6.8 Shaw

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6.8mm Shaw
Place of originDrambenburg
Service history
Used byDrambenburg
Production history
DesignerThomas Shaw
Designed1987
ManufacturerBundesmunitionsdepot Drambenburg
Specifications
Parent case.303 Kriegsmarine
Case typeRimless, Bottleneck
Bullet diameter.2644 in (6.72mm)
Neck diameter.2950 in (7.49mm)
Shoulder diameter.4920 in (12.5mm)
Base diameter.4940 in (12.55mm)
Case length1.920 in (48.40mm)
Overall length2.480 in (62.99mm)
Rifling twist1-8" (203mm)
Primer typeLarge Rifle
Maximum pressure63,091 psi (435.00 MPa)
Ballistic performance
Bullet mass/type Velocity Energy
120 gr (8 g) Copper jacketed 3,020 ft/s (920m/s) 2,430 ft⋅lbf (3,290J)
143 gr (9 g) Tungsten core 2,710 ft/s (830 m/s) 2,283 ft⋅lbf (3,095 J)
Test barrel length: 28 inches (711mm)
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