6.5×52mm Carcano
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The 6.5×52mm Carcano, also known as the 6.5×52mm Parravicini–Carcano or 6.5×52mm Mannlicher–Carcano, is an Italian military 6.5 mm (.268 cal, actually 0.2675 inches) rimless bottle-necked rifle cartridge, developed from 1889 to 1891 and used in the Carcano 1891 rifle and many of its successors. A common synonym in American gun literature is "6.5mm Italian." In American parlance, "Carcano" is frequently added to better distinguish it from the rimmed hunting cartridge 6.5×52mmR (U.S. version: .25-35 Winchester). Ballistically, its performance is very similar to that of the 6.5×54mm Mannlicher–Schönauer.
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Type | Rifle | |||||||||||
Place of origin | Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946) | |||||||||||
Service history | ||||||||||||
In service | 1891–1970 | |||||||||||
Used by | Italy, Finland, Nazi Germany | |||||||||||
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Production history | ||||||||||||
Designed | 1889–1891 | |||||||||||
Produced | 1891–present | |||||||||||
Specifications | ||||||||||||
Case type | Rimless, bottleneck[1] | |||||||||||
Bullet diameter | 6.77 mm (0.267 in) | |||||||||||
Land diameter | 6.50 mm (0.256 in) | |||||||||||
Neck diameter | 7.52 mm (0.296 in) | |||||||||||
Shoulder diameter | 10.95 mm (0.431 in) | |||||||||||
Base diameter | 11.42 mm (0.450 in) | |||||||||||
Rim diameter | 11.42 mm (0.450 in) | |||||||||||
Case length | 52.50 mm (2.067 in) | |||||||||||
Overall length | 76.50 mm (3.012 in) | |||||||||||
Maximum pressure | 285.0 MPa (41,340 psi) | |||||||||||
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Test barrel length: above 780 mm; below 445 mm. |
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