5.8×21mm
{{Short description|Chinese armor-piercing pistol cartridge}}
{{Infobox firearm cartridge
| name = 5.8×21mm DAP92
| image =| image_size = 250px
| caption = 5.8×21mm rounds
| origin = China
| type = Handgun, submachine gun
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| used_by = China
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| design_date = 1994
| manufacturer = Norinco
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| is_SI_specs = yes
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| case_type = Rimless, bottleneck{{cite web|url=http://www.municion.org/5_8/5_8x21.htm|title=5.8x21 / MUNICION.ORG|access-date=March 23, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017144454/http://www.municion.org/5_8/5_8x21.htm|archive-date=October 17, 2013|url-status=dead}}
| bullet = 6.00 mm (0.236 in) [http://www.handgunsmag.com/2010/09/24/ammunition_hg_militarytoday_200811/ Handgunsmag.com]. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
| neck = 6.57
| shoulder = 7.77
| base = 7.95
| rim_dia = 7.97
| rim_thick = 1.13
| case_length = 21.00
| length = 32.50
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| bw1 = 46
| btype1 = armor piercing*
| vel1 = 479
| en1 = 335
| bw2 = 46
| btype2 = armor piercing**
| vel2 = 518
| en2 = 420
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| test_barrel_length = Pistol* and submachine gun**
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The 5.8×21mm DAP92 ({{lang-zh|p=92 shì 5.8 háo mǐ pǔ tōng dàn|s=|c=DAP92式5.8毫米普通弹}}, {{literal translation|Type 92 5.8mm standard cartridge}}) is a Chinese armor-piercing cartridge for handguns and submachine guns.
Description
The cartridge was designed to replace the 7.62×25mm Tokarev-chambered small arms for the People's Liberation Army, while still offering a wound as large as a standard 9×19mm Parabellum round.{{cite web |url=http://www.handgunsmag.com/2010/09/24/ammunition_hg_militarytoday_200811/ |title=Military Ammo Today |first=David M. |last=Fortier |work=Guns & Ammo |date=September 24, 2010 |access-date=September 25, 2012}} This round is offered in both a standard and subsonic version. Both the QSZ-92 service pistol and the QCW-05 submachine gun are produced in this caliber as well as 9×19mm Parabellum.{{Cn|date=January 2023}}
See also
- Comparable PDW calibers
- 4.38×30mm Libra
- 5.45×18mm
- HK 4.6×30mm
- FN 5.7×28mm
- 5 mm caliber
- 5.8×42mm
References
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Category:Pistol and rifle cartridges
Category:Weapons and ammunition introduced in 1994
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