Winchester Model 250
Winchester Repeating Arms Company · Carbine · Discontinued · 1963
Also known as: Winchester 250, Winchester Model 250 Deluxe
Overview
The Winchester Model 250 is an American lever-action rimfire carbine chambered for .22 Short, .22 Long, and .22 Long Rifle. Introduced in 1963, it used a lightweight aluminum-alloy receiver and modern cost-cutting manufacturing to offer an affordable short-throw lever gun for plinking and small game. Cartridges feed from a tubular magazine under the 20.5-inch barrel, and the receiver comes grooved for scope mounting.
Specifications
| Weight (empty) | 2268 g (80.0 oz) |
| Overall Length | 991 mm (39.02") |
| Barrel Length | 521 mm (20.51") |
| Action Type | Lever Action |
| Firing Mechanism | Hammer Fired |
| Trigger Type | Single Action |
| Trigger Pull | 18 N (4.0 lbf) |
| Magazine Capacity | 15 rounds |
| Magazine Type | Tubular |
| Muzzle Velocity | 330 m/s (1083 fps) |
| Muzzle Energy | 141 J (104 ft·lbf) |
| Effective Range | 100 m (109 yd) |
| Maximum Range | 1200 m (1312 yd) |
| Barrel Rifling | Right Hand |
| Rifling Twist | 406 mm (15.98") |
| Frame Material | Aluminum Alloy |
| Barrel Material | Steel |
| Stock Material | Walnut |
| Finish | Blued |
Calibers
- .22 Long Rifle · primary — also known as .22 LR, 22 LR, 5.6x15mmR
Features
- Firing modes: Repeating
- Feed systems: Tubular Magazine
- Safety mechanisms: Cross-Bolt Safety
- Features: Aluminum Alloy Receiver Grooved For Scope Mounts, Tubular Under-Barrel Magazine, Adjustable Open Sights, Impressed Checkered Walnut Stock And Forearm
Production
Production years: 1963-1974
Discontinued in 1974; the .22 WMR variant was sold as the Model 255.
Origin
Country of origin: United States
Designer: Winchester
Discontinued: 1974
Notes
Produced alongside the semi-automatic Model 290 and the bolt-action Model 310/320 as part of Winchester's early-1960s economy rimfire line. The Model 255 was the same rifle chambered in .22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire.
Background
Launched just a year before Ruger's 10/22 upended the rimfire market, the Model 250 embodied Winchester's push toward cheaper materials and mass-production methods in the 1960s. Its alloy receiver and short lever throw made it a popular, inexpensive first rifle for a generation of American plinkers.