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.22 BB Cap (6mm Flobert)

Bullet diameter
5.66 mm
Case length
7.21 mm
Max pressure
34 MPa
Introduced
1845

Specification

Everything measured

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

Cartridge type
Rimmed
Introduced
1845
Designer
Louis-Nicolas Flobert
Also known as
.22 BB Cap, .22 Blank, .22 CB Cap, 6mm Flobert, 6mm Flobert Court, 6mm K and 3 more

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

Bullet diameter
5.66 mm
Neck diameter
5.69 mm
Base diameter
5.69 mm
Rim diameter
6.86 mm
Rim thickness
1.02 mm
Case length
7.21 mm
Overall length
8.71 mm

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

Max pressure
34 MPa
Max pressure, psi
5,000
Typical bullet weight
1.17 g
Typical muzzle velocity
213 m/s
Typical muzzle energy
27 J

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

Case shape
Straight
Case material
Brass
Primer
Rimfire
Projectile
Bullet
Bullet profile
Round nose
Mouth closure
Bullet

Firearms

What is chambered in it

4 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

90%

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/6mm-flobert' \  --header 'X-API-Key: your_key'