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The 7.5×55mm Swiss / GP 11 cartridge (designated as the 7.5 × 55 Suisse by the C.I.P.) [8] has 4.22 ml (65 grains) H 2 O cartridge case capacity. The exterior shape of the case was designed to promote reliable case feeding and extraction in bolt-action rifles and machine guns alike, under extreme conditions.
They also made 7.92×57mm Mauser rifle ammunition for use in the British 7.92mm BESA machine gun and issue to European Resistance groups and the Nationalist and Communist Chinese. DIV Defence Industries Ltd. – Verdun (1940–1946) – Verdun, Quebec; Canada. A division of Canadian Industries Ltd. formed in 1939 to produce munitions for the ...
The following table lists accuracy statistics for typical in service K31 rifles firing 7.5×55mm Swiss GP 11 service ammunition. The statistics were computed under the 1930s era Swiss method for determining accuracy, which is more complex than Western methods which usually involve firing a group of shots and then measuring the overall diameter ...
The buttstock and stock tube are angled downward rather than straight inline with the receiver. SG 510-5: .30-06 Springfield (7.62×63mm) experimental rifle made for testing by the Mexican Government. SG 510-6: 7.5×55mm Swiss test batch of rifles based on the SG 510-4 in the Swiss military chambering intended to replace the heavier Stgw 57 ...
Schmidt–Rubin Model 1889 rifle chambered for the GP11 7.5×53.5mm cartridge. The Model 1889 was the first in the series of Schmidt–Rubin rifles that served Switzerland from 1889 to 1958. The rifle takes its name from the designer of its action, Colonel Rudolf Schmidt, and the designer of its ammunition, Colonel Eduard Rubin.
Eduard Alexander Rubin (17 July 1846 – 6 July 1920) was a Swiss mechanical engineer who is most notable for having invented the full metal jacket bullet in 1882. His most famous cartridge was the 7.5×55mm Swiss which was the standard ammunition for the Schmidt–Rubin, K31 and Stgw 57 military rifles.
Most straight-pull rifles have a striker firing mechanism (without a hammer), [citation needed] and models using a hammer usually have a comparably longer lock time than hammer-less mechanisms. The Anschütz Fortner action used in biathlon is a good example of an ergonomical straight-pull rifle with good economy of motion and high operating speed.
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