6.5×53mmR

The 6.5×53mmR, originally and more correctly produced as the 6.5×53.5mmR, and in imperial system nomenclature known as the .256 Mannlicher, is a late 19th-century rimmed centerfire military rifle cartridge similar to other early smokeless powder designs.

6.5×53mmR (6.5x53.5mmR)
Military cartridge
TypeRifle
Place of originAustria-Hungary
Service history
In service1893–1945
Used byKingdom of Romania
Netherlands
Kingdom of Portugal
WarsAceh War
World War I
World War II
Indonesian National Revolution
Production history
DesignerSteyr Mannlicher, Ferdinand Mannlicher
Designed1892
Specifications
Case typeRimmed, bottleneck
Bullet diameter6.65 mm (0.262 in)
Neck diameter7.55 mm (0.297 in)
Shoulder diameter10.75 mm (0.423 in)
Base diameter11.48 mm (0.452 in)
Rim diameter13.4 mm (0.53 in)
Rim thickness1.25 mm (0.049 in)
Case length53.5 mm (2.11 in)
Overall length77.47 mm (3.050 in)
Rifling twist7.874 in (200 mm)
Primer typeBerdan
Ballistic performance
Bullet mass/type Velocity Energy
159 gr (10 g) RN 2,433 ft/s (742 m/s) 2,050 ft⋅lbf (2,780 J)
135 gr (9 g) Kynoch 2,800 ft/s (850 m/s) 2,348 ft⋅lbf (3,183 J)
160 gr (10 g) Kynoch 2,395 ft/s (730 m/s) 2,035 ft⋅lbf (2,759 J)
Source(s): Rifles and Machine Guns
.256 Mannlicher / 6.5x53R Reloading Data
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