.505 Gibbs

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Key specs

Type
Rifle
Origin
United Kingdom
Designer
George Gibbs
Introduced
1910
Case type
rimless, bottleneck
Bullet diameter
12.83 mm
Case length
80.01 mm
Overall length
97.79 mm
Typical bullet
540 gr
Typical velocity
701 m/s
Typical energy
8,603 J

Cartridges based on it 2

Sources

  1. Wikipedia: .505 Gibbs, Wikipedia