5 mm/35 SMc
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5 mm/35 SMc (or simply 5mm-35) is a high performance 5 mm (.20 inch) cartridge. Designed by Michael McPherson and Byrom Smalley[2] and like all of their other designs carries the "SMc" designation as well as being patented.[3]
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Type | Rifle | |||||||||||
Place of origin | USA | |||||||||||
Production history | ||||||||||||
Designer | Michael McPherson and Byrom Smalley | |||||||||||
Designed | 2004 | |||||||||||
Specifications | ||||||||||||
Parent case | 6mm BR | |||||||||||
Case type | Rimless, bottleneck | |||||||||||
Bullet diameter | .2039 in (5.18 mm)[1] | |||||||||||
Land diameter | .1988 in (5.05 mm)[1] | |||||||||||
Neck diameter | .2343 in (5.95 mm)[1] | |||||||||||
Shoulder diameter | .4598 in (11.68 mm) | |||||||||||
Base diameter | .4709 in (11.96 mm) | |||||||||||
Rim diameter | .4728 in (12.01 mm) | |||||||||||
Rim thickness | .0157 in (0.40 mm) | |||||||||||
Case length | 1.556 in (39.5 mm) | |||||||||||
Overall length | 2.03 in (52 mm) | |||||||||||
Rifling twist | 1-12 | |||||||||||
Primer type | small rifle | |||||||||||
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Source(s): Superior Ballistics |
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