5.8×21mm
| 5.8×21mm DAP92 | ||||||||||||
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| Type | Personal defense weapon | |||||||||||
| Place of origin | China | |||||||||||
| Service history | ||||||||||||
| Used by | China | |||||||||||
| Production history | ||||||||||||
| Designed | 1994 | |||||||||||
| Manufacturer | Norinco | |||||||||||
| Specifications | ||||||||||||
| Case type | Rimless, Bottleneck[1] | |||||||||||
| Bullet diameter | 6.00 mm (0.236 in) [2] | |||||||||||
| Neck diameter | 6.57 mm (0.259 in) | |||||||||||
| Shoulder diameter | 7.77 mm (0.306 in) | |||||||||||
| Base diameter | 7.95 mm (0.313 in) | |||||||||||
| Rim diameter | 7.97 mm (0.314 in) | |||||||||||
| Rim thickness | 1.13 mm (0.044 in) | |||||||||||
| Case length | 21.00 mm (0.827 in) | |||||||||||
| Overall length | 32.50 mm (1.280 in) | |||||||||||
| Ballistic performance | ||||||||||||
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| Test barrel length: Pistol* and Submachine Gun** | ||||||||||||
The 5.8×21mm cartridge is a Chinese armor-piercing firearm cartridge.
Description
The cartridge was designed for replacements of 7.62×25mm Tokarev–chambered small arms for the People's Liberation Army that would offer a wound as large as a standard 9×19mm Parabellum round.[3] This round is offered in both a standard, and subsonic version.[1] Both the QSZ-92 pistol and the QCW-05 Type 05 submachine gun are produced in this caliber as well as 9×19mm Parabellum.[4][5]
The 5.8×21mm is considerably less powerful than similar Western rounds, like the 5.7×28mm and 4.6×30mm. It has a steel-cored 3 g (46 gr) bullet that has a muzzle velocity of 530 m/s (1,700 ft/s) and muzzle energy of 420 J (310 ft⋅lb) from a submachine gun barrel. The round can penetrate 1.3 mm (0.051 in) of helmet steel plate, and 50 mm (2.0 in) of pine wood behind it, out to 100 meters.[6]
See also
References
- ^ a b "5.8x21 / MUNICION.ORG". Retrieved March 23, 2012.
- ^ Handgunsmag.com. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
- ^ Fortier, David M. (September 24, 2010). "Military Ammo Today". Guns & Ammo. Retrieved September 25, 2012.
- ^ Popenker, Maxim. "Modern Firearms - QSZ-92 pistol". World Guns. Retrieved September 25, 2012.
- ^ Popenker, Maxim. "Modern Firearms - Type 05 submachine gun". World Guns. Retrieved September 25, 2012.
- ^ Where Next For PDWs? by Anthony G Williams Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine
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