8x56R R30S/8x56mm Steyr Snap Cap/Replica

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The Steyr 1895 straight-pull bolt-action rifle replica cartridge is designed to mimic the original 8 x 56 mm Rimmed rifle cartridge developed in 1930 for the Austro-Hungarian service rifle used during World War I; many rifles were converted from their original round-nosed 8 x 50 cartridges to pointed-nosed (Spitzer) 8 x 56 ones during the 1930s, and historical/surplus M1895 rifles can often be found in newer chambering. The CIP designates this cartridge as "8×56mmR M30S". Dimensions for this replica were taken from new production Prvi Partisan ammunition, and a model was built using FreeCAD software. A completed ABS "snap cap" (inert replica used to test-fire a gun without leaving the chamber empty) was tested in a Steyr-made M1895/30 carbine. Since this is a digital copy of an 88-year-old design, it falls entirely within the public domain.