The 5.6×50mm Magnum (designated as the 5,6 × 50 Mag. by the C.I.P.C.I.P. TDCC datasheet 5,6 × 50 Mag.) is a centerfire, rimless, bottlenecked rifle cartridge that was developed in 1970 by Günter Frères of the Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken (DWM).
Parent case In 1968, Günter Frères developed the parent case, the rimmed 5.6×50mmR Magnum (designated 5,6 x 50 R Mag. by the C.I.P. According to the official C.I.P ruling, the rimless 5.6×50mm Magnum can handle up to Pmax piezo pressure, which is more than the rimmed parent case developed four years prior.C.I.P. TDCC datasheet 5,6 × 50 R Mag.
Uses The 5.6×50mm Magnum and 5.6×50mmR Magnum cartridges were developed in Germany as legal hunting cartridges for small game, fox, chamois and roe deer at ranges up to and over . In North America it is considered a varmint hunting cartridge.
See also List of rifle cartridges 5 mm caliber
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