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The 6.5×47mm Lapua (designated as the 6,5 × 47 Lapua by the C.I.P.) [1] is a smokeless powder rimless bottlenecked rifle cartridge that was developed specifically for 300–1,000 m (328–1,094 yd) competition shooting by ammunition maker Nammo Lapua and the Swiss rifle manufacturer Grünig & Elmiger AG in 2005. [2]
On the left is a Lapua FMJ 144gr bullet and on the right is a Hornady 123gr A-Max. These are loaded to an COAL of 2.71in and even when loaded out that long they still have plenty of room to fit in the magazine of a standard short action rifle.
Number of manufacturers producing complete cartridges - e.g. Norma, RWS, Hornady, Winchester, Federal, Remington, Sellier & Bellot, Prvi Partizan. May be none for obsolete and wildcat cartridges. H/R: Handgun (H) or rifle (R) - dominant usage of the cartridge (although several dual-purpose cartridges exist) Size: Metric size - may not be official
The 6.5mm Creedmoor is a medium-power cartridge comparable to the .260 Remington [12] and 6.5×47mm Lapua. [13] Its energy at 300 yards using 129-grain Hornady SST bullets is listed by an independent reviewer as 1,641 foot-pounds force (2,225 J). [ 14 ]
The 6.5mm Grendel is an intermediate cartridge jointly designed by British-American armorer Bill Alexander, competitive shooter Arne Brennan (of Houston, Texas) and Lapua ballistician Janne Pohjoispää, as a low-recoil, high-precision rifle cartridge specifically for the AR-15 platform at medium/long range (200–800 yard).
6.5mm Creedmoor, 6.5×48 mm, introduced in 2007; 6.5×47mm Lapua, a 2005 cartridge that fires the same diameter and weight 9.0g bullet as the 6.5×54mm but achieves a faster muzzle velocity; 6.5×53mmR, the rimmed Romanian and Dutch service rifle cartridge from the 1890s through World War II
Pages in category "Nammo Lapua cartridges" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9. 6.5×47mm Lapua;
6 mm XC diagram in Inches. The 6XC is a 1000-yard cartridge, comparable to benchrest calibers such as 6x47mm Swiss Match, 6.5×47mm Lapua and 6 mm/22-250; it fits into cartridge class that exceeds the velocities of benchrest calibers such as 6mm BR Remington, 6mm BRX and 6mm Dasher. David Tubb has claimed several wins with the 6XC in NRA High ...