- 5.6x61mm VHSE
The 5.6x61mm SE, an abbreviated form of its full designation, the 5.6x61mm [Vom Hofe] Super Express, is a rifle cartridge introduced in Germany in 1937. It is based on the
6.5x55mm Swedish .The '5.6x61mm SE' uses a .228in diameter bullet (as also does the .22 Savage Hi-Power, unlike the more common .224in bullets used for most .22 centrefire cartridges.
5.6x61mm VHSE ammunition is still available (2007) from Walter Gehmann,
Karlsruhe , Germany. No mass-produced rifles are currently offered in this chambering, butcustom riflemakers will chamber for it; and the calibre has a loyal if specialised following, especially amonghandloading long-range hunters ofroe deer andchamois , although the cartridge has accounted for very much larger deer and antelope.References
http://www.municion.org/VomHofe/5_6.htm
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