.40-72 Winchester
The .40-72 Winchester, also known as .40-72 WCF is a centerfire straight-walled rifle cartridge designed for black powder rather than smokeless powder. It was introduced in 1895 for the Winchester 1895 lever-action rifle. Description and performance

The original Winchester factory load consisted of a  bullet at  or a  bullet at . With the introduction of superior cartridges designed for smokeless powder, the .40-72 Winchester became obsolete and was soon dropped from production. Production of loaded cartridges by Winchester ceased in 1936. Besides the Winchester 1895 lever-action, the .40-72 Winchester was chambered in the Winchester 1885 single-shot rifle. Dimensions

See also
 List of Winchester Center Fire cartridges
 List of cartridges by caliber
 List of rifle cartridges
 .40 S&W
 10mm Auto
 .41 Action Express

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 40-72 Winchester

Pistol and rifle cartridges
Winchester Repeating Arms Company cartridges
Weapons and ammunition introduced in 1895
Rimmed cartridges