5 mm/35 SMc

5 mm/35 SMc (5mm-35) / 5x39mm SMc is a high performance 5 mm (.20 inch) intermediate cartridge. Designed by Michael McPherson and Byrom Smalley^[2] and like all of their other designs carries the "SMc" designation as well as being patented.^[3]

5 mm/35 SMc
5 mm/35 SMc cartridges
Type	Rifle
Place of origin	USA
Production history
Designer	Michael McPherson and Byrom Smalley
Designed	2004
Specifications
Parent case	6mm BR
Case type	Rimless, bottleneck
Bullet diameter	.2039 in (5.18 mm)[1]
Land diameter	.1988 in (5.05 mm)[1]
Neck diameter	.2343 in (5.95 mm)[1]
Shoulder diameter	.4598 in (11.68 mm)
Base diameter	.4709 in (11.96 mm)
Rim diameter	.4728 in (12.01 mm)
Rim thickness	.0157 in (0.40 mm)
Case length	1.556 in (39.5 mm)
Overall length	2.03 in (52 mm)
Rifling twist	1-12
Primer type	small rifle
Ballistic performance
Bullet mass/type Velocity Energy 32 gr (2 g) BT 4,650 ft/s (1,420 m/s) 1,535 ft⋅lbf (2,081 J) 39 gr (3 g) BT 4,250 ft/s (1,300 m/s) 1,564 ft⋅lbf (2,120 J)
Source(s): Superior Ballistics

Description

SMc cartridges were developed in an attempt to produce an efficient cartridge combining low recoil, low heat, and high velocity.^[4] The 5 mm/35 SMc has produced velocities in excess of 4,800 ft/s (1,500 m/s) shooting a 30-grain (1.9 g) molybdenum disulfide-coated Berger bullet from a 28-inch (71 cm) Pac-Nor barrel, far higher than its commercial counterpart the .204 Ruger.

Although it is a wildcat cartridge, rifles chambered for 5mm/35 are available from the custom shop at Savage Arms.^[5]

The patents for the cartridge are US 7210260, US 7086336 and US 2003079639.

See also

• 5.56×45mm
• .204 Ruger
• .20 Tactical
• 5 mm caliber

References

1. "C.I.P. TDCC sheet 5 mm /35 SMc" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-10-08. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
2. Biographies Archived 2011-07-23 at the Wayback Machine. SBI. Accessed March 3, 2007.
3. Johnson, Norman E (July 2006). "The 5mm/35 SMc Cartridge in a Custom Savage Model 12". Varmint Hunter. Retrieved 3 October 2010.
4. Mission Statement Archived 2020-09-15 at the Wayback Machine at Superior Ballistics Inc.
5. Madelon, Kimberly. "Varminter in 5/35 SMC". Rifle Shooter. Archived from the original on 16 May 2008. Retrieved 3 October 2010.

• Superior Ballistics
• McPherson, M.L. (October 2002). "More Dope on the SMC Cartridge Line". Varmint Hunter (44): 78–79.
• McPherson, M.L. (April 2008). "Progress of the 5mm/35 SMc". Precision Shooting Magazine. Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2010-10-03.