NAME – 8x50mmR

NAME (COMMON) – 8mm Mannlicher

TYPE – Rimmed centerfire

YEAR OF INTRODUCTION – 1888

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – Austria

CASE TYPE – Rimmed bottleneck

CARTRIDGE LENGTH – 76.2 mm (3.00 in)

CASING LENGTH – 50.5 mm (1.99 in)

CASE HEAD DIAMETER – 12.73 mm (0.501 in)

CASE RIM DIAMETER – 14.05 mm (0.553 in)

BULLET TYPE – Round-nosed jacketed ball

BULLET DIAMETER – 8.20 mm (0.323 in)

BULLET WEIGHT – 15.8 g (244 grains)

POWDER WEIGHT – 2.80 g (43.2 grains)

CASING WEIGHT – 9.78 g (151 grains)

TOTAL ROUND WEIGHT – 28.35 g (438 grains)

MUZZLE VELOCITY – 619 m/s (2030 fps)

NOMINAL BARREL LENGTH – 52.7 cm (20.75 in)

MUZZLE ENERGY – 3028 j (2233 ft/lb)