The .218 Bee / 5.7x34mmR is a .22 caliber centerfire rifle cartridge designed for varmint hunting by Winchester in 1937. The cartridge was originally chambered in the Winchester Model 65 lever-action rifles, which may have ultimately led to its lack of popularity.

2022年6月10日 · 218 Bee Cartridge: History, Rifles, Handloads, Everything You Need to Know The classic .218 Bee might be old, but it's still one of the most capable varmint cartridges ever created. Here's some history, handload data and other useful information about the cartridge.

2017年12月12日 · However, in 1938, Winchester introduced a new cartridge in the Model 65 that gave the rifle a special place in hunting circles, the .218 Bee. It had a rimmed, bottle-necked case based on the .25-20 Winchester necked down for a .224 bullet.

2021年1月4日 · Another cartridge capable of reaching across the back 40 and stinging a varmint is the .218 Bee. It came about in 1938 when Winchester, looking to boost the sagging sales of its Model 92 rifle, added the .218 Bee - failing to recognize that, even back then, hunters wanted their varmint cartridges in bolt actions and single-shots, not lever actions.

The .218 Bee was introduced by Winchester in 1938 to people who wanted a little more speed then the 22 Hornet. Because of the popularity of Lever-action rifles at the time, Winchester felt that the Bee would be best served in the Model 65.

2025年3月1日 · That 218B rifle has become one of my favorite hunting rifles for walk & stalk hunts of the smaller blacktail deer in our SW Oregon wooded property. W/ a 50gr V-max (~2700fps) round to the neck w/in 100yrds,... they go down where they stand.

Innovation began to die, and along with it the chances of any of these classic cartridges to be reborn in a modern rifle capable of showing today’s shooters the joy of a 40 grain projectile going 3000fps, with others telling him/her that was good enough.

The Cooper rifle and the improved Mashburn performed well time after time. The rifle is a joy to carry around considering it is a “varminter,” and combined with the Leupold 40x scope and a pocketful of Mashburn cartridges, it would be a great way to spend many a day stalking varmints in any part of the country.

2011年8月5日 · After a decade of selling the .218 Bee in the Model 65 Lever-action rifle, it became evident that the required use of round or flat nosed bullets in the tubular magazine limited it’s capabilities. The use of spire tipped bullets (HP …

Winchester's .218 Bee factory load uses a 46 grain hollow point bullet at a MV of 2760 fps and muzzle energy of 778 ft. lbs. At 200 yards the figures are 1550 fps and 245 ft. lbs. According to the Winchester ballistic tables, the trajectory of that load looks like this: +1.5" at 100 yards, 0 at 150 yards, and -4.2" at 200 yards.