.33 Winchester Center Fire | ||||||||||||||||
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.33 Winchester Center Fire (center) with .223 Rem (left) and .308 Win (right). | ||||||||||||||||
Type | Rifle | |||||||||||||||
Place of origin | United States | |||||||||||||||
Production history | ||||||||||||||||
Designed | 1902 | |||||||||||||||
Specifications | ||||||||||||||||
Bullet diameter | .338 in (8.6 mm) | |||||||||||||||
Neck diameter | .365 in (9.3 mm) | |||||||||||||||
Shoulder diameter | .443 in (11.3 mm) | |||||||||||||||
Base diameter | .508 in (12.9 mm) | |||||||||||||||
Rim diameter | .610 in (15.5 mm) | |||||||||||||||
Case length | 2.11 in (54 mm) | |||||||||||||||
Overall length | 2.80 in (71 mm) | |||||||||||||||
Rifling twist | 1:12 | |||||||||||||||
Primer type | large rifle | |||||||||||||||
Ballistic performance | ||||||||||||||||
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Source(s): Barnes & Amber 1972 |
The .33 Winchester Center Fire (colloquially .33 WCF or .33 Win) is an American centerfire rifle cartridge.
Introduced by Winchester for the Model 1886 lever rifle in 1902, it survived until the Model 86 was dropped in 1936. It was also offered in the Marlin Model 1895 and Winchester's own single-shot Model 1885.
A good round for deer, elk, or black bear in wooded terrain at medium range, it out performs the ballistically similar .35 Remington and can be improved with modern powders. The .33 WCF was replaced by the more powerful .348 Winchester and stopped being commercially offered in 1940.