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5.6×50mm Magnum
German centerfire rifle cartridge
German centerfire rifle cartridge
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| name | 5.6×50mm Magnum | |
| image | 5,6 x 50 R Mag dimensions.png | image_size = 300px |
| caption | 5.6×50mm Magnum dimensions | |
| origin | West Germany | |
| type | Rifle | |
| designer | Günter Frères | |
| design_date | 1970 | |
| is_SI_specs | yes | |
| parent | 5.6×50mmR (Rimmed, 1968) | |
| case_type | Rimless, bottleneck | |
| bullet | 5.70 | |
| land | 5.56 | |
| neck | 6.48 | |
| shoulder | 9.00 | |
| base | 9.56 | |
| rim_dia | 9.60 | |
| rim_thick | 1.14 | |
| case_length | 50.00 | |
| length | 61.30 | |
| rifling | 350 mm (1 in 13.77 in) | |
| primer | Small rifle | |
| max_pressure | 380.00 | |
| is_SI_ballistics | yes | |
| bwunit | gram | |
| bw1 | 3.2 | |
| btype1 | SP | |
| vel1 | 1100 | |
| en1 | 1840 | |
| bw2 | 3.6 | |
| btype2 | SP | |
| vel2 | 1000 | |
| en2 | 1800 | |
| bw3 | 3.9 | |
| btype3 | SP | |
| vel3 | 980 | |
| en3 | 1840 | |
| bw4 | 4.1 | |
| btype4 | RWS TMS | |
| vel4 | 920 | |
| en4 | 1735 | |
| balsrc | Cartridges of the World |
The 5.6×50mm Magnum (designated as the 5,6 × 50 Mag. by the C.I.P.) is a centerfire, rimless, bottlenecked rifle cartridge that was developed in 1970 by Günter Frères of the Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken (DWM).
Parent case
In 1968, Günter Frères developed the parent case, the rimmed 5.6×50mmR Magnum (designated 5,6 x 50 R Mag. by the C.I.P. According to the official C.I.P ruling, the rimless 5.6×50mm Magnum can handle up to 380.00 MPa Pmax piezo pressure, which is 40.00 MPa more than the rimmed parent case developed four years prior.
Uses
The 5.6×50mm Magnum and 5.6×50mmR Magnum cartridges were developed in Germany as legal hunting cartridges for small game, fox, chamois and roe deer at ranges up to and over 200 m. In North America it is considered a varmint hunting cartridge.
References
References
- Barnes, Frank C.. (1997). "Cartridges of the World". DBI Books.
- [https://bobp.cip-bobp.org/uploads/tdcc/tab-i/tabical-en-page4.pdf C.I.P. TDCC datasheet 5,6 × 50 Mag.]
- [http://www.cip-bobp.org/homologation/uploads/tdcc/tab-ii/tabiical-en-page2.pdf C.I.P. TDCC datasheet 5,6 × 50 R Mag.]
- "5.6x50R and 5.6x50 Mag.".
- "5,6x50".
- "RWS centerfire rifle cartridges in calibre 5,6 x 50 Magnum".
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