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- The .256 Winchester Magnum was announced in
- 1960, even though the revolver it was to
- accompany was having problems preventing it's
- commercial release. The .256 suffered without
- the availability of a commercial firearm to
- chamber it.
-
- Three years later, Marlin adapted the Model
- 62 rifle to it, and Ruger produced the "Hawkeye"
- single-shot pistol in .256 Winchester Magnum.
- The Universal Firearms M1 Carbine round out this
- odd trio, the only 3 firearms to be produced in
- .256 Winchester Magnum. Unfortunately,
- production runs were small.
-
- The cartridge is derived from the .357 Magnum
- case necked-down to accept 1/4-inch bullets, and
- it's ballistics are worth noting. Hodgon Manual
- No. 26 mentions that Winchester still offers
- factory 60-grain jacketed ammunition at over
- 2,700 fps.
-
- As cases and dies are available, there is no
- reason the .256 Winchester Magnum cannot be
- reloaded to great satisfaction.
-