Anyone know anything about these?
Hi guys,
When I got a bunch of this brass for of one these plus 4 loaded rounds and an elderly box of Hornady in .227 70 grain slugs. I have never heard of them and can't find any reloading specs. I guess I should tell the caliber. It is a 22 Savage higher power, AKA known as 5.6X52 Russian. The brass is almost all Norma a few 5.6X52 Russian as well as a single Imperial. I don't have dies or the rifle. My need to know is quite intense. My books start in 1979 and go to current, no mention of this round. They are a center fire 22 I have never heard of.
Come on guys I know some of have to know something about these educate me please.
When I got a bunch of this brass for of one these plus 4 loaded rounds and an elderly box of Hornady in .227 70 grain slugs. I have never heard of them and can't find any reloading specs. I guess I should tell the caliber. It is a 22 Savage higher power, AKA known as 5.6X52 Russian. The brass is almost all Norma a few 5.6X52 Russian as well as a single Imperial. I don't have dies or the rifle. My need to know is quite intense. My books start in 1979 and go to current, no mention of this round. They are a center fire 22 I have never heard of.
Come on guys I know some of have to know something about these educate me please.
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The R is for rimmed not Russian. Speer made some 228 bullets for it. I think I still have some. I have forming dies from RCBS.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5.6×52mmR
I almost bought a drilling in 16x16x5.6x52R once.
The 22 Newton is a more interesting round.0 -
This C & P is from Wikipedia. This cartridge is still loaded and used in Europe. Mostly for single shot stalking rifles, and drillings. I have never heard it referred to, as the 5.6 X 52 Russian?
The 5.6x52mmR cartridge was created by Charles Newton and produced by Savage Arms in 1912. It is also known as the .22 Savage High-Power and .22 "Imp", and is based upon the .25-35 Winchester cartridge necked down to accept a .227in/.228in diameter bullet.
Its inherent accuracy, relatively high velocity and "shocking" power led to an initial surge of popularity, and the "Imp" was attributed with almost magical killing powers even on large and dangerous soft-skinned game such as tigers. However, following a well-publicized spate of fatalities and severe injuries among big game hunters who had merely wounded their quarry with the "Imp's" small, speedy bullets, the cartridge rapidly fell out of favor with safari and deer hunters. Some small-pest shooters in the USA have continued to use it into the 21st century, although the caliber fell into gradual disfavor in the United States shortly after World War I.0 -
I have a Savage 99 hammerless lever-action, solid frame, 24" medium weight barreled sporting rifle for this cartridge. Savage made rifles in this caliber until about 1940. Cases can be made from .30-30 brass necked down. Full power loads use powders of the medium burning rates from 4198 to 4320 or equivalent from other makers. I believe Hornady still makes that bullet. As others have state, it is not a reliable deer rifle. 0 -
Thanx for all the info. I was just wondering about them. Someone gave them to me with a lot of other brass, 30-30 and a few 30-06. I don't want them. As of now they need a new home.
Thanx again guys.0 -
I am interested. List them on the auction side with a buy it now price & email me when you list. gunswapper@yahoo.com 0
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