764mm

The 764mm (also unocially known as the 764mm

Brenneke, though its designers name ocially never was
added as a part of this cartridge name) is a rimless bottlenecked centerre cartridge developed for hunting. As
is customary in European cartridges the 7 denotes the 7
mm bullet caliber and the 64 denotes the 64 mm (2.5 in)
case length. The 764mm is a popular hunting cartridge
in Central Europe and can, due to its 11.95 mm (0.470
in) case head diameter and 84 mm (3.3 in) overall length,
easily be chambered in Mauser 98 bolt action ries that
were then standard issue in the German military.

the Nazi German Wehrmacht (Army) during the 1930s

even considered replacing the 857mm IS in favour for
the 764mm for their snipers. The Wehrmacht decided
just like the German army in 1912 to stick to the
857mm IS cartridge for their Mauser Karabiner 98k to
keep things as simple as possible in their logistical chain.
Beside the 764mm rie cartridge Brenneke also designed a rimmed version for break action ries such as
double ries and combination ries as well as for single
shot ries in 1917. The rimmed 765mmR variant of the
cartridge was also immediately a commercial success.
In countries where military service cartridges are banned
for civil ownership (like previously France), the 764
Brennecke is a successful cartridge for hunting and
marksmanship.

History

At the start of the 20th century the famous German

gun and ammunition designer Wilhelm Brenneke (1865
1951) was experimenting with the engineering concept 2 Cartridge dimensions
of lengthening and other dimensional changes regarding standard cartridge cases like the M/88 cartridge case,
then used by the German military in their Mauser Gewehr The 764mm has 4.48 ml (69 grains H2 O) cartridge case
capacity. A sign of the era in which the 764mm was
98 ries, to obtain extra muzzle velocity.
developed are the gently sloped shoulders. The exterior
In 1912 Brenneke designed the commercially at the time shape of the case was designed to promote reliable case
rather unsuccessful 864mm S cartridge (again in pro- feeding and extraction in bolt-action ries, under extreme
duction since 2001). It was intended as a ballistic up- conditions.
grade option for the Mauser Gewehr 98 ries that were
then standard issue in the German military. The German
military chose however to stick to their 857mm IS rie
cartridge avoiding rechambering their service ries for a
cartridge that due to its more favourable bore area to case
volume ratio ballistically would outperform the .30-06
Springeld cartridge of the United States Army. Brennekes engineering concept to enlarge exterior cartridge
case dimensions like overall length and slightly larger case
head diameter compared to the German 857mm IS military cartridge case coupled to an increase in maximum
pressure to create new for those days very powerful cartridges was essentially sound and he persisted in the development of new cartridges along this line.
In 1917 Brenneke necked down his 864mm S design
of 1912 to 7mm calibre and introduced it as 764mm
and achieved a major commercial success. The 764mm
oered, compared to the 757mm Mauser, about 10 to
12% extra muzzle velocity. This results in a atter trajectory and better performance at longer range. In the years
between World War I and World War II the 764mm
was often regarded by German hunters as a miracle cartridge and dozens of dierent factory loads where available on the German market. It was that highly regarded

7x64mm maximum C.I.P. cartridge dimensions. All

sizes in millimeters (mm).
Americans would dene the shoulder angle at alpha/2
20.42 degrees. The common riing twist rate for this cartridge is 220 mm (1 in 8.66 in), 4 grooves, lands = 6.98
1

mm, grooves = 7.24 mm, land width = 3.70 mm and the

primer type is large rie or large rie magnum depending
on the load.

7 mm caliber

According to the ocial C.I.P. (Commission Internationale Permanente pour l'Epreuve des Armes Feu Portatives) rulings the 764mm Mauser can handle up to
415.00 MPa (60,191 psi) P piezo pressure. In C.I.P.
regulated countries every rie cartridge combo has to be
proofed at 125% of this maximum C.I.P. pressure to certify for sale to consumers. This means that 764mm
Mauser chambered arms in C.I.P. regulated countries are
currently (2014) proof tested at 519.00 MPa (75,275 psi)
PE piezo pressure.[3]

864mm S

The SAAMI Maximum Average Pressure (MAP) for this

cartridge is 55,000 psi (379.21 MPa) piezo pressure.[4]
The American .280 Remington cartridge is probably the
closest ballistic twin of the 764mm. When compared
to the 764mm, the .280 Remington has a slightly lower
maximum allowed chamber pressure and as an American
7 mm cartridge has a slightly smaller bore. European
7mm cartridges all have 7.24 mm (0.285 in) grooves
diameter. American 7mm cartridges have 7.21 mm
(0.284 in) grooves .

Contemporary use

As noted, the 764mm is one of the favorite rie cartridges in Central Europe and is oered as a chambering
option in every major European hunting rie manufacturers products palette. The versatility of the 764mm
for hunting all kinds of European game and the availability of numerous factory loads all attribute to the 764mm
chambering popularity.[5] Loaded with short light bullets
it can be used on small European game like fox and geese
or medium game such as roe deer and chamois. Loaded
with long heavy bullets it can be used on big European
game like boar, red deer, moose and brown bear. The
764mm oers very good penetrating ability due to a
fast twist rate that enables it to re long, heavy bullets
with a high sectional density. The 764mm rimmed sister cartridge, the 765mmR, is also very popular in Central Europe for the same reasons as the 764mm. The
former legal banning of (ex) military service cartridges
like the .308 Winchester, 757mm Mauser, 857mm I,
857mm IS and the .30-06 Springeld in countries like
France and Belgium also promoted acceptance and use
of the 764mm and the 765mmR.

See also
List of rie cartridges
Table of handgun and rie cartridges

EXTERNAL LINKS

Brenneke

9.364mm Brenneke

5 References
[1] Barnes, Frank C. (1997) [1965]. McPherson, M.L., ed.
Cartridges of the World (8th Edition ed.). DBI Books. pp.
355, 374. ISBN 0-87349-178-5.
[2] RWS 11.2 g HMK datasheet
[3] C.I.P. TDCC sheet 7 x 64
[4] ANSI/SAAMI Velocity & Pressure Data: Centerre Rie
[5] The RWS Ammunition Ballistic Data & Application Consultant shows several 7x64mm factory loads

C.I.P. CD-ROM edition 2003

C.I.P. decisions, texts and tables (free current C.I.P.
CD-ROM version download (ZIP and RAR format))

6 External links
Homepage of the Brenneke Company
Lutz Mllers webpage on the 7x64mm Brenneke
(including images)
The 7x64 Brenneke" by Chuck Hawks
7 X 64 BRENNEKE" at Accurate Reloading
7x64 Brenneke cartridge dimensions" at Steves
Pages
Patronenportrt 7 x 64 - Kraftpaket oder Papiertiger?, Wild und Hund 6/2005
C.I.P. TDCC sheet 7 x 64

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