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| Winchester invented the Wingo shotgun in the early 1970s for an experimental indoor shooting sport facility built in San Diego, California. In the game, four-inch diameter hollow spheres of ice were fired from a bank of ice machines from a distance of 75 feet toward the shooter . The shotgun was attached to a bench that prevented a shooter from pointing it toward spectators and was wired to an internal microphone to detect when the gun was fired for scoring. When the player fired the gun, a number from 1 to 10 was presented by the scoring machine. The score depended on how quickly the player fired, the higher number for quicker reactions. If the player hit the sphere they scored the number presented by the scoring machine. The experimental shooting sport was not financially successful and the Wingo facility was closed in less than a year. There were 18 Winchester Wingo ice ball machines in the Wingo facility, one is now in the Buffalo Bill Cody Firearms Museum collection. Approximately 20 shotguns were produced in .20 caliber that prevented players from using their own .22 shells into the Wingo firearm facility. |
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| The cartridges were packaged in sleeves (5 boxes per sleeve). There were two different boxes - a red print with black triangles on the top (packed 36 rounds), and a black print with red triangles on top (packed 30 rounds). |
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| Winchester Wingo |
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| Wingo Rim-Fire Shot Shell |
| Wingo vs. .22 Long Rifle |
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| Wingo vs .22 Long Rifle Measurements |
| Wingo |
| .22 Long Rifle |
| Overall Lenght = .976" or 24.81mm |
| Overall Lenght = .975" or 24.77mm |
| Rim Diameter at base = .273" or 6.94 mm |
| Case diameter = ..211" or 5.36mm |
| Case diameter = .223" or 5.67mm |
| Rim Diameter at base = ..272" or 6.93mm |
| The rims and length are almost the same, but as stated above, the Wingo had a smaller diameter then the .22 long rifle to prevent players from
bringing their own .22 ammo into the facility and using it in the Wingo firearms. |
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| Limit one cartridge per customer @ $19.75 per cartridge |
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| Because this is a shot-shell and rim-fire, it must be drilled for export outside the U.S.A. |
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| Tether that attached the firearm to the game |
| The Wingo shot-shell was loaded with 119 pellets of #12 shot and produced a 30" pattern at 50 feet. |
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