| 5.6×50mm Magnum | ||
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5.6×50mm |
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| Type | Rifle | |
| Place of origin | West Germany | |
| Production history | ||
| Designer | DWM / Friedrick W Heym | |
| Designed | 1968-1969 | |
| Variants | 5.6×50mmR (Rimmed) | |
| Specifications | ||
| Case type | Rimless, bottleneck | |
| Bullet diameter | 5.7 mm (0.22 in) | |
| Neck diameter | 6.5 mm (0.26 in) | |
| Shoulder diameter | 9.0 mm (0.35 in) | |
| Base diameter | 9.5 mm (0.37 in) | |
| Rim diameter | 9.6 mm (0.38 in) | |
| Case length | 50 mm (2.0 in) | |
| Overall length | 56 mm (2.2 in) | |
| Rifling twist | 330 mm (13 in) | |
| Primer type | Small rifle | |
| Ballistic performance | ||
| Bullet weight/type | Velocity | Energy |
| 3.2 g (49 gr) SP | 1,100 m/s (3,600 ft/s) | 1,840 J (1,360 ft·lbf) |
| 3.6 g (56 gr) SP | 1,000 m/s (3,300 ft/s) | 1,800 J (1,300 ft·lbf) |
| 3.9 g (60 gr) SP | 980 m/s (3,200 ft/s) | 1,840 J (1,360 ft·lbf) |
| Source(s): Cartridges of the World[1] | ||
The 5.6×50mm Magnum cartridge was developed in Germany for use as a legal hunting round alongside the 5.6×50mmR. The two cartridges are dimensionally and ballistically identical in all respects, except that the Magnum cartridge is not rimmed.
Typically firing a 3.2-gram (49 gr) bullet at 1,100 metres per second (3,600 ft/s), this cartridge occupies a useful performance niche approximately halfway between the .222 Remington and the 5.6×57mm, similar to the .222 Remington Magnum. In Germany the cartridge was used with appropriate bullets to hunt deer, in America, it was primarily a varmint hunting cartridge.[1]
Shoulder angle: 23 degrees
