5 mm/35 SMc (5mm-35) / 5x39mm SMc is a high performance 5 mm (.20 inch) intermediate cartridge. Designed by Michael McPherson and Byrom Smalley[2] and like all of their other designs carries the "SMc" designation as well as being patented.[3]
Description
SMc cartridges were developed in an attempt to produce an efficient cartridge combining low recoil, low heat, and high velocity.[4] The 5 mm/35 SMc has produced velocities in excess of 4,800 ft/s (1,500 m/s) shooting a 30-grain (1.9 g) molybdenum disulfide-coated Berger bullet from a 28-inch (71 cm) Pac-Nor barrel, far higher than its commercial counterpart the .204 Ruger.
Although it is a wildcat cartridge, rifles chambered for 5mm/35 are available from the custom shop at Savage Arms.[5]
The patents for the cartridge are US 7210260, US 7086336 and US 2003079639.
See also
References
- ^ a b c "C.I.P. TDCC sheet 5 mm /35 SMc" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-10-08. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ^ Biographies Archived 2011-07-23 at the Wayback Machine. SBI. Accessed March 3, 2007.
- ^ Johnson, Norman E (July 2006). "The 5mm/35 SMc Cartridge in a Custom Savage Model 12". Varmint Hunter. Retrieved 3 October 2010.
- ^ Mission Statement Archived 2020-09-15 at the Wayback Machine at Superior Ballistics Inc.
- ^ Madelon, Kimberly. "Varminter in 5/35 SMC". Rifle Shooter. Archived from the original on 16 May 2008. Retrieved 3 October 2010.
- Superior Ballistics
- McPherson, M.L. (October 2002). "More Dope on the SMC Cartridge Line". Varmint Hunter (44): 78–79.
- McPherson, M.L. (April 2008). "Progress of the 5mm/35 SMc". Precision Shooting Magazine. Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2010-10-03.
