Reuben Harwood (also known as Iron Ramrod[1]) was an American gunwriter and cartridge designer from Somerville, Massachusetts, at the end of the 1800s.
Reuben Harwood | |
|---|---|
| Born | Somerville, Massachusetts |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Gunwriter and cartridge designer |
| Years active | End of the 1800s |
| Notable work | .22 Harwood Hornet |
Among his notable developments was the .22 Harwood Hornet, a predecessor of the modern .22 Hornet cartridge. Harwood's cartridge, unlike the modern Hornet, was formed by necking down .25-20 Winchester brass to .22 caliber, and was initially loaded with black powder.[2] Further innovations of his included work on an auxiliary chamber,[clarification needed][3] and experiments with .25 caliber rifle cartridges.[4]
References
edit- ^ American Rifleman. The National Rifle Association of America. 1922. p. 204.
- ^ American Rifleman. National Rifle Association of America. 1906. p. 509.
- ^ The Bullet's Flight from Powder to Target: The Internal and External Ballistics of Small Arms; a Study of Rifle Shooting with the Personal Element Excluded, Disclosing the Cause of the Error at Target. Munn & Company. 1909.
- ^ Terry Wieland (1 March 2012). Gun Digest Presents Classic Sporting Rifles. Gun Digest Books. pp. 101–. ISBN 1-4402-3003-X.