This PPU 6.5×52 Carcano 139gr FMJBT 20-Round Box holds twenty rounds of 6.5×52 Carcano loaded with a 139-grain full metal jacket boat tail bullet (PPU part no. PP6CF). It comes from PPU (Prvi Partizan), which makes ammunition in Uzice, Serbia and has done so since 1928. PPU also lists a 123-grain soft point under the same 6.5×52 Carcano heading. PPU created its metric rifle series for the foreign military and commercial rifles that have been entering the U.S. market since World War II. PPU publishes a muzzle velocity of 2525 fps, 1968 ft-lbs of muzzle energy and a ballistic coefficient of 0.536 for this load.

Key Specifications

• The chambering is 6.5×52 Carcano, the designation PPU prints for this load.
• Bullet weight is 139 grains, the figure PPU lists for this item.
• The bullet is a full metal jacket boat tail (FMJBT) design, the style PPU publishes for this load.
• Published muzzle velocity is 2525 fps, a number you can compare against other loads in the same chambering.
• Published muzzle energy is 1968 ft-lbs, which shows how much energy the bullet carries at the muzzle.
• The ballistic coefficient is 0.536, a measure of how well the bullet holds its speed in flight.
• Published velocity at 100 yards is 2365 fps, showing how quickly the bullet sheds speed after the muzzle.
• Published velocity at 300 yards is 2055 fps, a longer-range figure for judging retained speed.
• Published energy at 300 yards is 1306 ft-lbs, the energy PPU lists for the bullet at that distance.
• Each box holds 20 rounds, the quantity you receive with this listing.

Frequently Asked Questions

What bullet does this 6.5×52 Carcano load use? It uses a 139-grain full metal jacket boat tail (FMJBT) bullet, as listed by PPU for this load.

What velocity and energy does PPU publish for this load? PPU lists 2525 fps and 1968 ft-lbs at the muzzle. At 100 yards the published velocity is 2365 fps, and at 300 yards it is 2055 fps and 1306 ft-lbs.

How many rounds come in this box? This listing is one box of 20 rounds.

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