The 5.6×50mm Magnum (designated as the 5,6 × 50 Mag. by the C.I.P.[2]) is a centerfire, rimless, bottlenecked rifle cartridge that was developed in 1970 by Günter Frères of the Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken (DWM).
| 5.6×50mm Magnum | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 5.6×50mm Magnum dimensions | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Type | Rifle | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of origin | West Germany | |||||||||||||||||||
| Production history | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Designer | Günter Frères | |||||||||||||||||||
| Designed | 1970 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Specifications | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Parent case | 5.6×50mmR (Rimmed, 1968) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Case type | Rimless, bottleneck | |||||||||||||||||||
| Bullet diameter | 5.70 mm (0.224 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Land diameter | 5.56 mm (0.219 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Neck diameter | 6.48 mm (0.255 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Shoulder diameter | 9.00 mm (0.354 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Base diameter | 9.56 mm (0.376 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rim diameter | 9.60 mm (0.378 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rim thickness | 1.14 mm (0.045 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Case length | 50.00 mm (1.969 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Overall length | 61.30 mm (2.413 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rifling twist | 350 mm (1 in 13.77 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Primer type | Small rifle | |||||||||||||||||||
| Maximum pressure | 380.00 MPa (55,114 psi) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Ballistic performance | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source(s): Cartridges of the World[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Parent case
editIn 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 (55,114 psi) Pmax piezo pressure, which is 40.00 MPa (5,802 psi) more than the rimmed parent case developed four years prior.[3]
Uses
editThe 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 (219 yd).[4] In North America it is considered a varmint hunting cartridge.[1]
Related cartridges
editThis cartridge occupies a useful performance niche approximately halfway between the .222 Remington and the 5.6×57mm, similar to the slightly less powerful .222 Remington Magnum and the .223 Remington.[citation needed]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Barnes, Frank C. (1997) [1965]. McPherson, M.L. (ed.). Cartridges of the World (8th ed.). DBI Books. pp. 347, 374. ISBN 0-87349-178-5.
- ^ C.I.P. TDCC datasheet 5,6 × 50 Mag.
- ^ C.I.P. TDCC datasheet 5,6 × 50 R Mag.
- ^ "RWS centerfire rifle cartridges in calibre 5,6 x 50 Magnum". Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2013-09-20.
- 5.6×50 Magnum by Chuck Hawks
- 5.6×50 Magnum Cartridge dimensions at Steve's Pages
- Vihtavuori Metric Reloading Guide for Centerfire Cartridges, 2002, page 14
