6.45×48mm XPL Swiss


6.45×48mm XPL Swiss is an experimental intermediate rifle cartridge.

Development

It was developed as part of the WEIZE trials in conjunction with the SIG SG 550 rifle, as a potential successor to the 7.5×55mm Schmidt–Rubin cartridge.

Description

The rimless cartridge has a base diameter of 11.82 mm and a case length of 47.72 mm.
The bullet is an unusual 6.65 mm diameter, fractionally smaller than the common 6.5 mm bullet.
The bullet was fired at a muzzle velocity of with of muzzle energy.

Production

The cartridge was not adopted, the SIG SG-550 went into production with the 5.6×45mm GP 90 round.