The charge originated in the German-Swedish cooperation before 1. world war ii, by stretching the neck of the cartridge 6.5 x 55. The charge was used as a hunting in the originally military weapons the caliber of 6.5 after modifying the chamber and enlargement of the bore. Shot of 12.5 g has a muzzle velocity of 720 m/sec. The captured specimen was made by a company Standard Projektilfabrik, Amotfors, Sweden. To the right is the bullet 7,92 x 57, photo by author.
Source: And. Andersen, In. Andresen, T. Stromstad "Cartridge Cases" and at his own expense, Norway 1995..
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