.510 DTC EUROP

Infobox Firearm Cartridge
name= .510 DTC EUROP


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origin= France
type= Rifle
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designer= Eric Danis
design_date=2000
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is_SI_specs=yes
parent=.50 BMG
case_type=
bullet=13.0
neck=14.3
shoulder=19.3
base=20.4
rim_dia=
rim_thick=
case_length=96.8
length=
case_capacity=19.175
rifling=
primer=Large rifle
max_pressure=
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is_SI_ballistics=yes
bwunit=gram
bw1=41.9
btype1=
vel1=910
en1=17306The .510 DTC EUROP is a French rifle cartridge developed by Eric Danis in order to comply with firearms legislation in Europe which regulates .50 BMG rifles. In response to the .50 Caliber BMG Regulation Act of 2004, which banned future sales of .50 BMG firearms in California, long-range shooters in that state have begun to adopt this cartridge as a manner of following the new legislation. As weapons chambered for the .50 BMG are also banned in Australia, the .510 DTC can be used to comply with regulations there as well.

The .510 DTC EUROP uses the same bullet as the .50 BMG, but has slightly different case dimensions. The case is 0.100 inches shorter and uses a steeper shoulder than standard .50 BMG ammunition. .510 DTC cases can be made by shortening and then fire-forming .50 BMG cases. The new round has almost identical ballistics, but because of the different dimensions, rifles chambered for the .50 BMG cannot safely fire the .510 DTC, and vice versa, and therefore do not fall under the same legal prohibitions. To avoid any confusion, American .510 DTC rifle manufacturers have taken to calling the cartridge the ".50 DTC," to avoid giving the impression that the weapons are over .50 caliber and therefore classified as Destructive Devices under the 1934 National Firearms Act. .510 DTC rifles, like .50 BMG rifles outside of California, are classified as standard rifles and can be purchased like any other title I long gun.

External links

* [http://www.edmarms.com/products/510dtc.htm EDM Arms - manufacturer of .510 DTC rifles]
* [http://www.serbu.com/top/bfg50.php SERBU Firearms - manufacturer of .510 DTC single-shot rifles]
* [http://www.statearms.com East Ridge / State Arms Gun Co. Inc. manufacturer of .510 DTC single shot rifles]
* [http://www.daplane.com/50bmg/50dtc/cart_comp_00.jpgCartridge Comparison Picture]