The 5 mm Remington Rimfire Magnum is an obsolete bottlenecked rimfire cartridge introduced by Remington Arms Company in 1969. Remington chambered it in a pair of bolt-action rifles, the Model 591 and Model 592, but the round never became very popular, and the rifles were discontinued in 1973. The ammo was discontinued in 1982. About 52,000 rifles were sold during its brief production run. As of 2008, Aguila, a Mexican ammunition company, is producing 5mm Remington Magnum ammunition.
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| - The 5 mm Remington Rimfire Magnum is an obsolete bottlenecked rimfire cartridge introduced by Remington Arms Company in 1969. Remington chambered it in a pair of bolt-action rifles, the Model 591 and Model 592, but the round never became very popular, and the rifles were discontinued in 1973. The ammo was discontinued in 1982. About 52,000 rifles were sold during its brief production run. As of 2008, Aguila, a Mexican ammunition company, is producing 5mm Remington Magnum ammunition.
- Remington designed a new case that was very similar to the older .22 Mag, but stronger to handle the higher pressure of the 5 mm at 33,000 PSI. It uses a 5mm (.20 caliber) bullet that measure , the same as the more recent .204 Ruger cartridge. For a brief time, Thompson Center Arms offered firearms in 5 mm Mag. From 1982 until 2008, no ammunition manufacturers manufactured rounds for this cartridge, but some firearms manufacturers are creating conversion kits to allow the existing 5 mm guns to shoot other more-common cartridges.
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| - Remington designed a new case that was very similar to the older .22 Mag, but stronger to handle the higher pressure of the 5 mm at 33,000 PSI. It uses a 5mm (.20 caliber) bullet that measure , the same as the more recent .204 Ruger cartridge. For a brief time, Thompson Center Arms offered firearms in 5 mm Mag. From 1982 until 2008, no ammunition manufacturers manufactured rounds for this cartridge, but some firearms manufacturers are creating conversion kits to allow the existing 5 mm guns to shoot other more-common cartridges. At the 2008 SHOT show, Taurus International introduced the first handgun chambered for the 5mm Remington Magnum rimfire. Concurrent with the announcement from Taurus, Aguila Ammunition announced they would begin producing 5mm RMR ammunition in 2008. As of May 2011, Taurus has not yet imported nor produced their Tracker in 5mm Remington rimfire. They had stated that it will be manufactured and imported pending production demand in the second half of 2010.
- The 5 mm Remington Rimfire Magnum is an obsolete bottlenecked rimfire cartridge introduced by Remington Arms Company in 1969. Remington chambered it in a pair of bolt-action rifles, the Model 591 and Model 592, but the round never became very popular, and the rifles were discontinued in 1973. The ammo was discontinued in 1982. About 52,000 rifles were sold during its brief production run. As of 2008, Aguila, a Mexican ammunition company, is producing 5mm Remington Magnum ammunition.
- |- ! colspan="3" style="background: lightsteelblue; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" | 5 mm Remington Rimfire Magnum |- |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Type | colspan="2" | Rimfire |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Place of origin | colspan="2" | USA |- |- |- |- |- ! colspan="3" style="background: lightsteelblue; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" | Production history |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Designer | colspan="2" | Remington Arms Company |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Designed | colspan="2" | 1969 |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Manufacturer | colspan="2" | Remington |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Produced | colspan="2" | 1970-1974 |- |- |- ! colspan="3" style="background: lightsteelblue; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" | Specifications |- |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Case type | colspan="2" | Rimfire, bottleneck |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Bullet diameter | colspan="2" | in (mm ) |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Neck diameter | colspan="2" | in (mm ) |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Shoulder diameter | colspan="2" | in (mm ) |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Base diameter | colspan="2" | in (mm ) |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Rim diameter | colspan="2" | in (mm ) |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Rim thickness | colspan="2" | in (mm ) |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Case length | colspan="2" | in (mm ) |- |- |- |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Primer type | colspan="2" | Rimfire |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Maximum pressure | colspan="2" | psi (MPa ) |- |- |- |- |- |- ! colspan="3" style="background: lightsteelblue; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" | Ballistic performance |- style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%; background: #DEDEDE;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" ! Bullet weight/type ! Velocity ! Energy |- style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%;" | style="vertical-align:middle; border-bottom: 1px dotted #aaa; " | gr (g) Lead||style="border-bottom: 1px dotted #aaa; "| ft/s (m/s) ||style="border-bottom: 1px dotted #aaa; "| ft·lbf (J) |- style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%;" |- style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%;" |- style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%;" |- style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%;" |- | colspan="3" style="text-align: center; padding-top: 5px; font-size: 90%;" | Source: "Cartridges of the World" |} The 5 mm Remington Rimfire Magnum is an obsolete bottlenecked rimfire cartridge introduced by Remington Arms Company in 1970. Remington chambered it in a pair of bolt-action rifles, the Model 591 and Model 592, but unfortunately the round never became very popular, and the rifles were discontinued in 1974. The ammo discontinued in 1982. About 52,000 rifles were sold during its brief production run. As of 2008, Aguila, a Mexican ammunition company, is producing 5mm Remington Magnum ammunition.
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