.219 Donaldson Wasp
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The .219 Donaldson Wasp cartridge
(.219 Wasp) was created in 1937 by Harvey Donaldson. It is based on the .219 Zipper
case, which is in turn based upon the .25-35 Winchester
case. While popular amongst match shooters in the 1930s & 1940s it has fallen by the wayside in favor of cartridges such as the 22 PPC and 6mm PPC, but is still held in high regard for its accuracy. 50 & 55 grain bullets are commonly used and pressures for some loads are reported to be in the 55000 pound per square inch range.
There are in fact two versions of the cartridge, the original design and the newer so called "Donaldson Wasp Short". This version has a body length around 0.050" shorter than the original. Furthermore the neck length of the short version was reduced by 0.040" to remove what was considered by newer shooters excessive neck length. This resulted in a finished case length around 0.098" shorter overall (1.715" versus 1.813").
Reloading dies for the short design can be used to size and load a rimless version based on the 6.8 SPC case.
Cartridge (firearms)
A cartridge, also called a round, packages the bullet, gunpowder and primer into a single metallic case precisely made to fit the firing chamber of a firearm. The primer is a small charge of impact-sensitive chemical that may be located at the center of the case head or at its rim . Electrically...
(.219 Wasp) was created in 1937 by Harvey Donaldson. It is based on the .219 Zipper
.219 Zipper
The .219 Zipper cartridge was created by Winchester Repeating Arms in 1937 to be used in their lever-action Model 64 rifle. It is a .25-35 Winchester cartridge necked down to a .22 caliber bullet...
case, which is in turn based upon the .25-35 Winchester
.25-35 Winchester
The .25-35 Winchester, or WCF was introduced in 1895 by Winchester for the Winchester Model 1894 lever action rifle...
case. While popular amongst match shooters in the 1930s & 1940s it has fallen by the wayside in favor of cartridges such as the 22 PPC and 6mm PPC, but is still held in high regard for its accuracy. 50 & 55 grain bullets are commonly used and pressures for some loads are reported to be in the 55000 pound per square inch range.
There are in fact two versions of the cartridge, the original design and the newer so called "Donaldson Wasp Short". This version has a body length around 0.050" shorter than the original. Furthermore the neck length of the short version was reduced by 0.040" to remove what was considered by newer shooters excessive neck length. This resulted in a finished case length around 0.098" shorter overall (1.715" versus 1.813").
Reloading dies for the short design can be used to size and load a rimless version based on the 6.8 SPC case.
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