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
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Gunwriter and cartridge designer
Years activeEnd 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

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  1. ^ American Rifleman. The National Rifle Association of America. 1922. p. 204.
  2. ^ American Rifleman. National Rifle Association of America. 1906. p. 509.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Terry Wieland (1 March 2012). Gun Digest Presents Classic Sporting Rifles. Gun Digest Books. pp. 101–. ISBN 1-4402-3003-X.