8×52mmR Mannlicher

Type

Rifle cartridge

Place of origin

Austria-Hungary

Service history

In service

1888-1890s (at least)

Used by

Austria-Hungary

Production history

Designed

1888

Specifications

Case type

Rimmed, bottleneck

Bullet diameter

8.14 mm (0.320 in)

Neck diameter

8.93 mm (0.352 in)

Shoulder diameter

12.06 mm (0.475 in)

Base diameter

12.46 mm (0.491 in)

Rim diameter

14.08 mm (0.554 in)

Rim thickness

1.46 mm (0.057 in)

Case length

52.3 mm (2.06 in)

Overall length

76.05 mm (2.994 in)

Filling

Black powder

Filling weight

62 grains (4.0 g)

Ballistic performance

Bullet mass/type	Velocity	Energy
244 gr (16 g) M88 RN	1,750 ft/s (533 m/s)	1,660 ft·lbf (2,250 J)

Test barrel length: 30 inches (76 cm)

The 8×52mmR Mannlicher cartridge was first introduced in 1888 for the Mannlicher M1888 rifle, an updated version of the Mannlicher M1886. The round was given the designation 8mm M.88 scharfe Patrone (8mm M88 Sharp Cartridge). It was loaded with a 244gr round nosed bullet and a 62gr charge of compressed black powder. This gave the bullet an approximate velocity of 1,750 ft/s (530 m/s) out of the M.88's 30" barrel. Many M.86 rifles were converted to accommodate this new cartridge, creating the M.86/88 and M.86/90.

It was succeeded by the semi-smokeless and later (fully) smokeless powder 8×50mmR Mannlicher cartridge.

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