtra-Lite
Low Recoil
International
Heavy Target
Target Low Recoil
Target Target 2¾
2¾
2¾
2¾
2¾
2¾
2¾
2¾
2¾
2¾
2¾
2½
3
3¼
3
2¾
2¾
1¾
3¼
2½
2½
1½
2
Max
1250
1290
1200
1145
1180
980
1325
1165
1200
980
1200
1200
Sporting Clays
Sporting Clays
Sporting Clays
Sporting Clays
Sporting Clays
Sporting Clays
2¾
2¾
2¾
2¾
2¾
2½
3¼
3½
–
3
Max
Max
1300
1350
1450
1300
1300
1300
11⁄8
1
1
7
⁄8
¾
½
7½, 8, 9
7½, 8
71⁄2 Steel, 8 Steel
7½, 8
7½, 8½
7½, 8, 8½
TRGT12M
TRGT12S7
TRGT12
TRGTL12
TRGT20
Heavy Target
2¾
Heavy Target
2¾
Light Target
2¾
Xtra-Lite Target
2¾
Target2¾
3
3
2¾
2¾
2½
1200
1200
1145
1180
1200
1 ⁄8
11⁄8
11⁄8
1
7
⁄8
7½, 8
7 Steel
7½, 8
7½, 8, 9
7½, 8
–
1325
9 Pellets
00 Buck
AA® TARGET
RR
RR
12 GAUGE
12 GAUGE
12 GAUGE
12 GAUGE
12 GAUGE
12 GAUGE
12 GAUGE
20 GAUGE
20 GAUGE
20 GAUGE
28 GAUGE
410 GAUGE
11⁄8
7½, 8
1
7½, 8
11⁄8
7½, 8, 9
11⁄8
7½, 8, 8½, 9
1
7½, 8, 8½, 9
26 gm
8
24 gm
7½, 9
1
7½, 8
7
⁄8
8, 9
7
⁄88
¾
8, 9
½
9
TM
Orange Hull
Allows shooter to identify AA TrAAcker from
standard AA’s in your field bag
Shot Trap
Captures a small portion of shot,
ensures wad tracks with the shot cloud
down range
AA® TrAAcker Wad
Patented design ensures wad tracks in the
center of the shot cloud and is visible in variable light conditions.
Notched Helical Petals
Engineered to spin stabilize wad, ensuring
wad tracks in the center of the shot cloud
AA® SPORTING CLAYS
LF
12 GAUGE
12 GAUGE
12 GAUGE
20 GAUGE
28 GAUGE
410 GAUGE
AASC12
AASCL12
AASCL12S
AASC20
AASC28
AASC41
USA SUPER TARGET
LF
12 GAUGE
12 GAUGE
12 GAUGE
12 GAUGE
20 GAUGE
1
WIN3GUN
12 GAUGE
XB1200TG
RR
12 GAUGE
12 GAUGE
XLT127TG
X12RS15TG
Three Gun - Comp Ready2¾– 11801 7½
Three Gun - Low Recoil Slug
2¾
–
1200
1 Oz. Slug
Rifled Slug
2¾
SUPER-X® XPERT® STEEL
LF
LF
LF
LF
LF
12 GAUGE
12 GAUGE
20 GAUGE
28 GAUGE
410 GAUGE
WE12GTH
WE12GT
WE20GT
WE28GT
WE413GT
Xpert Hi-Velocity Steel
LEAD FREE (LF) SHOT
2¾
2¾
2¾
2¾
3
–
–
–
–
–
1280
1325
1325
1300
1400
Proven Hard Shot
Tighter, hard-hitting patterns
High-Strength Hull
Reliable performance and excellent
reloadability
AA® Wads
Specially designed to reduce felt-recoil and
improve pattern performance
Best-in-Class Primer and Powder
Consistent, dependable and clean burning
11⁄8
6, 7
1
6, 7
¾
6, 7
5
⁄8
6, 7
3
⁄86
RR = REDUCED RECOIL
62
S H OTS H ELL
WATERFOWL
Gauge
Symbol
Description
Length of
Shell In.
Velocity
fps @ 3 ft.
Oz.
Shot
Standard
Shot Sizes
BLIND SIDE® STEEL HEX WATERFOWL LOADS
MAGNUM
LF
LF
LF
LF
12 GAUGE
12 GAUGE
12 GAUGE
20 GAUGE
SBS12L
SBS123
SBS12
SBS203
Magnum
Magnum
Magnum
Magnum
® MAGNUM
3½
3
2¾
3
1400
1400
1400
1300
15⁄8
13⁄8
1¼
11⁄16
BB, 1, 2, 3
BB, 1, 2, 3, 5
2, 5
2, 5
3½
3
3
1675
1675
1500
1 ⁄8
BB, 1, 2, 5, 6
11⁄8
BB, 1, 2, 3, 6
7
⁄83,6
3½
3½
3½
3½
3½
3
3
3
3
2¾
3
2¾
1450
1350
1475
1300
1300
1450
1400
1300
1400
1350
1330
1425
13⁄8
15⁄8
1½
19⁄16
19⁄16
1¼
1¼
13⁄8
1¼
1¼
1
¾
BBB, BB, 2
T, BBB, BB, 2
BBB, BB, 2, 3
BB, 1, 2, 3
T, BBB
BB, 2, 3, 4
T, BBB
BB, 2, 3, 4
BB, 2, 3, 4
BB, 2, 3, 4, 6
2, 3, 4
4
3½
3½
3
3
3
2¾
2¾
3
1550
1625
1625
1400
1550
1400
1550
1500
13⁄8
1¼
11⁄16
1¼
11⁄8
11⁄8
11⁄16
7
⁄8
BB, 2, 3
BB, 2
2, 3
BB, 1, 2, 3, 4
BB, 2, 3, 4
BB, 2, 3, 4, 6
BB, 2, 3, 4
2, 4
BLIND SIDE® STEEL HEX WATERFOWL LOADS
HIGH VELOCITY
LF
LF
LF
12 GAUGE
12 GAUGE
20 GAUGE
SBS12LHV
SBS123HV
SBS203HV
High Velocity
High Velocity
High Velocity
3
DRYLOK SUPER STEEL WATERFOWL LOADS – PLATED
®
LF
LF
LF
LF
LF
LF
LF
LF
LF
LF
LF
LF
10 GAUGE
10 GAUGE
12 GAUGE
12 GAUGE
12 GAUGE
12 GAUGE
12 GAUGE
12 GAUGE
12 GAUGE
12 GAUGE
20 GAUGE
20 GAUGE
SSH10
XSC10
SSH12LH
XSM12L
XSC12L
SSH123
XSC123
XSM123
XSV123
XSM12
XSM203
XS204
High Velocity
Magnum
High Velocity
Magnum
Magnum
High Velocity
Magnum
Magnum
Magnum
Magnum
Magnum
Magnum
®
High Packing Density
Stacked pellets in the same space means
15% more pellets
Hex Steel Shot
Six-sided, multiple-edged shot provides
increased trauma and wound channel
resulting in fast kills
Diamond Cut Wad
Designed to maximize
pattern performance
of Hex shot. Consistent patterns
that increase kill zone by up to 25%
Drylok Super Steel® System
Keeps your powder dry. Seals out water and
moisture and is corrosion resistant for
improved patterning and consistent velocities
SUPER-X® XPERT STEEL WATERFOWL LOADS LF
LF
LF
LF
LF
LF
LF
LF
12 GAUGE
12 GAUGE
12 GAUGE
12 GAUGE
12 GAUGE
12 GAUGE
12 GAUGE
20 GAUGE
WEX12L
WEX12LM
WEX123M
WEX123H
WEX123
WEX12H
WEX12
WEX203
Magnum Shot Cup
Improved barrel protection, high shot weights
and tighter patterns for long-range knock-down
Plated Steel Shot
Provides corrosion resistance
Drylok Super Steel Wad
Two-piece double seal wad system ensures maximum water resistance and provides a greater
gas seal for faster, consistent velocity
Lacquered Primer
Works with Drylok Super Steel wad system
to ensure powder stays dry in the harshest
conditions
LEAD FREE (LF) SHOT
63
PHEASANT/GAME
Gauge
Symbol
Description
Length of
Shell In.
Velocity
fps @ 3 ft.
Oz.
Shot
Standard
Shot Sizes
11⁄2
11⁄4
11⁄4
4, 5, 6
4, 5, 6
5, 6
ROOSTER XRTM
12 GAUGE
12 GAUGE
12 GAUGE
SRXR123
SRXR12
SRXR123HV
Shot-Lok Magnum
Shot-Lok Magnum
Shot-Lok High Velocity
3
2¾
3
1300
1300
1450
Shot-LokTM Technology.
SUPER PHEASANT
TM
LF
12 GAUGE
12 GAUGE
12 GAUGE
12 GAUGE
20 GAUGE
20 GAUGE
X123PH
X123PS4
X12PH
X12PHV
X203PH
X20PH
Magnum
Steel
Magnum
High Velocity
Magnum
High Velocity
3
3
2¾
2¾
3
2¾
1350
1400
1300
1450
1250
1300
15⁄8
1¼
13⁄8
13⁄8
1¼
1
4, 5
4
4, 5, 6
4, 5, 6
4, 5, 6
5, 6
Magnum
Magnum
3
2¾
1400
1400
13⁄85
1¼
5
Magnum Game
Magnum Game
Magnum Game
Magnum Game
Magnum Game
3
3
2¾
3
2¾
1210
1280
1260
1185
1175
17⁄8
4, 6
15⁄8
4, 6
1½
4, 5 ,6
1¼
4, 6
11⁄86
Pheasant
Heavy Game
Heavy Game
Heavy Game
Pheasant
Heavy Game
Heavy Game
Heavy Game
Heavy Game
2¾
2¾
2¾
2¾
2¾
2¾
3
3
2½
1220
1330
1295
1220
1165
1205
1100
1135
1245
BLIND SIDE STEEL HEX PHEASANT LOADS
®
LF
LF
12 GAUGE
12 GAUGE
SBSPH123
SBSPH12
Double-X® High Brass Game
12 GAUGE
12 GAUGE
12 GAUGE
20 GAUGE
20 GAUGE
X123XC
X12MXC
X12XC
X203XC
X20XC6
•Shot-Lok™ fills all space
between pellets to protect shot during in-bore
acceleration, resulting in consistently tighter patterns at longer distances.
•Devastating terminal
on-target performance
• Greater penetration over
standard lead loads beyond
50 yards.
Protected Shot During In-Bore Acceleration
Shot launches from the barrel near perfectly round
for extremely tight long-range patterns
SUPER-X® HIGH BRASS GAME
12 GAUGE
12 GAUGE
16 GAUGE
20 GAUGE
20 GAUGE
28 GAUGE
410 GAUGE
410 GAUGE
410 GAUGE
X12P
X12
X16H
X20
X20P
X28H
X413H
X413
X41
1¼
1¼
11⁄8
1
1
1
¾
11
⁄16
½
4, 5
4, 5, 6, 7½, 8
4, 6, 7½
4, 5, 6, 7½, 8
5
5, 6, 7½, 8
4, 6, 7½, 8½
4, 6, 7½
4, 6, 7½
SUPER-X® GAME
12 GAUGE
12 GAUGE
12 GAUGE
16 GAUGE
20 GAUGE
20 GAUGE
XU12SP
XU12H
XU12
XU16
XU20H
XU20
Heavy Game
Heavy Game
Game
Game
Heavy Game
Game
LEAD FREE (LF) SHOT
2¾
2¾
2¾
2¾
2¾
2¾
1220
1255
1290
1165
1165
1210
1¼
11⁄8
1
1
1
7
⁄8
7½, 8
4, 6, 7½, 8
6, 7½, 8
6, 8
6, 7½, 8
6, 7½, 8
®
MAGNUM
®
High Packing Density
Stacked pellets in the same space means
15% more pellets
Hex Steel Shot
Six-sided, multiple-edged shot provides
increased trauma and wound channel
resulting in fast kills
Diamond Cut Wad
Designed to maximize
pattern performance
of Hex shot. Consistent patterns
that increase kill zone by up to 25%
Drylok Super Steel® System
Keeps your powder dry. Seals out water and
moisture and is corrosion resistant for
improved patterning and consistent velocities
64
S H OTS H ELL
TURKEY
Description
Gauge
Symbol
Length of
Shell In.
Velocity
fps @ 3 ft.
Oz.
Shot
Standard
Shot Sizes
3½
3
3½
3
1200
1200
1050
1050
2
1¾
21⁄8
17⁄8
4, 5, 6
4, 5, 6
4, 5, 6
4, 5, 6
3½
3½
3½
3
3
2¾
3
3
1300
1300
1150
1300
1125
1300
1185
1200
2
2
2¼
1¾
2
1½
1¼
15⁄16
4, 5
4, 5, 6
4, 5, 6
4, 5, 6
4, 5, 6
4, 5, 6
4, 5
4, 5
3
2¾
1210
1260
17⁄8
1½
4, 5, 6
4, 5, 6
LONG BEARD® XRTM LEAD TURKEY LOADS
12 GAUGE
12 GAUGE
12 GAUGE
12 GAUGE
STLB12L
STLB123
STLB12LM
STLB123M
Shot-Lok
Shot-Lok
Shot-Lok Mag
Shot-Lok Mag
Shot-LokTM Technology.
•Shot-Lok™ fills all space
between pellets to protect shot during in-bore
acceleration, resulting in consistently tighter patterns at longer distances.
DOUBLE-X® TURKEY LOADS COPPER PLATED, BUFFERED
10 GAUGE
12 GAUGE
12 GAUGE
12 GAUGE
12 GAUGE
12 GAUGE
20 GAUGE
20 GAUGE
STH10
STH1235
XXT12L
STH123
X123MXCT
STH12
X203XCT
STH203
High Velocity
High Velocity
Magnum
High Velocity
Magnum
High Velocity
Magnum
High Velocity
•Devastating terminal
on-target performance
• Greater penetration over
standard lead loads beyond
50 yards.
•Twice the number of pellets in a 10” circle out to 60 yards
SUPER-X® TURKEY LOADS BUFFERED
12 GAUGE
12 GAUGE
X123MT
X12MT
Magnum
Magnum
Protected Shot During In-Bore Acceleration
Shot launches from the barrel near perfectly round
for extremely tight long-range patterns
STANDARD SHOT SIZES
SHOT SIZES Shot Number
Diameter In Inches
Pellets/Oz., Steel
Pellets/Oz., Lead
Pellets/Oz. Hi-Density
DENSITY
9
8.5
8
7.5
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
B
BB
BBB
T
.08
.085
.09
.095
.10
.11
.12
.13
.14
.15
.16
.17
.18
.19
.20
53
7.9*
-
-
577
490
420
316
243
191
153
125
103
-
72
61
11.0*
585
500
410
350
300
225
170
135
-
87
-
-
50
-
-
12.0*
-
-
-
-
-
207
159
125
-
82
-
56
-
-
-
BUCKSHOT SIZES
4
Shot Number
.24
Diameter
In Inches
Typical Load 27, 34, 41
# Pellets
3
1
0
00
.25
.30
.32
.33
.36
20
16, 24
12
9, 12, 15, 18
8, 10
* Grams per cubic centimeter
000
Copper Plated Lead Shot
Ensures tight, uniform patterns at long
ranges. Delivers maximum impact and knockdown power
Grex Buffering
Reduces set-back forces on shot, improving
pattern performance
Custom Blended Powders Result in
Consistent, High-Velocity Payload
LEAD FREE (LF) SHOT
65
SHOTGUN SLUG BALLISTICS
Symbol
FULLY RIFLED
LF
LF
RR
SSDB123
SXP123
SSP123
SSDB12
SXP12
SSP12
WL12PTHP
SSDB203
SSP203
SSDB20
SSP20
Brand/Slug
Type
DUAL BOND
XP3 TIN CORE
PARTITION GOLD
DUAL BOND
XP3 TIN CORE
PARTITION GOLD
WINLITE PT
DUAL BOND
PARTITION GOLD
DUAL BOND
PARTITION GOLD
Slug
Grs./Oz.
375
300
385
375
300
385
400
260
260
260
260
RIFLED CHOKE TUBE / FULLY RIFLED
XRS123
XRS12
XRS20
ANY BARREL
S12RBSS
S12SR1
S123SR1
S20SR1
SMOOTH BORE
LF
X123RS15
X12RS15
X12RSPP
X12PP
X12RS15LF
X203RS5
X20RSM5
X413RS5
X41RS5
Shell
Velocity in fps–Yards
Length In.
Gauge B.C. Muzzle 50 100 125
Energy in ft.-lbs.–Yards
Muzzle 50 100 125
Trajectory height in inches–Yards
25 50 75 100125 150175
3
3
3
2¾
2¾
2¾
2¾
3
3
2¾
2¾
12 0.21 1850167415121438
12 0.189 2000180716221537
12 0.221 1850169015421473
12 0.21 1800162814701398
12 0.189 1900171115361456
12 0.221 1725157414361372
12 0.226 1450132812221176
20 0.175 1850165114711389
20 0.2 1850167415121438
20 0.175 1800160514301352
20 0.2 1800162814701398
2849
2664
2925
2697
2404
2543
1867
1976
1976
1870
1870
2333 19041720
2174 17511573
2442 20321853
2206 18001627
1949 15721412
2117 17621609
1565 13261228
1574 12491114
1618 13201193
1488 11811054
1529 12481128
0.0 0.8
-0.2 0.8
0.0 0.8
0.1 0.9
-0.1 0.7
0.2 1.0
0.7 1.7
0.0 0.9
0.0 0.8
0.1 0.9
0.1 0.9
0.8 0.0-1.8 -4.6-8.6
0.7 0.0-1.5 -3.9-7.3
0.8 0.0-1.7 -4.4-8.3
0.9 0.0-1.9 -4.9-9.2
0.8 0.0-1.7 -4.4-8.3
1.0 0.0-2.0 -5.2-9.7
1.5 0.0-3.0 -7.5-13.8
0.9 0.0-1.9 -4.9-9.1
0.8 0.0-1.8 -4.6-8.6
0.9 0.0-2.0 -5.2-9.7
0.9 0.0-1.9 -4.9-9.2
BRI SABOT
BRI SABOT
BRI SABOT
1 oz. 1 oz.
5⁄8 oz.
3
2¾
2¾
12
12
20
0.095
0.095
0.09
1400
1350
1400
1153
1121
1143
1007
988
995
957
941
944
1958
1821
1162
1329
1256
774
1012
975
586
914
885
529
1.2
1.3
1.2
2.5
2.7
2.6
2.2
2.3
2.3
RAZOR BOAR XT
RACKMASTER
RACKMASTER
RACKMASTER
11⁄8 oz.
11⁄8 oz.
11⁄8 oz.
7⁄8 oz.
2¾
2¾
3
2¾
12
12
12
20
0.06
0.072
0.072
0.065
1600
1625
1700
1550
1218
1234
1287
1156
1005
1013
1039
962
941
948
967
901
2796
2815
3080
1920
1619
1623
1764
1068
1104
1094
1149
739
968
958
996
649
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.4
0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-1.8 -5.4 -11.1
-1.7 -5.2-10.8
-1.6 -4.8-10.1
-2.0 -6.0-12.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
RIFLED
RIFLED
POWER-POINT
POWER-POINT
LEAD FREE
RIFLED
RIFLED
RIFLED
RIFLED
1 oz.
1 oz.
1 oz.
1 oz.
¾ oz.
¾ oz.
¾ oz.
¼ oz.
1⁄5 oz.
3
2¾
2¾
2¾
2¾
3
2¾
3
2½
12 0.068 176013101040 965
12
0.06
1600 1161
953
889
12
0.06
1700 1222
980
911
12
0.06
1700 1222
980
911
12
0.04
1450
984
809
–
20 0.06 180012881008 932
20
0.06
1600 1160
952
889
410 0.058
1800 1288
998
919
410 0.061
1830 1318 1025
946
3010
2488
2810
2810
1587
2359
1865
788
651
1667 1052 904
1310
882
768
1453
933
807
1453
933
807
732
494
–
1208 739 632
981
660
575
403
234
205
338
204
174
0.2
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.5
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-1.5-4.6-9.7
-1.9 -5.9-12.1
-1.7 -5.4-11.2
-1.7 -5.4-11.2
-2.5-8.0 –
-1.5 -4.8-10.2
-2.0 -5.9-12.1
-1.9 -5.8-11.0
-1.9 -5.8-12.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
SMOOTH BORE
FULLY RIFLED
0.0-4.3 –
0.0-4.6 –
0.0-4.5 –
–
–
–
RIFLED TUBE EXTENSION
RR = REDUCED RECOIL
66
S H OTS H ELL
Gauge
Symbol
Description
Length of
Shell In.
Velocity fps @ 3 ft.
Oz.
Shot
Standard
hot Sizes
S
DEFENDER® AMMUNITION FOR PERSONAL DEFENSE
®
DEFENDER® AMMUNITION FOR PERSONAL DEFENSE
12 GAUGE
12 GAUGE
20 GAUGE
410 GAUGE
410 GAUGE
410/45 Colt
S12PDX1S
S12PDX1
S20PDX1S
S413PDX1
S410PDX1
S41045PD
Personal Defense
Personal Defense
Personal Defense
Personal Defense
Personal Defense
Personal Defense
SCXR123
Coyote
2¾
2¾
2¾
3
2½
410/45 Combo Pack
1600
–
1150
–
1600
750
–
750
–
750/850
–
1 oz. Segmenting Slug
Slug/Buck
3
⁄4 oz. Segmenting Slug
4DD/16BB
3DD/12BB
3DD/12BB/45 Colt
S T O P
T H E
T H R E A T
®
BUCKSHOT
XTENDED RANGE
LF
12 GAUGE
3
1375
13⁄8B
High Velocity
High Velocity
Magnum
Magnum
High Velocity
Magnum
3½
3
3
3
2¾
2¾
1450
1450
1225
1210
1450
1295
15 Pellets
12 Pellets
10 Pellets
15 Pellets
9 Pellets
12 Pellets
00 Buck
00 Buck
000 Buck
00 Buck
00 Buck
00 Buck
Buffered Buckshot
Buffered Buckshot
Buffered Buckshot
Buffered Buckshot
Buffered Buckshot
Buffered Buckshot
Buffered Buckshot
Buffered Buckshot
Buffered Buckshot
Buffered Buckshot
3½
3½
3
3
2¾
2¾
2¾
2¾
3
2½
1200
1150
1210
1040
1325
1250
1325
1200
1135
1300
18 Pellets
54 Pellets
15 Pellets
24 Pellets
9 Pellets
16 Pellets
27 Pellets
20 Pellets
5 Pellets
3 Pellets
00 Buck
4 Buck
00 Buck
1 Buck
00 Buck
1 Buck
4 Buck
3 Buck
000 Buck
000 Buck
Buffered Buckshot
2 3⁄4
1450
8 Pellets
00 Buck
Smokeless Powder
Black Powder
Black Powder
2¾
27⁄8
2¾
DOUBLE X® BUCKSHOT COPPER PLATED, BUFFERED
12 GAUGE
12 GAUGE
12 GAUGE
12 GAUGE
12 GAUGE
12 GAUGE
SB12L00
SB12300
X123C000B
X12XC3B5
SB1200
X12XC0B5
SUPER-X® BUCKSHOT BUFFERED
12 GAUGE
12 GAUGE
12 GAUGE
12 GAUGE
12 GAUGE
12 GAUGE
12 GAUGE
20 GAUGE
410 GAUGE
410 GAUGE
XB12L00
XB12L4
XB12300
XB1231
XB1200
XB121
XB124
XB203
XB413
XB41000
RAZOR BOAR XTTM - BUCKSHOT BUFFERED
12 GAUGE
S12RB00
SUPER-X® TRIALS & BLANKS
12 GAUGE
10 GAUGE
12 GAUGE
XP12
XBP10
XBP12
LEAD FREE (LF) SHOT
RR = REDUCED RECOIL
–
Blank
–Blank
–
Blank
–
–
–
Buffered Shot
Ensures tighter patterns
Hard Hitting Copper Plated Buckshot
Proven stopping power for hog hunters
High Velocity
Provides greater energy transfer
67
RIMFIRE
C
onsidered the
most popular
ammunition in the world,
rimfire ammunition is
the ideal round for both
first-time shooters and
experts alike. Winchester
rimfire ammunition leads
the industry in optimum
reliability and technologydriven new products. With
one of the most impressive
selection of offerings for
target shooting and hunting,
Winchester continues its
dominance in the rimfire
ammunition category.
68
RI M FI RE
Cartridge
Brand
17 Win Super Mag
17 Win Super Mag
17HMR
LF 17HMR
17HMR
PP 22WMR
22WMR
22WMR
22WMR
LF 22WMR
22WMR
22WMR
22WMR
LF
ABBREVIATIONS
Velocity in Feet Per Second (fps)
50
100
125
150
175
200
muzzle
S17W20
20
Polymer Tip 0.185
3000
2745
2504
2388
2275
2165
2058
400
S17W25
25
Polymer Tip 0.230
2600
2411
2230
2142
2057
1973
1892
375
S17HMR1
17
Polymer Tip
0.125 2550 221219011757162014941378
245
S17HMR1LF
15.5
Polymer Tip0.115
2550
2184 1850
1696
1553 1422 1305
231
X17HMR1
20
XTP0.130
2375
2063
1776
1644
1520 1406 1304
250
S22MPDX1
40
JHP 0.110
1910
1592
1326
1218
1130
1061
1008
324
S22WM
34
JHP0.102
2120
1753
1437
1304
1192 1104 1037
339
S22M2
30
JHP0.089
2250
1819
1450
1298
1173 1080 1011
337
S22M2PT30
VMax
0.095
2250
1842
1490
1341
1215
1116
1041337
X22MHLF
28
JHP Tin 0.087
2200
1761
1394
1247
1131
1047
984
301
X22MH
40
JHP0.110
1910
1592 1326
1218
1130 1061 1008
324
X22M
40
FMJ0.110
1910
1592 1326
1218
1130 1061 1008
324
USA22M
45
DP0.126
1550
1322
1147
1083
1031
989
953
240
Varmint HV
Varmint HE
Varmint HV
Varmint LF
Super-X
Defender
Varmint HE
Varmint HV
Varmint HV
Varmint LF
Super-X
Super-X
USA
Cartridge
22 Long Rifle
22 Long Rifle
22 Long Rifle
22 Long Rifle
22 Long Rifle
22 Long Rifle
22 Long Rifle
22 Long Rifle
22 Long Rifle
22 Long Rifle
22 Long Rifle
22 Long Rifle
22 Long Rifle
22 Long Rifle
22 Long Rifle
22 Long Rifle
22 Long Rifle
22 Long Rifle
22 Long Rifle
22 Long Rifle
22 WRF
22 Short
22 Short
22 Long
Bullet Wt.
(Grs.)
Bullet Type
BC
muzzle
Symbol
Energy in Foot Pounds (ft-lbs.)
50
100
125
335
278
253
323
276
255
185 136 116
169
122
102
189
140
120
225
156
132
232
156
128
220
140
112
226
148120
193
121
97
225
156
132
225
156
132
174
131
117
USAGE GUIDE**
Brand
Bullet Wt.
Symbol (Grs.) Super-X
Super-X
Super-X
Hyper Speed
Varmint HE
Varmint LF
Super-X
Super-X
Super-X
Super-X
Wildcat
Super-X
Super-X
Xpert
222
333
525
555
Dynapoint
M22
Super-X
Super-X
Super-X
Super-X
X22LRSS1
X22LRHSS1
X22LRPP1
XHV22LR
S22LRFSP
X22LRHLF
X22LRH
X22LRPP
X22LR
XT22LR
WW22LR
X22LRSUBA
X22LRS
XPERT22
22LR222HP
22LR333HP
22LR525HP
22LR555HP
WD22LRB
S22LRT 22WRF
X22SB
X22S
X22LRCBMA
LFN–LEAD FLAT NOSE
FMJ–FULL METAL JACKET
PP–POWER POINT
LHP–LEAD HOLLOW POINT
DP–DYNAPOINT
LRN–LEAD ROUND NOSE
PP = PERSONAL PROTECTION
40
37
40
40
37
26
37
40
40
40
40
40
-
36
36
36
36
36
40
40
45
-
29
29
Rounds
Bullet Type BC Per Box Package Type
LRN Copper Plated
LHP Copper Plated
PP Copper Plated
LHP Copper Plated
FHP Copper Plated
THP TIN
LHP Copper Plated
PP Copper Plated
LRN Copper Plated
LRN Standard Velocity
LRN
LHP
#12 Shot
LHP
LHP Copper Plated
LHP Copper Plated
LHP Copper Plated
LHP Copper Plated
DP
LRN Black Copper Plated
LFN Copper Plated
Blank Black Powder
LRN Copper Plated
LRN
0.119
0.111
0.098
0.105
0.090
0.062
0.107
0.098
0.116
0.116
0.116
0.109
-
0.084
0.084
0.084
0.084
0.084
0.116
0.125
0.108
-
0.084
0.114
JHP–JACKETED HOLLOW POINT
* LUBALOY® PLATING REDUCES FOULING
100
100
100
100
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
500
222
333
525
555
500
1000
50
50
50
50
plastic
plastic
plastic
plastic
plastic
plastic
paper/brick
paper/brick
paper/brick
paper/brick
paper/brick
paper/brick
paper/brick
paper/bulk
paper/bulk
paper/bulk
paper/bulk
paper/bulk
paper/bulk
paper/bulk
paper
paper/brick
paper/brick
paper/brick
Small
Varmint Game
Target/
Pest
Low Noise/
Plinking Control Training
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•• •
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
FHP= FRAGMENTING HOLLOW POINT
THP–TIN HOLLOW POINT
69
230
208
188
235
216
199
99
84
72
86
72
60
103
88
75
113
100
90
107
92
81
92
78
68
98 8372
80
68
60
113
100
90
113
100
90
106
98
91
-0.2
0.0
0.1
0.2
0.3
1.0
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.7
1.0
1.0
1.7
Trajectory (Yards)
125
150
175
200
50
100
0
-0.4
-1.2
-2.4
-4.1
0
-0.6
-1.8
-3.4
-5.6
0 -0.9
-2.6
-5.0 -8.5
0
-1.0
-2.7
-5.4
-9.1
0
-1.1
-3.1
-5.9
-9.9
0
-2.2
-6.0
-11.4
-18.7
0
-1.8
-4.9
-9.6
-16.0
0
-1.7
-4.8
-9.4
-15.9
0-1.7 -4.5 -8.9
-14.9
0
-1.9
-5.2
-10.2
-17.2
0
-2.2
-6.0
-11.4
-18.7
0
-2.2
-6.0
-11.4
-18.7
0
-3.2
-8.3
-15.5
-24.9
RIFLE
HANDGUN
Barrel
Length (in)
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
—
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
—
6
6
Muzzle
Velocity
(fps)
Muzzle
Energy
(ft. lbs.)
1105
108
1135
106
1085
105
1305 151
1215 121
1455
122 1085
97
1085
105
1060
100
950
80
1060
100
870
67
—
—
1085
94
1085
94
1085
94
1085
94
1085
94
950
80
1060
100
1105
122
—
—
1010
66
575
21
Velocity
(fps)
Muzzle
1300
1330
1280
1435
1400
1650
1280
1280
1255
1150
1255
1065
N/A
1280
1280
1280
1280
1280
1150
1255
1300
N/A
1095
770
Energy
(ft. lbs.)
Muzzle
Velocity
(fps) 100 Yards
Energy
(ft. lbs.) 100 Yards
150
1038
96
145
1038
88
145
1001
89
183 1070102
161 102787
157
1023
60
135
1015
85
145
1001
89
140
1017
92
117
976
85
140
1017
92
101
922
76
—
—
—
131
975
76
131
975
76
131
975
76
131
975
76
131
975
76
117
976
85
140
1017
92
169
1023
105
—
—
—
77
903
52
38
681
30
Mid Range Trajectory
100 Yards
3.3
3.2
3.5
2.9
3.2
2.3
3.5
3.5
3.6
4.0
3.5
4.5
—
3.7
3.7
3.7
3.7
3.7
4.0
3.6
3.4
—
4.5
3.9
0.4
0.4
0.8
0.8
0.8
1.3
1.2
1.3
1.2
1.4
1.3
1.3
1.4
Wind Drift, 10 MPH (in)
125
150
175
200
1.7
1.6
3.3
3.6
3.5
5.7
5.5
5.9
5.5
6.3
5.7
5.7
5.9
2.7
2.6
5.3
5.9
5.7
9.2
8.9
9.6
8.9
10.3
9.2
9.2
9.3
3.9
3.8
8.0
8.9
8.5
13.6
13.2
14.5
13.4
15.5
13.6
13.6
13.3
5.5
7.3
5.3
7.0
11.3
15.3
12.6
17.1
11.9
16.1
18.7
24.6
18.5
24.7
20.4
27.2
18.925.3
21.6
28.7
18.7
24.6
18.7
24.6
17.8
22.9
**USAGE GUIDE:
It is important to understand that rimfire ammunition is very versatile and has broad cross-over
with many applications. This game/usage guide is a “starting point” for the beginner sportsman to guide the user in product usage applications. As you become more experienced and
knowledgeable, broader usage applications are possible. Choosing a round is subjective and
will vary depending on personal preference, the gun used, environmental conditions
and other factors.
S17W20
150
175
200
50
100
C O M PO N ENTS
70
RIFLE & HANDGUN BULLETS
RIFLE BULLETS
Caliber
rifle bullets
22
22
22
22
22
243
270
7mm
7.62
30
30
30 (30-30)
30 (308)
44 (44-40)
HANDGUN BULLETS
Nominal BulletBulletBullet Symbol
Diameter
WeightType
Qty/Bag
— Consumer Pack Metallic Components (Plastic Bag)
.224
.224
.224
.224
.224
.243
.277
.284
.310
.308
.308
.308
.308
.426
46 gr.
50 gr.
55 gr.
55 gr.
64 gr.
80 gr.
130 gr.
150 gr.
123 gr.
147 gr.
150 gr.
150 gr.
180 gr.
200 gr. HP
PSP
FMJBT
PSP
PP
PSP
PP
PP
PP
FMJBT
PP
PPFN
PP
SP
WB22HP46
WB222PSP50
WB556MC55
WB223PSP55
WB223PP64
WB243PSP80
WB270PP130
WB7PP150
WB762PP123
WB762MC147
WB30PP150
WB30FN150
WB308SP180
WB44SP200
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
Caliber
Nominal BulletBulletBullet Symbol
Diameter
WeightType
handgun bullets
— Consumer Pack Metallic Components (Plastic Bag)
380
38
9mm
9mm
9mm
9mm
9mm
9mm
9mm
38/357
38/357
38/357
38/357
40/10mm
40/10mm
40/10mm
40/10mm
40/10mm
44
44
45
45
.356
.356
.355
.355
.355
.355
.355
.355
.355
.357
.357
.357
.357
.400
.400
.400
.400
.400
.430
.430
.451
.451
95 gr.
130 gr.
115 gr.
115 gr.
115 gr.
115 gr.
147 gr.
147 gr.
124 gr.
110 gr.
125 gr.
145 gr.
158 gr.
155 gr.
165 gr.
175 gr.
180 gr.
180 gr.
210 gr.
240 gr.
230 gr.
230 gr.
FMJ
FMJ
STHP
FMJ-Flat Base
FMJ-Hollow Base
JHP-Notched
STHP
JHP-Notched
FMJ-Flat Base
JHP-Notched
JHP-Notched
STHP
JHP-Notched
STHP
Truncated Cone
STHP
Truncated Cone
JHP-Notched
STHP
HSP-Notched
FMJ
JHP-Notched
Qty/Bag
WB380MC95
WB38MC130
WB9ST115
WB9FB115
WB9MC115
WB9JHP115
WB9ST147
WB9JHP147
WB9MC124
WB38JHP110
WB38JHP125
WB357ST145
WB357HP158
WB40ST155
WB40TC165
WB40ST175
WB40TC180
WB40JHP180
WB44ST210
WB44HSP240
WB45MC230
WB45JHP230
PRIMERS
Symbol
W209
WLR
WLRM
WSR
WSP
WLP
WSPM
Primer
#209
#8½ - 120
#8½M - 120
#6½ - 116
#1½ - 108
#7 - 111
#1½M - 108
Types
Shotgun Shells
Large Rifle
Large Rifle Magnum
Small Rifle
Small Regular Pistol
Large Regular Pistol
Small Magnum Pistol
MUZZLELOADING PRIMERS
Symbol
Type
Qty/Carton
Winchester Triple Se7en Muzzleloading Primers
ABBREVIATIONS
LFN–LEAD FLAT NOSE
FMJ–FULL METAL JACKET
PP–POWER POINT
LHP–LEAD HOLLOW POINT
DP–DYNAPOINT
LRN–LEAD ROUND NOSE
JHP–JACKETED HOLLOW POINT
* LUBALOY® PLATING REDUCES FOULING
FHP= FRAGMENTING HOLLOW POINT
THP–TIN HOLLOW POINT
SML11 SML209T7 Percussion Cup
Primer
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
71
RIFLE & HANDGUN SHELLCASES
UNPRIMED RIFLE SHELLCASES
Cartridge
Symbol
Qty/Bag
Consumer Pack Metallic Components (Plastic Bag)
204 Ruger
218 Bee
22 Hornet
22-250 Rem.
220 Swift
222 Rem.
223 Rem.
223 WSSM
225 Win.
243 Win.
243 WSSM
6mm Rem.
25 WSSM
25-06 Rem.
25-20 Win.
25-35 Win.
250 Savage
257 Roberts +P
264 Win. Mag.
6.5x55 Swedish
270 Win.
270 WSM
280 Rem. 284 Win. 7mm-08 Rem.
7mm Mauser
7mm Rem. Mag.
7mm WSM
30 Carbine
WSC204RU
WSC218BU
WSC22HU
WSC22250U
WSC220SU
WSC222RU
WSC223RU
WSC223WSSU
WSC225WU
WSC243WU
WSC243WSSU
WSC6MMRU
WSC25WSSU
WSC2506RU
WSC2520U
WSC2535WU
WSC250SU
WSC257PU
WSC264WMU
WSC6555SU
WSC270WU
WSC270WSMU
WSC280RU
WSC284WU
WSC708RU
WSC7MMAU
WSC7MMRU
WSC7MMWSMU
WSC30CU
Cartridge
UNPRIMED HANDGUN SHELLCASES
Symbol
Qty/Bag
30-30 WIN.
30-06 SPRINGFIELD
30-40 KRAG
300 WSM
300 WIN. MAG.
300 SAVAGE
300 H&H MAG.
303 BRITISH
307 WIN. 308 WIN.
32 WIN. SPECIAL
32-40 WIN.
7.62X39MM
32-20 WIN.
8MM MAUSER
325 WSM 338 WIN. MAG. 348 WIN.
35 REM.
356 WIN.
358 WIN.
375 WIN. 375 H&H MAG.
38-40 WIN.
38-55 WIN.
44-40 WIN.
45-70 GOVERMENT
458 WIN. MAG. WSC3030WU
WSC3006SFU
WSC3040KU
WSC300WSMU
WSC300WMU
WSC300SU
WSC300HHU
WSC303BU
WSC307U
WSC308WU
WSC32WSU
WSC3240WU
WSC762X39U
WSC3220U
WSC8MMAU
WSC325WSMU
WSC338WMU
WSC348WMU
WSC35REMU
WSC356U
WSC358U
WSC375WU WSC375HHU
WSC3840U
WSC3855WU
WSC4440WU
WSC4570GU
WSC458WMU
Symbol
Qty/Bag
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
100
Cartridge
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
380 AUTOMATIC
30 LUGER
32 SMITH & WESSON
32 SHORT COLT
38 SPECIAL
9MM LUGER
38 SUPER AUTO +P
9X23MM
357 SIG
357 MAGNUM
40 SMITH & WESSON
10MM AUTO
41 REM. MAG.
44 SMITH & WESSON
44 REM. MAG.
45 AUTOMATIC
45 G.A.P.
45 COLT 454 CASULL
500 SMITH & WESSON
WSC380AU
WSC30LU
WSC32SWU
WSC32SCU
WSC38SU
WSC9U
WSC38AS+U
WSC923WU
WSC357SIGU
WSC357MU
WSC40SWU
WSC10MMU
WSC41RMU
WSC44SWU
WSC44MU
WSC45AU
WSC45GU
WSC45COLTU
WSC454CU
WSC500SWU
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
50
SHOTSHELL WADS
Symbol
Gauge Optimum (Oz.) Description Shot Wt.
Color
7
WAA12L
12
⁄8FOR 7⁄8 TO 1 OUNCE LOADS GRAY
WAA12
12
11⁄8
FOR 1 TO 15⁄8 OUNCE LOADS WHITE
WAA12SL
12
1 & 11⁄8
FOR 1 TO 11⁄8 OUNCE LOADS BUT PINK CAN BE USED ANYWHERE 1 OUNCE
F1 WAD WAS RECOMMENDED
WT12
12
11⁄8
FOR 1 TO 15⁄8 OUNCE LOADS ORANGE
7
WAA20
20
⁄8FOR 7⁄8 TO 1¼ OUNCE LOADS
WHITE
WAA28HS 28
¾
USED IN NEW HS HULL ONLY
RED
WAA410HS .410
½
USED IN NEW HS HULL ONLY
RED
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