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The 6.5×57mm Mauser (designated as the 6,5 × 57 by the C.I.P.) is a smokeless powder rimless bottlenecked centerfire rifle cartridge developed by Paul Mauser and introduced in 1893–94.
The 6.5×57mm Mauser was designed and introduced by Mauser in either 1893 or 1894 for use as a sporting cartridge; the cartridge was created by necking down the 7×57mm Mauser.
The 6.5×57mmR Mauser (designated as the 6,5 × 57 R by the C.I.P.) is a rimmed variant of the 6.5×57mm Mauser.
The 6.5×57mm Mauser never saw military service with any power, but it influenced the design of many 6.5mm military cartridges such as the 6.5×58mm Vergueiro.
Several wildcat cartridges have subsequently been created from the 7×57mm Mauser with almost the same caliber bullets, such as the .257 Roberts, but are not interchangeable.
The rimmed variant was designed for break-open rifles and is almost identical to the rimless option except for the rim and a significant lower Pmax piezo pressure.
About: 6.5x57mm
- Type: Rifle
- Place of origin: Germany
- Designer: Paul Mauser
- Designed: 1893–1894
- Variants: 6.5x57mmR Mauser
Specifications
- Parent case: 7×57mm Mauser
- Case type: Rimless, bottlenecked
- Bullet diameter: 6.70 mm (0.264 in)
- Neck diameter: 7.65 mm (0.301 in)
- Shoulder diameter: 10.94 mm (0.431 in)
- Base diameter: 11.90 mm (0.469 in)
- Rim diameter: 11.95 mm (0.470 in)
- Rim thickness: 1.30 mm (0.051 in)
- Case length: 56.70 mm (2.232 in)
- Overall length: 82.00 mm (3.228 in)
- Case capacity: 3.83 cm3 (59.1 gr H2O)
- Rifling twist: 200 mm (1 in 7.87")
- Primer type: Large rifle
- Maximum pressure: (C.I.P.): 390.0 MPa (56,560 psi)
Ballistic performance
| Bullet mass/type | Velocity | Energy |
|---|---|---|
| 6g(93gr)FMJ | 1,011.9m/s(3,320ft/s) | 3,057J(2,255 ft⋅lbf) |
| 8.2g(127gr)SP | 868.7m/s (2,850 ft/s) | 3,104J(2,289 ft⋅lbf) |
| 10g(154gr)SP | 813.8 m/s(2,670ft/s) | 3,301J(2,435ft⋅lbf) |
