Munisalva

Munisalva
6 mm Flobert blanks with Mendoza 2000 Express .177 pellets
Typerimfire
Place of origin Mexico
Production history
DesignerAlfonso Ruiz Cabañas
Designed1949
ManufacturerCascade Ammo (mexican subsidiary of CCI Ammunition)
Aguila Ammunition
Sellier & Bellot
Specifications
Parent case.22 BB / .22 CB
Case typeRimmed, crimped
Bullet diameter.177 in (4.5 mm)
Rim diameter.268 in (6.8 mm)
Rim thickness.043 in (1.1 mm)
Case length.248 in (6.3 mm)
Overall length.425 in (10.8 mm)
Ballistic performance
Bullet mass/type Velocity Energy
8 gr (0.52 g) Mendoza 2000 Express Hollow point 900 ft/s (270 m/s) 14.38 ft⋅lbf (19.50 J)
10.5 gr (0.68 g) lead BB 900 ft/s (270 m/s) 18.83 ft⋅lbf (25.53 J)
5.4 gr (0.35 g) steel round point-plastic body 1,250 ft/s (380 m/s) 18.73 ft⋅lbf (25.39 J)
6.5 gr (0.42 g) nickel-plated lead BB 1,115 ft/s (340 m/s) 17.94 ft⋅lbf (24.32 J)
Test barrel length: 5 in (130 mm)
Sources: Productos MendozaSpecs[1][2]
Industrias Cabañas Specs[3]
Entre Armas[4]

Munisalva refers to the combination of a 6 mm Flobert blank cartridge (also known as crimped acorn cap)[5][6] and a .177 or 4.5 mm caliber airgun projectile. Munisalva word comes from Spanish "Muni" (from "Munición", a way to say BB or pellet) and "salva" (blank cartridge), so the word munisalva can be translated into English as BBlank.[7][8][9]

Munisalva may trace its origins to the Remington Rider Single Shot Pistol, produced between 1860 and 1863, which fired a .17 caliber (4.3 mm) lead pellet propelled by a primer similar to #1075 percussion caps. Another precursor dates back to the last quarter of the 19th century with the "Zimmerstutzen" parlor guns in Germany; much like the Remington pistol, these weapons fired a lead pellet driven by the percussion of a primer cap. However, "Zimmerstutzen" weapons did not utilize a standardized cartridge; instead, there were 21 different pellet sizes (ranging from 4.00 to 5.00 mm, or 0.157 to 0.197 inches) and various primer caps—among them those that gave rise to the 4 mm Flobert Short and 4 mm Flobert Long cartridges.[10][11][12]

Munisalva has its beginnings in 1949, when Alfonso Ruiz Cabañas began to venture into the manufacture of sporting rifles. After several investigations, he noticed that by combining a 6 mm Flobert blank with a 4.5 mm caliber projectile, high shooting speeds were obtained without the recoil that a traditional spring air rifle would bring.[7][13]

Blak/BB weapons are not considered firearms under Mexican law and according to Article 13 of the Federal Law on Firearms and Explosives, among the reasons why they are not considered firearms (and they are closer to be airguns) are the fact that the projectile is separated from the warhead, its low impact energy (less than 30 joules or 22 ft⋅lbf) and that they do not use gunpowder, since their power comes from the priming compound (originally mercury(II) fulminate). However, in the United States, the ATF considers munisalva weapons to be firearms, since any weapon that expels a projectile by means of an explosive (or deflagrant) is considered as such.[2][10][7][14]

The commercial models of weapons designed to fire munisalva are the Mendoza PK-62 and Cabañas P-8 pistols, as well as the Mendoza M-990 and Cabañas RC-30 rifles.[2][3][9][15]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Especificaciones de rifles de aire deportivos" [Sporting Air Rifles Specs] (PDF). Productos Mendoza (in Spanish). 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-12-02. Retrieved 2025-09-04.
  2. ^ a b c "Rifles y Pistolas Deportivas" [Sporting Rifles and Pistols] (PDF). Rifles Mendoza (in Spanish). 2011. pp. 12–19. Retrieved 2025-09-04.
  3. ^ a b "Cabañas rifle ... Proveedor... Quiero uno" [Cabañas Rifle... Supplier... I want one (Post #18)]. Forum: Mexico Armado (in Spanish). 2025-09-03. Retrieved 2025-09-04.
  4. ^ "Munisalvas" [BBlanks]. Blogspot (in Spanish). 2014. Retrieved 2025-09-04.
  5. ^ "6 mm Flobert detonadora" [6 mm Flobert Blank]. Munición.org (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2013-11-24. Retrieved 2025-09-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ^ ".22 Caliber (6mm Flobert K)". BlankAmmo.com. Retrieved 2025-09-04.
  7. ^ a b c "5 Cosas que NO SABÏAS de las Pistolas de MUNISALVA" [5 things thay you did not know about munisalva pistols]. YouTube (in Spanish). Armas M&S. 2024-12-15. Retrieved 2025-09-04.
  8. ^ "Salvas y diábolos 2000 Express" [Blanks and 2000 Express Pellets]. Productos Mendoza (in Spanish). 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-06-13. Retrieved 2025-09-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  9. ^ a b "Cabañas rifle ... Proveedor... Quiero uno" [Cabañas Rifle... Supplier... I want one (Post #17)]. Forum: Mexico Armado (in Spanish). 2025-09-03. Retrieved 2025-09-04.
  10. ^ a b Shideler, Dan (2008-09-23). "From Mexico, With Love". Gun Digest. Retrieved 2026-03-14.
  11. ^ Gaylord, Tom (2012-01-24). "Cabanas air rifle: Mendoza's next door neighbor". Pyramyd Air. Retrieved 2026-03-14.
  12. ^ Gaylord, Tom (2025-03-24). "Zimmerstutzen". Pyramyd Air. Retrieved 2026-03-14.
  13. ^ "Industrias Cabañas". YouTube (in Spanish). richardhcg. 2013-01-11. Retrieved 2025-09-04.
  14. ^ "Oficios de SEDENA respecto a armas de aire (post #22)" [SEDENA letters about airguns (post #22)]. Forum: Mexico Armado (in Spanish). 2009-10-22. Retrieved 2025-09-04.
  15. ^ "Testing the Mexican Cabañas P8 pellet pistol". Airgun Nation. 2017-03-20. Retrieved 2025-09-04.
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