8×52mmR Mannlicher
Also recorded as 8mm M.88 scharfe Patrone · 8mm M88 Sharp Cartridge
8×52mmR Mannlicher
- Name
- 8×52mmR Mannlicher
- Field
- rifle cartridge
- Period
- 1888
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• Name — 8×52mmR Mannlicher • Origin — Austria-Hungary • Type — Rifle cartridge • Service — 1888-1890s (at least) • Used By — Austria-Hungary • Design Date — 1888 • Is Si Specs — yes • Case Type — Rimmed, bottleneck • Bullet — 8.14 • Neck — 8.93 • Shoulder — 12.06 • Base — 12.46 • Rim Dia — 14.08 • Rim Thick — 1.46 • Case Length — 52.3 • Length — 76.05 • Filling — Black powder • Filling Weight — 62 gr • Bw1 — 244 • Btype1 — M88 RN • Vel1 — 1750. • En1 — 1660 • Test Barrel Length — 30 in The 8×52mmR Mannlicher cartridge was first introduced in 1888 for the Mannlicher M1888 rifle, an updated version of the Mannlicher M1886.
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The cartridge was given the designation 8mm M.88 scharfe Patrone (8mm M88 Sharp Cartridge). It was loaded with a 244 gr round nose bullet and a 62 gr charge of compressed black powder. This gave the bullet an approximate velocity of 1750 ft/s out of the M.88's 30" barrel. Many M.86 rifles were converted to accommodate this new cartridge, creating the M.86/88 and M.86/90. It was succeeded by the semi-smokeless and later on the fully-smokeless powder 8×50mmR Mannlicher cartridge.
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