Details This 401 Winchester Self Loading (401 WSL) is currently manufactured obsolete ammunition for rifles chambered in this caliber. Loaded using properly headstamed cases when available (item #JAM401WSL) or our reformed cases (item #401WSL) and a.406″ 250 grain round nose soft point jacketed bullet (item #Bac406250RN).
What does 401SL stand for?
The .401 Winchester Self-Loading (also called .401SL or .401WSL) is an American rifle cartridge . Illustration of a .401 Winchester Self-Loading rifle cartridge (1918).
What kind of rifle is a 401 self loading?
.401 Winchester Self-Loading. The .401 Winchester Self-Loading (also called .401SL or .401WSL) is an American rifle cartridge. Winchester introduced the .401SL in the Winchester ’10 self-loading rifle as a supplement to the Winchester ’07 and the .351SL in their offering of hi-power, self-loading rifles.
How fast does a Winchester Model 401 fire a bullet?
The .401 WSL fired a 200 grain .406”caliber soft point bullet at 2,140 feet per second for a walloping 2,034 ft-lbs of energy. Winchester also produced a load firing a 250 grain bullet at 1,870 feet per second (1,942 ft-lbs of energy).