Ammunition cartridge
5.6×39mm Type Hunting Place of origin Soviet Union Designed 1961 Manufacturer SAKO & Lapua Parent case 7.62×39mm Case type Rimless , Bottle-NeckBullet diameter .223 in (5.7 mm)[ 1] [ 2] Land diameter .215 in (5.5 mm)[ 2] Neck diameter .248 in (6.3 mm) Shoulder diameter .402 in (10.2 mm) Base diameter .447 in (11.4 mm) Rim diameter .447 in (11.4 mm) Rim thickness .059 in (1.5 mm) Case length 1.524 in (38.7 mm) Overall length 1.917 in (48.7 mm) Case capacity 30.1 gr H2 O (1.95 cm3 ) Primer type Small rifle Maximum pressure 51,000 psi (350 MPa)
Bullet mass/type
Velocity
Energy
3.5 g (54 gr) SP
912.4 m/s (2,993 ft/s)
1,074.6 J (792.6 ft⋅lbf)
3.5 g (54 gr) FMJ
5.0 g (77 gr) SP
Source(s): [ 1]
The 5.6×39mm , also known in the U.S. as .220 Russian , is a cartridge developed in 1961 for deer hunting in the USSR .[ 3] 7.62×39mm brass. While it originally re-used 7.62x39 cases, once it became popular enough commercial ammunition started being manufactured, both in the USSR and in Finland.[ 4] [ 5] SAKO it was stamped .220 Russian. Lapua later changed the designation to .220 Russian for the American market as well.[ 6] [ 5]
Soviet 5.6×39mm cartridges were loaded with smokeless powder VT (винтовочный пироксилиновый порох ВТ ), as well as Soviet 7.62×54mmR and 9×53mmR hunting cartridges.[ 7] .22 PPC , 6mm PPC , and the 6.5mm Grendel cartridges.[ 6]
Ballistics
From Wolf.[ 8]
Ballistic data (3.5 gram SP bullet)
Distance (m)
0
50
100
200
300
400
500
Velocity (m/s)
912.4
798.8
694.0
507.7
359.4
290.5
250.3
Energy (J)
1457
1117
843
451
226
148
110
Firearms
In the Soviet Union, several hunting rifles were designed for this cartridge; MBO-1 Bars MTs-127 (МЦ-127 ) and MTs-128 (МЦ-128 ), combination guns IZh-15 [ 9] MTs-5-35 [ 10] MTs-105-01 (МЦ-105-01 ).[ 11]
The TKB-022PM5 bullpup assault rifle, AO-36 assault rifle ("Автомат АО-36 "), IZh-94 "Sever" , "Saiga-5.6 " ("Сайга-5.6 "), and "Saiga-5.6S" ("Сайга-5.6С ") have been chambered in 5.6×39mm.[ 6]
See also
References
^ a b М. Блюм. Патроны для промысла // журнал «Охота и охотничье хозяйство», № 5, 1971. стр.30-31
^ a b "C.I.P. TDCC sheet 5,6 x 39" (PDF) . Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-10-08. Retrieved 2022-02-08 .^ "220Russian5-6x39mm AMMO-ONE ammunition collection - The 5.6x39mm or .220 Russian" . Archived from the original on 2020-10-03. Retrieved 2018-09-19 .^ "5.6x39 from 7.62x39 Kalashnikov / MUNICION.ORG" . March 5, 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-03-05.^ a b "Competition Cartridges" . www.6mmbr.com .^ a b c ".220 Russian 5.6x39mm Cartridge Archives - Hughes Precision LLC .220 Russian (5.6×39mm) cartridge" .^ Вопросы – ответы // журнал «Охота и охотничье хозяйство», № 1, 1994. стр.20-21
^ "ТПЗ - Охотничьи патроны 5.6x39 A" . www.wolfammo.ru . Archived from the original on 2008-06-15.^ Комбинированное ружьё ИЖ-15 // А. А. Потапов. Всё об охотничьих ружьях. М., ФАИР-Пресс, 2011. стр.372
^ М. Блюм. Патрон 5,6 х 39 мм // журнал «Охота и охотничье хозяйство», № 5, 1969. стр.28-29
^ А. Блюм, А. Волнов. Патроны для нарезного охотничьего оружия // журнал "Охота и охотничье хозяйство", № 7, 1984. стр.30-31
Further reading
5,6-мм охотничий патрон с высокой начальной скоростью пули // Спортивно-охотничье оружие и патроны. Бухарест, "Внешторгиздат", 1965. стр.134
Патроны охотничьи 5,6x39. Типы и основные размеры. ГОСТ 20808-75. Москва, 1975.
Патроны охотничьи 5,6x39 // Охотничье и спортивное оружие. М., Внешторгиздат. 1989.
А. В. Кузьминский. Оружие для охотника: практическое пособие / под общ. ред. А. Е. Тараса М., ООО «Издательство АСТ», 2002. стр.250-251
LE & Paramilitary Service issue Premodern Commercial Prototype
Cartridges derived from the
7.62×39mm or its derivatives
First generation derivatives Second generation derivatives
based on 5.6×39mm/.220 Russian Based on 5.45×39mm
Third generation derivatives
