 Significantly more powerful than the .25-20 Winchester, the .25-35 WCF can be used to hunt small deer at 200 yards and medium-sized deer at 100 yards, however, some consider it better suited to small predators such as coyotes instead.It was a popular round in the Winchester Model 1885 High Wall single-shot rifle.No production rifles had been made in .25-35 WCF since 1964 until 2005 when Winchester resumed chambering their Model 94 rifles in this cartridge.