Difference between revisions of "43 Spanish"

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.43 Spanish - A centerfire firearms cartridge developed by Remington designers in the 19th Century.

• .43 Spanish
• 11mm Spanish
• 11.15×58mmR Spanish Remington
• U.M.C. 43-77

11.15x58Rmm (43) Spanish Remington (11x53mm Spanish) - Chapter 7 Cartridges of the World, Military Rifle Cartridges of the World.

In 1867 the Spanish military upgraded their rifles with the Remington Rolling block chambered in the 11.15x58mmR cartridge. This cartridge goes by many names including the .433 Spanish, 11mm Spanish and the most widely know as the .43 Spanish. The Remington Rolling block was introduced in 1864 and is a breech loading rifle that has an extremely strong action. Remington manufacture it until 1918 in numerous calibers including smokeless cartridges like the .30-06, 7×57 Mauser and the 8x50mmR Lebel.

The cartridge was almost similar to the .44-77 cartridge except for the difference in their diameters. The Spanish military version of the cartridge was later upgraded in 1889 to a "heavier, brass-jacketed reformado bullet". While Remington stopped manufacturing the cartridge in 1918, its use in the United States became widespread after World War II because it was sold as a surplus.

The .43 Spanish used a .454-inch diameter bullet that weighed 396 grains. Its 1,280 fps was powered by 74 grains of powder.

RECHAMBERING

It is possible to have the Remington Rolling-Block surplus rifles rechambered from .43 Spanish to accept the full-length 348 Winchester case, which can easily be neck-expanded to take 0.439" diameter bullets.