8×50mmR Mannlicher
Austro-Hungarian service rifle cartridge / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Austro-Hungarian 8×50mmR Mannlicher or 8×50mmR M93 is a service cartridge dating back to the days of semi-smokeless powder. It was later replaced by (and many weapons were rechambered for) the 8×56mmR cartridge.[citation needed]
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Not to be confused with 8×50mmR Lebel.
Quick Facts Type, Place of origin ...
8×50mmR Mannlicher | ||||||||||||
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Type | Rifle cartridge | |||||||||||
Place of origin | Austria-Hungary | |||||||||||
Service history | ||||||||||||
Used by | Austria-Hungary Kingdom of Bulgaria Kingdom of Italy | |||||||||||
Wars | World War I World War II | |||||||||||
Production history | ||||||||||||
Designed | 1890 (M. 90) | |||||||||||
Specifications | ||||||||||||
Parent case | 8×52mmR Mannlicher | |||||||||||
Case type | Rimmed, bottleneck | |||||||||||
Bullet diameter | 8.22 (C.I.P.) | |||||||||||
Land diameter | 7.95 mm (0.313 in) | |||||||||||
Neck diameter | 9.03 mm (0.356 in) | |||||||||||
Shoulder diameter | 12.01 mm (0.473 in) | |||||||||||
Base diameter | 12.48 mm (0.491 in) | |||||||||||
Rim diameter | 14.11 mm (0.556 in) | |||||||||||
Rim thickness | 1.38 mm (0.054 in) | |||||||||||
Case length | 50.38 mm (1.983 in) | |||||||||||
Overall length | 76.21 mm (3.000 in) | |||||||||||
Ballistic performance | ||||||||||||
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Test barrel length: 30 |
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