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[[Olin]] Corporation now manufacture Winchester branded [[ammunition]] since the ammo part of the business was not sold to [[U.S. Repeating Arms]]. These product lines within the Winchester brand including Winchester Cowboy Loads [[revolver]] [[cartridge (firearms)|cartridges]] and the Supreme and Supreme Elite, Super-X, AA and Super Target [[shotgun]] [[shell (firearms)|shells]].

[[Olin]] Corporation now manufacture Winchester branded [[ammunition]] since the ammo part of the business was not sold to [[U.S. Repeating Arms]]. These product lines within the Winchester brand including Winchester Cowboy Loads [[revolver]] [[cartridge (firearms)|cartridges]] and the Supreme and Supreme Elite, Super-X, AA and Super Target [[shotgun]] [[shell (firearms)|shells]].

Winchester was one of the leading designers of [[rifle]] [[ammunition]] since its founding in 1866. They are responsible for inventing some of the most popular [[cartridge (firearms)|cartridges]] in the [[history of firearms]]. These include the .30 WCF ([[.30-30]]), the [[.50 BMG]], the [[.270 Winchester]], the [[.308 Winchester]], the [[.243 Winchester]], the .22 WMR ([[.22 Magnum]]), and the [[.300 Winchester Magnum]].  

Winchester was one of the leading designers of [[rifle]] [[ammunition]] since its founding in 1866. They are responsible for inventing some of the most popular [[cartridge (firearms)|cartridges]] in the [[history of firearms]]. These include the .30 WCF ([[.30-30]]), the [[.50 BMG]], the [[.270 Winchester]], the [[.308 Winchester]], the [[.243 Winchester]], the .22 WMR ([[.22 Magnum]]), and the [[.300 Winchester Magnum]]. The engineers from [[Browning]] and Winchester co-developed the Browning .50 caliber [[machine gun]] during [[World War I]]. Winchester's engineering team invented the [[.50 BMG]] [[caliber (firearms)|caliber]] ammunition used by both the Browning machine gun and modern [[bolt-action]] [[sniper rifle]]s such as the [[Barrett M99]].

In the United States and Canada, Winchester's venerable .30-30 was the most popular hunting cartridge in history. Now the commercial [[civilian]] market version of the [[NATO]] [[military]] [[7.62x51mm NATO]] cartridge, called the .308 Winchester, has surpassed the .30-30 in popularity<ref>[[Chuck Hawks|Hawks, Chuck]], [http://www.chuckhawks.com/ever_popular_30.htm Ever Popular .30's]. Chuckhawks.com, Accessed January 14, 2015</ref>  

In the United States and Canada, Winchester's venerable .30-30 was the most popular hunting cartridge in history. Now the commercial [[civilian]] market version of the [[NATO]] [[military]] [[7.62x51mm NATO]] cartridge, called the .308 Winchester, has surpassed the .30-30 in popularity<ref>[[Chuck Hawks|Hawks, Chuck]], [http://www.chuckhawks.com/ever_popular_30.htm Ever Popular .30's]. Chuckhawks.com, Accessed January 14, 2015</ref>  

   

  ==City in England==

==City in England==

The less common meaning of Winchester refers to a small city of 116,595<ref>[http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/interactive/census-map-1-4/index.html#centerlat=51.5071348&centerlong=-0.12660028000004786&zoom=12&column=Population%20density%20(100s%20per%20km2)&area01=0&area11=0&op=0.65 "2001 vs 2011 Census - Population and Age"]</ref> in the [[county]] of [[Hampshire]] in Southern [[England]]. It was the [[capital city]] of [[Wessex]], and after the unification of England by [[Alfred the Great]] in the 10th century, it became the capital city of England. It was superceded as capital by [[London]] after the [[Norman Conquest]] in 1066.  

The less common meaning refers to a small city in the [[county]] of [[Hampshire]] in Southern [[England]]. It was the [[capital city]] of [[Wessex]], and after the unification of England by [[Alfred the Great]] in the 10th century, it became the capital city of England. It was superceded as capital by [[London]] after the [[Norman Conquest]] in 1066.  

Winchester is a picturesque and historical city with a fine [[Saxon]] and [[Norman]] [[cathedral]] which offers [[Church of England|Anglican]] services.

Winchester is a picturesque and historical city with a fine [[Saxon]] and [[Norman]] [[cathedral]] which offers [[Church of England|Anglican]] services.

* [http://www.WinchesterRemembered.com Winchester Employees Tribute]

* [http://www.WinchesterRemembered.com Winchester Employees Tribute]

[[Category : Firearms Manufacturers]]

[[Category : Firearms Manufacturers]]