Winchester 1892
The
.25-20 Winchester, or WCF, is still a very viable small game, fur bearing and
trapping cartridge.
It was
developed around 1895 for the Winchester Model 1892 lever action rifle. It was
based on necking down the .32-20 Winchester.
In
the early 20th century, it was a popular small game and varmint round.
But two years earlier Marlin Firearms Co. had already necked down the .32-20 Winchester, and called it the .25-20 Marlin. It was first chambered in Model 1889 lever action Marlins long before Winchester did the same thing and put their name on the .25-20.
The
.25-20 Winchester is sometimes confused with the similarly named .25-20 Single
Shot; the two cartridges are markedly different and do not interchange with one
another.
