6x60mm

NAME – 6x60mm

NAME (COMMON) – 6mm Lee Navy

TYPE – Centerfire

YEAR OF INTRODUCTION – 1894

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – USA

CASE TYPE – Rimless bottleneck

CARTRIDGE LENGTH – 80.8 mm (3.18 in)

CASING LENGTH – 59.7 mm (2.35 in)

CASE HEAD DIAMETER – 11.30 mm (0.445 in)

CASE RIM DIAMETER – 11.38 mm (0.448 in)

BULLET TYPE – Tinned copper-jacketed ball

BULLET DIAMETER – 6.20 mm (0.244 in)

BULLET WEIGHT – 7.26 g (112 grains)

POWDER WEIGHT – 2.33 g (36 grains)

CASING WEIGHT – 10.6 g (164 grains)

TOTAL ROUND WEIGHT – 20.22 g (312 grains)

MUZZLE VELOCITY – 777 m/s (2550 fps)

NOMINAL BARREL LENGTH – 71.1 cm (28 in)

MUZZLE ENERGY – 2193 j (1617 ft/lb)