.351 Winchester Self-Loading
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The .351 Winchester Self-Loading (also called .351 SL or .351 WSL) is an American rifle cartridge designed in 1906.
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.351 Winchester Self-Loading | ||||||||
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Type | Rifle | |||||||
Place of origin | United States | |||||||
Service history | ||||||||
Used by | France United Kingdom Russia United States | |||||||
Wars | World War I | |||||||
Production history | ||||||||
Designer | Winchester Repeating Arms Company | |||||||
Designed | 1906 | |||||||
Specifications | ||||||||
Case type | Semi-rimmed, straight | |||||||
Bullet diameter | 0.352 in (8.9 mm) | |||||||
Neck diameter | 0.373 in (9.5 mm) | |||||||
Shoulder diameter | 0.377 in (9.6 mm) | |||||||
Base diameter | 0.380 in (9.7 mm) | |||||||
Rim diameter | 0.407 in (10.3 mm) | |||||||
Rim thickness | 0.05 in (1.3 mm) | |||||||
Case length | 1.375 in (34.9 mm) | |||||||
Overall length | 1.906 in (48.4 mm) | |||||||
Rifling twist | 1 in 16 | |||||||
Primer type | Small rifle | |||||||
Maximum pressure | 39,000 psi (270 MPa) | |||||||
Maximum CUP | 45,000[1] CUP | |||||||
Ballistic performance | ||||||||
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Test barrel length: 20 in. Source(s): Whelen, Townsend. The American Rifle. Century Co. 1918. p. 266. |
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