5.6×39mm

Key specs

Type

Rifle

Origin

Soviet Union

Introduced

1961

Case type

rimless, bottleneck

Bullet diameter

5.66 mm

Case length

38.71 mm

Overall length

48.69 mm

Typical bullet

54 gr

Typical velocity

912 m/s

Typical energy

1,457 J

Parent case

7.62×39mm