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xausa
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Not exactly a Lee Speed, but.....
27/01/11 09:53 AM

This is the somewhat rare civilian version of the Winchester Lee Straight Pull Rifle, caliber 6mm Lee Navy (.236 USN) approximately 1700 manufactured between 1897-1902. The U.S, Marine Corps was armed with the musket version of this rifle during the Spanish-American War and the Boxer Rebellion. It was superceded by the 1903 Springfield.

It is loaded with a special en bloc clip, which dropped out through the bottom of the single stack magazine when the last round was fired. The cartridge fired a 112 grain bullet at 2560 feet per second. Sporting ammunition was available until 1935.

The .220 Swift made use of a shortened and necked down version of this case.

Edited by CptCurl (27/01/11 11:27 AM)

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