8x58R Krag-Jörgensen
Synonyms:
8 mm Krag mod. 1908
8 mm Krag Danish
8 mm Krag-Jörgensen
8 mm Remington Norwegian
8 mm Remington Swedish
Military cartridge for the Krag-Jörgensen M1889 rifle, introduced in Denmark, Norway and Sweden. It was used in Denmark until the early 1950s.
The 15.0 g cylindrical round-nosed projectile had a lead core and a cupronickel jacket. From 1908, a curved-tip projectile weighing 12.5 g was fielded.
Projectile M1889:
Projectile - FMJ 15.0 g
Vo - 598 m/s
Eo - 2682 J
M1908 projectile:
Missile - FMJ 12.5 g
Vo - 747 m/s
Eo - 3488 J
Synonyms:
8 mm Krag mod. 1908
8 mm Krag Danish
8 mm Krag-Jörgensen
8 mm Remington Norwegian
8 mm Remington Swedish
Military cartridge for the Krag-Jörgensen M1889 rifle, introduced in Denmark, Norway and Sweden. It was used in Denmark until the early 1950s.
The 15.0 g cylindrical round-nosed projectile had a lead core and a cupronickel jacket. From 1908, a curved-tip projectile weighing 12.5 g was fielded.
Projectile M1889:
Projectile - FMJ 15.0 g
Vo - 598 m/s
Eo - 2682 J
M1908 projectile:
Missile - FMJ 12.5 g
Vo - 747 m/s
Eo - 3488 J