This evening I was looking through my copy of Cartridges of the World. More specifically I was thumbing through the "Obsolete" Cartridge section. I came across the .256 Winchester Magnum Cartridge. Why didn't this round work?
It launches a 60 grain bullet up 2800 feet per second and a 75 grainer some three feet per second slower. While these are not Earth-Shattering ballistics, this would seem to be an ideal round for small game and varmints. At reasonable distances coyotes would be toast.
In the notes section it states that several handguns and rifles were introduced in this round. Universal even made a semi-auto carbine for this cartridge. That would be about the dandiest jackrabbit gun around.
So, has anyone here had any experience with this round? Any theories why it has failed?
It launches a 60 grain bullet up 2800 feet per second and a 75 grainer some three feet per second slower. While these are not Earth-Shattering ballistics, this would seem to be an ideal round for small game and varmints. At reasonable distances coyotes would be toast.
In the notes section it states that several handguns and rifles were introduced in this round. Universal even made a semi-auto carbine for this cartridge. That would be about the dandiest jackrabbit gun around.
So, has anyone here had any experience with this round? Any theories why it has failed?