8×52mmR Mannlicher
8×52mmR Mannlicher | ||||||||
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Type | Rifle cartridge | |||||||
Place of origin | Austria-Hungary | |||||||
Service history | ||||||||
In service | 1888-1890s (at least) | |||||||
Used by | Austria-Hungary | |||||||
Production history | ||||||||
Designed | 1888 | |||||||
Specifications | ||||||||
Case type | Rimmed, bottleneck | |||||||
Bullet diameter | 8.14 mm (0.320 in) | |||||||
Neck diameter | 8.93 mm (0.352 in) | |||||||
Shoulder diameter | 12.06 mm (0.475 in) | |||||||
Base diameter | 12.46 mm (0.491 in) | |||||||
Rim diameter | 14.08 mm (0.554 in)[1] | |||||||
Rim thickness | 1.46 mm (0.057 in) | |||||||
Case length | 52.3 mm (2.06 in)[1] | |||||||
Overall length | 76.05 mm (2.994 in) | |||||||
Filling | Black powder | |||||||
Filling weight | 62 grains (4.0 g) | |||||||
Ballistic performance | ||||||||
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Test barrel length: 30 inches (76 cm) |
The 8×52mmR Mannlicher cartridge was first introduced in 1888 for the Mannlicher M1888 rifle, an updated version of the Mannlicher M1886.[2] The round was given the designation 8mm M.88 scharfe Patrone (8mm M88 Sharp Cartridge). It was loaded with a 244gr round nosed bullet and a 62gr charge of compressed black powder. This gave the bullet an approximate velocity of 1,750 ft/s (530 m/s) out of the M.88's 30" barrel. Many M.86 rifles were converted to accommodate this new cartridge, creating the M.86/88 and M.86/90.[1]
It was succeeded by the semi-smokeless and later (fully) smokeless powder 8×50mmR Mannlicher cartridge.
References
- 1 2 3 John Walter (25 March 2006). Rifles of the World. Krause Publications. p. 609. ISBN 0-89689-241-7.
- ↑ John Walter (25 March 2006). Rifles of the World. Krause Publications. p. 591. ISBN 0-89689-241-7.
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