Winchester Model 1886

Winchester Repeating Arms Company · Rifle · Discontinued · 1886

Weight (empty)4082 g (144.0 oz)
Overall Length1130 mm (44.49")
Barrel Length660 mm (25.98")
Magazine Capacity8 rounds
Action TypeLever Action
Firing MechanismHammer Fired
Muzzle Velocity411 m/s (1348 fps)
Muzzle Energy2217 J (1635 ft·lbf)
Effective Range150 m (164 yd)
Frame MaterialSteel

Primary Caliber: .45-70 Government

The Winchester Model 1886 is a lever-action repeating rifle designed by John Moses Browning and introduced by Winchester Repeating Arms Company in 1886. It was the first Winchester lever-action rifle strong enough to chamber full-power, large-caliber black powder cartridges such as the .45-70 Government, .45-90 WCF, and the massive .50-110 Express. Browning's breakthrough was a pair of vertically sliding locking bolts that engaged directly with the receiver walls, abandoning the toggle-link syst...

Country of Origin: United States

Designer: John Moses Browning