8×56mmR

8×56mmR Steyr / Hungarian

8×56mmR — Photo: Malis · Public domain · background removed

Key specs

Type: Rifle
Origin: Austria
Introduced: 1930
Case type: rimmed, bottleneck
Bullet diameter: 8.35 mm
Case length: 55.63 mm
Overall length: 75.91 mm
Typical bullet: 206 gr
Typical velocity: 701 m/s
Typical energy: 3,280 J
Parent case: 8×50mmR Mannlicher

Weapons chambered for it 2

RiflesMannlicher M18958×50mmR Mannlicher, 7.92×57mm Mauser, 8×56mmRAustria · 1895

Machine gunsSchwarzlose machine gun8×50mmR Mannlicher, .303 British, 6.5×50mmSR Arisaka, 6.5×52mm Carcano, 6.5×53mmR, 6.5×54mm Mannlicher–Schönauer, 6.5×55mm Swedish, 7.62×54mmR, 7.92×57mm Mauser, 8×56mmRAustria · 1907

Sources

Wikipedia: 8×56mmR, Wikipedia