The 6.5×57mm Mauser (designated as the 6,5 × 57 by the C.I.P.) is a

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bottlenecked

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developed by Paul Mauser and introduced in 1893–94.

Overview

The 6.5×57mm Mauser was designed and introduced by Mauser in either 1893 or 1894 for use as a sporting cartridge, created by necking down the

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. Due to high recognition of 7.92 mm

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, the presumed parent to the 7×57mm, it was marketed as ''M88/57/6.5 mit und ohne Rand'' in 1920s. The 6.5×57mm Mauser never saw military service with any power, but it influenced the design of a number of 6.5mm military cartridges such as the

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. Several wildcat cartridges have subsequently been created from the 7×57mm Mauser with almost identical calibre bullets, such as the

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, but are not interchangeable. The .256 Gibbs Magnum was created by reducing the neck of the 6.5×57mm Mauser by 2 mm. One famous user of the 6.5×57mm Mauser was Pete Pearson, who used a rifle in this calibre for hunting in Africa. Pearson typically used his

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double rifle for hunting dangerous game, but on occasion he did use the 6.5×57mm Mauser to hunt dangerous game up to and including

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. The C.I.P. rates the maximum standard pressure for this 6,5 x 57 caliber at Pmax = 3900 bar

6.5×57mmR Mauser rimmed variant

The 6.5×57mmR Mauser (designated as the 6,5 × 57 R by the C.I.P.) is a rimmed variant of the 6.5×57mm Mauser. The rimmed variant was designed for

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or break-open rifles and is almost identical to the rimless variant except for the rim and a significant lower P_max piezo pressure. After WW2, one of the types of German hunting firearms that created interest among GI's were the multi-barrel firearms used as flexible hunting tools. These all-in-one Combination guns like the

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would have a mix of multiple barrels in rifle calibers and shotgun gauges in order to provide that flexibility for the hunter. Three barrel "Drilling" and four barrel "Vierling" firearms may have at least one rifle barrel with a 6.5x57mmR chamber, as per German law, that was the minimum caliber for hunting red deer and was quite capable for most other European game. But due to the

mechanism in which the breech of the firearm would lock, a reduced power rimmed cartridge would be used. C.I.P. rates this 6,5 x 57 R Rimmed variant at Pmax = 3300 bar, 600 bar lower than the rimless parent cartridge.

References

External links

* https://shootingsportsman.com/do-it-all-drillings/ * Ammo-One
"6.5x57mm Mauser, Rimless & 6.5x57Rmm Mauser, Rimmed", ''ammo-one.com''
, retrieved 10 December 2018. * https://www.merkel-die-jagd.de/en/products/guns/drillings/ * THE 6.5×57 MAUSER: A CARTRIDGE WORTH DISCOVERING

* https://www.blaser.de/us/products/firearms/combination-guns/drilling-d99/drilling-d99/ * Ballisticsstudies
"6.5x57", ''ballisticstudies.com''
retrieved 14 December 2018. * Chuck Hawks

retrieved 10 December 2018. * https://stevebarnettfineguns.com/drillings-and-combos * http://firearmshistory.blogspot.com/2014/01/drilling-guns.html * Cartridgecollector
"6.5 X 57 Mauser", ''cartridgecollector.net''
retrieved 10 December 2018. * https://simpsonltd.com/long-guns/drilling-combination/ {{DEFAULTSORT:6.5x57mm Mauser Pistol and rifle cartridges Weapons and ammunition introduced in 1893 Weapons and ammunition introduced in 1894

Overview

6.5×57mmR Mauser rimmed variant

See also

References

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