5.6×50mm Magnum
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).
Also recorded as 5,6 × 50 Mag. · 5.6 × 50 Mag. · 5.6 x 50 mmR Magnum
5.6×50mm Magnum
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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).
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• Name — 5.6×50mm Magnum • 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
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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 P max piezo pressure, which is 40.00 MPa more than the rimmed parent case developed four years prior.
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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.
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