NAME – 7.92x57mm S Patrone

NAME (COMMON) – 8mm Mauser

TYPE – Rimless Bottleneck Centerfire

YEAR OF INTRODUCTION – 1903

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – Germany

CASE TYPE – Rimless Bottleneck

CARTRIDGE LENGTH – 80.52 mm (3.17 in)

CASING LENGTH – 57 mm (2.24 in)

CASE HEAD DIAMETER – 11.91 mm (0.469 in)

CASE RIM DIAMETER – 12.01 mm (0.473 in)

BULLET TYPE – Pointed (Spitzer) Full Metal jacket

BULLET DIAMETER – 8.2 mm (0.323 in)

BULLET WEIGHT – 9.91 (153 grains)

POWDER WEIGHT – 3.05 g (47 grains)

TOTAL ROUND WEIGHT – 23.52 g (363 grains)

MUZZLE VELOCITY – 878 m/s (2881 fps)

NOMINAL BARREL LENGTH – 73.9 cm (29.1 in)

MUZZLE ENERGY – 3824 j (2820 ft/lb)