.220 Russian

.220 Russian

The .220 Russian (5.6x39mm) cartridge was developed in the late 1950's for deer hunting in Russia. It is a 7.62x39 cartridge necked down to hold a 5.6mm bullet. It was later adopted by Finland, and by around 1965 was being produced by SAKO & Lapua. When it was introduced to the United States, Sako, & later Lapua, brass was stamped ".220 Russian".

The .220 Russian was used as the parent case for the 6mm PPC cartridge.

ee also

*List of rifle cartridges
*5 mm caliber

References


*" [http://www.6mmbr.com/compcartridges.html Competition Cartridges - A Brief History of Cartridge Design] " by Cheechako at 6mmbr.com
* [http://www.wolfammo.ru/site.xp/055053.html ballistics] at Wolf website
* [http://www.municion.org/5_6Vostok/5_6Vostok.htm 5.6x39 from 7.62x39 Kalashnikov]

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