The 7.5mm GP11 round was adopted by Swiss army in 1911 and is still in limited service with Swiss armed forces, in few remaining automatic rifles and some medium / universal machine gun. It was a standard round for Swiss army until about 1990, chambered in bolt-action and automatic rifles, light and medium machine guns and some hunting and target rifles. This ammunition is still manufactured in Switzerland as great many older 7.5mm rifles are still in civilian use there.
Designation | Bullet weight, g | Muzzle velocity, m/s | Muzzle energy, J | Comments |
GP11 | 11.3 | 780 | 3430 | with pointed FMJ bullet |