5.6×61mm VHSE
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The 5.6×61mm SE, an abbreviated form of its full designation, the 5.6×61mm [Vom Hofe] Super Express, is a rifle cartridge introduced in Germany in 1937.[1] It is based on the 6.5×55mm Swedish cartridge.[2]
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5.6×61mm SE | |
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Type | Rifle |
Place of origin | Nazi Germany |
Production history | |
Manufacturer | Only commercially available through Walter Gehmann, Karlsruhe as of 2007 |
Produced | 1937 |
Specifications | |
Parent case | 6.5×55mm Swedish |
Bullet diameter | 5.8 mm (0.23 in) |
Case length | 60.8 mm (2.39 in) |
Overall length | 80 mm (3.1 in) |
The '5.6×61mm SE' uses a .228-in diameter bullet (as also does the .22 Savage Hi-Power, unlike the more common .224-in bullets used for most .22 centrefire cartridges.
5.6×61mm VHSE ammunition is still available (2007) from Walter Gehmann, Karlsruhe, Germany. No mass-produced rifles are currently offered in this chambering, but custom rifle makers will chamber for it; and the calibre has a loyal if specialised following, especially among handloading long-range hunters of roe deer and chamois, although the cartridge has accounted for very much larger deer and antelope.