5.6×50mm Magnum


The 5.6×50mm Magnum is a centerfire, rimless, bottlenecked rifle cartridge that was developed in 1970 by Günter Frères of the Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken.

Parent case 5.6×50mmR Magnum

In 1968 Günter Frères of the Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken had developed the parent case the rimmed 5.6×50mmR Magnum.
According to the official C.I.P. rulings the rimmed 5.6×50mmR Magnum can handle up to Pmax piezo pressure. That is less Pmax 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. In North America it is considered a varmint hunting cartridge.

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.