8X56mmr Ammo
Find In-Stock 8X56mmr Ammo For Sale From Various Ammo Retailers
8x56mmR ammo, also known as the 8x56mmR M30s or 8x56mmR Mannlicher, is an Austrian cartridge designed in 1930.
The 8×56mmR is currently produced by Hornady and Prvi Partizan for commercial sales. It is no longer in use by any organized military forces.
It was created for the Steyr-Solothurn light machine gun like the M30. Later the cartridge was adopted for use in rifles in 1931 as the M31 to replace the 8×50mmR Mannlicher cartridge.
About: 8x56mmR
- Type: Rifle
- Place of origin: Austria
- In-service: 1930-1945
- Used by: Austria, Hungary, Germany, Bulgaria
- Designed: 1930
- Produced: 1930-Present (commercial)
Specifications
- Parent case: 8×50mmR Mannlicher
- Case type: Rimmed, bottleneck
- Bullet diameter: 8.35 mm (0.329 in)
- Neck diameter: 9.20 mm (0.362 in)
- Shoulder diameter: 12.00 mm (0.472 in)
- Base diameter: 12.47 mm (0.491 in)
- Rim diameter: 14.05 mm (0.553 in)
- Rim thickness: 1.37 mm (0.054 in)
- Case length: 55.63 mm (2.190 in)
- Overall length: 75.91 mm (2.989 in)
- Rifling twist: 255 mm (1 in 10 in)
- Primer type: Berdan or Boxer Large Rifle
- Maximum pressure: 355 MPa (51,500 psi)
Ballistic performance
| Bullet mass/type | Velocity | Energy |
|---|---|---|
| 206 gr (13 g) M30 | 701 m/s (2,300 ft/s) | 3,280 J (2,420 ft⋅lbf) |
| 200 gr (13 g) 200 Grain Jacketed | 622 m/s (2,040 ft/s) | 2,507 J (1,849 ft⋅lbf) |
