5.6 × 50mm R magnum
5.6 × 50mm R magnum | |
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general information | |
caliber | 5.6 × 50mm R magnum |
Sleeve shape | Rim cartridge |
Dimensions | |
Sleeve shoulder ⌀ | 9 mm |
Sleeve neck ⌀ | 6.48 mm |
Floor ⌀ | .224 "5.70 mm |
Sleeve length | 50 mm |
Cartridge length | 61.00 mm |
Weights | |
Bullet weight | 2.6-4.1 g (40-63 grain ) |
Powder weight | 1.1–1.81 g (17–28 grain ) |
Technical specifications | |
Speed v 0 | 750-1050 m / s |
Max. Gas pressure | 3400 bar |
Bullet energy E 0 | 820-1750 J. |
Lists on the subject |
The 5,6 × 50 R Magnum is a rifle cartridge for hunting deer , predatory and other small game. With a bullet diameter of 5.7 mm, it has a case length of 50 mm.
It represents the rim version of the 5.6 × 50 mm Magnum for use in break- open rifles . This cartridge is popular for use in insert barrels for combined weapons such as triplets and over-and- under rifle shotguns . The 5.6 × 50 mm R Magnum was presented by DWM in the late 1960s (1968/69) .
In contrast to the 5.6 × 52 mm R ( .22 Savage ) and its rare bullet diameter of .228 inches, the 5.6 × 50 mm R Magnum uses bullets with a common diameter of 5.7 mm (.224 inches) for which there is a wide choice.
Individual evidence
- ^ Friedhelm Kersting: reloading. Preparation and practice. Cartridges for long and short guns . 5th supplemented and revised edition. German experimental and testing institute for hunting and sporting weapons e. V., Altenbeken 2005, ISBN 3-00-016629-7 , p. 232.
- ^ Frank C. Barnes, Holt Bodinson: Cartridges of the World. A Complete and Illustrated Reference for Over 1500 Cartridges. 10th edition. Krause Publications, Iola WI 2006, ISBN 0-89689-297-2 , p. 405.