As a pure civil cartridge it can be used in countries which ban civil use of former or current military ammunition.

From the start until the middle of the century, the production was dominated by military ammunition standards.

Civilian ammunition manufacturers began offering non-corrosive primers in the 1920s, but most military ammunition continued to use corrosive priming mixtures of established reliability.

Performance of 5.5645 mm military ammunition can generally be categorized as almost entirely dependent upon velocity in order to wound effectively.

The most common cache containers in rural areas are lunch-box sized plastic storage containers or surplus military ammunition cans.