NAME – 6.5×53.5mmR

NAME (COMMON) – 6.5mm Dutch

TYPE – Rimmed Bottleneck

YEAR OF INTRODUCTION – 1892

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – Austria

CASE TYPE – Rimmed Bottleneck

CARTRIDGE LENGTH – 77 mm (3.03 in)

CASING LENGTH – 53.6 mm (2.11 in)

CASE HEAD DIAMETER – 11.48 mm (0.452 in)

CASE RIM DIAMETER – 13.41 mm (0.528 in)

BULLET TYPE – Full jacketed round-nosed ball

BULLET DIAMETER – 6.68 mm (0.263 in)

BULLET WEIGHT – 10.11 g (156 grains)

POWDER WEIGHT – 2.40 g (37 grains)

CASING WEIGHT – 10.56 g (163 grains)

TOTAL ROUND WEIGHT – 23.07 g (356 grains)

MUZZLE VELOCITY – 742 m/s (2433 fps)

NOMINAL BARREL LENGTH –79.2 cm (31.2 in)

MUZZLE ENERGY – 2781 j (2051 ft/lb)