6.5x50mmSR

NAME – 6.5x50mmSR

NAME (COMMON) – 6.5mm Japanese Type 38, 6.5mm Arisaka

TYPE – Semi-rimmed, bottleneck, centerfire

YEAR OF INTRODUCTION – 1897

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – Japan

CASE TYPE – Semi-rimmed bottleneck

CARTRIDGE LENGTH – 7.57 cm (2.98 in)

CASING LENGTH – 50.8 mm (2.00 in)

CASE HEAD DIAMETER – 11.40 in (0.449 in)

CASE RIM DIAMETER – 12.09 mm (0.476 in)

BULLET TYPE – Full metal jacketed ball

BULLET DIAMETER – 6.65 mm (0.262 in)

BULLET WEIGHT – 9.01 g (139 grains)

POWDER WEIGHT – 2.14 g (33 grains)

TOTAL ROUND WEIGHT – 21.12 g (326 grains)

MUZZLE VELOCITY – 762 m/s (2500 fps)

NOMINAL BARREL LENGTH – 61 cm (24 in)

MUZZLE ENERGY – 2616 j (1929 ft/lb)

5-rd Charger – 7 g