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.224 Valkyrie

Bullet diameter
5.70 mm
Case length
40.64 mm
Max pressure
379 MPa
Introduced
2017

Specification

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IdentityWhat it is, who designed it and what else it is called.

Cartridge type
Rimless
Introduced
2017
Designer
Federal Premium
Parent cartridge
6-8mm-spc
Also known as
224 Valkyrie, 5.7x41mm

DimensionsThe case and the bullet, to a hundredth of a millimetre.

Bullet diameter
5.70 mm
Neck diameter
6.50 mm
Shoulder diameter
10.24 mm
Base diameter
10.69 mm
Rim diameter
10.72 mm
Rim thickness
1.24 mm
Case length
40.64 mm
Overall length
57.40 mm

BallisticsWhat a typical load does, and the pressure it runs at.

Max pressure
379 MPa
Max pressure, psi
55,000
Typical bullet weight
5.40 g
Typical muzzle velocity
945 m/s
Typical muzzle energy
2411 J

ConstructionWhat the case, primer and projectile are made of and shaped like.

Case shape
Bottleneck
Case material
Brass
Primer
Small rifle
Projectile
Bullet
Bullet profile
Spitzer boat tail
Mouth closure
Bullet
Specification standard
saami

Firearms

What is chambered in it

2 records in the catalogue use this cartridge.

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Provenance

Where these figures came from

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Confidence in this record

95%

API

The call that returns this record

The same fields, in the same units, from the same endpoint the page reads.

curl --request GET \  --url 'https://api.gunspec.io/v1/calibers/224-valkyrie' \  --header 'X-API-Key: your_key'