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6x35mm KAC

Bullet diameter
6.18 mm
Case length
35.00 mm
Max pressure
380 MPa
Introduced
2006

Specification

Everything measured

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

Cartridge type
Rimless
Introduced
2006
Designer
Knight's Armament Company / Reed Knight Jr.
Parent cartridge
221-remington-fireball
Also known as
.243 KAC, 6x35mm KAC/TSWG, 6x35mm TSWG

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

Bullet diameter
6.18 mm
Neck diameter
6.86 mm
Base diameter
9.60 mm
Case length
35.00 mm
Overall length
50.80 mm

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

Max pressure
380 MPa
Max pressure, psi
55,114
Typical bullet weight
4.21 g
Typical muzzle velocity
739 m/s
Typical muzzle energy
1150 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
Hollow point
Mouth closure
Bullet
Specification standard
proprietary

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

70%

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/6x35mm-kac' \  --header 'X-API-Key: your_key'