Thread: 5.6x57 single shot project

Originally Posted by makka

Should be 200ish fps faster than a 22-250 all going well, practically a 7x57 case with a .22 projectile

Sort of a swift but capable of heavier projectiles with that 1:9 barrel. 5.6 is .228 isn't it so I suspect you'll neck the cases to suit the barrel.

Originally Posted by Marty Henry

Sort of a swift but capable of heavier projectiles with that 1:9 barrel. 5.6 is .228 isn't it so I suspect you'll neck the cases to suit the barrel.

5.6 is just the metric rounding for .224 in this instance.
Case capacity sits it between the Swift and a 22 Creedmoor