6.45×48mm XPL Swiss (or 6.45×48 GP 80) is an experimental
intermediate rifle cartridge.
Development
It was developed as part of the WEIZE trials (Weiche Ziele, lit. "soft target") in conjunction with the
SIG SG 550
The SG 550 is an assault rifle manufactured by SIG Sauer AG (formerly a division of Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft, now known as SIG Holding AG) in Switzerland. "SG" is an abbreviation for ''Sturmgewehr'' ("assault rifle"). The rifle is ...
rifle, as a potential successor to the
7.5×55mm Schmidt–Rubin cartridge.
Description
The rimless cartridge has a base diameter of 11.82 mm (similar to the
7.62×51mm NATO
The 7.62×51mm NATO (official NATO nomenclature 7.62 NATO) is a rimless, straight walled, bottlenecked, centerfire rifle cartridge. It is a standard for small arms among NATO countries.
First developed in the 1950s, the cartridge had first be ...
) and a case length of 47.72 mm.
The bullet is an unusual 6.65 mm diameter (6.45mm refers to the bore diameter), fractionally smaller than the common 6.5 mm (bore diameter) bullet.
The bullet was fired at a muzzle velocity of with of muzzle energy.
Production
The cartridge was not adopted, the SIG SG-550 went into production with the
5.6×45mm GP 90 round.
References
Pistol and rifle cartridges
Experimental cartridges
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