5.6×50mm Magnum

5.6×50mm Magnum
5.6×50mm Magnum, second from right
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)
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
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) 4.1 g (63 gr) RWS TMS 920 m/s (3,000 ft/s) 1,735 J (1,280 ft·lbf)
Source(s): Cartridges of the World[1]

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).

Parent case 5.6×50mmR Magnum

In 1968 Günter Frères of the Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken (DWM) had developed the parent case the rimmed 5.6×50mmR Magnum (designated as the 5,6 x 50 R Mag. by the C.I.P.^[3]). According to the official C.I.P. (Commission Internationale Permanente pour l'Epreuve des Armes à Feu Portatives) rulings the rimmed 5.6×50mmR Magnum can handle up to 340.00 MPa (49,313 psi) P_max piezo pressure. That is 40.00 MPa (5,802 psi) less P_max piezo pressure than the rimless 5.6×50mm Magnum.

Uses

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 (219 yd).^[4] In North America it is considered a varmint hunting cartridge.^[1]

Related cartridges

This 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.

See also

• List of rifle cartridges
• 5 mm caliber

References

1. 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.
2. C.I.P. TDCC datasheet 5,6 × 50 Mag.
3. C.I.P. TDCC datasheet 5,6 × 50 R Mag.
4. RWS centerfire rifle cartridges in calibre 5,6 x 50 Magnum

• 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

External links

• 5,6×50 Mag. at Deutsches-Jagd-Lexikon.de (German)
• 5,6×50 R Mag. at Deutsches-Jagd-Lexikon.de (German)
• Wiederladetipps by Klaus Dockendorf (German)