8×56mmR
The 8×56mmR or 8×56mmR M30S (C.I.P. civil designation) cartridge was adopted in the year 1930 by First Austrian Republic, in 1931 by the Kingdom of Hungary, and in 1934 by the Kingdom of Bulgaria as a replacement for the 8×50mmR Mannlicher cartridge.
| 8×56mmR Steyr / Hungarian | ||||||||||||
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Commercial cartridge with a soft-point bullet. | ||||||||||||
| Type | Rifle | |||||||||||
| Place of origin | Austria | |||||||||||
| Service history | ||||||||||||
| In service | 1930-1945 | |||||||||||
| Used by | First Austrian Republic Kingdom of Hungary Nazi Germany Kingdom of Bulgaria | |||||||||||
| Wars | World War II | |||||||||||
| Production history | ||||||||||||
| Designed | 1930 | |||||||||||
| Produced | 1930–present (commercial) | |||||||||||
| Specifications | ||||||||||||
| Parent case | 8×50mmR Mannlicher | |||||||||||
| Case type | Rimmed, bottleneck | |||||||||||
| Bullet diameter | 8.35 mm (0.329 in) | |||||||||||
| Land diameter | 7.95 mm (0.313 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) | |||||||||||
| Case capacity | 3.861 cm3 (59.58 gr H2O) | |||||||||||
| Rifling twist | 255 mm (1 in 10 in) | |||||||||||
| Primer type | Berdan or Boxer Large Rifle | |||||||||||
| Maximum pressure | 355 MPa (51,500 psi) | |||||||||||
| Ballistic performance | ||||||||||||
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| Source(s): Lee Precision Surplus Rifle | ||||||||||||
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