摘要:
An ammunition cartridge (50) has a tube (51) extending along a central longitudinal axis from an aft end to a fore end. A metallic head (53) has a sleeve portion (61) secured to the tube along an aft section of the tube and has a centrally-apertured web portion (66) spanning the sleeve portion to form a base of the cartridge. A basewad (52) contained within the tube separately formed therefrom is located proximate the aft end of the tube. The basewad (52) has a generally cylindrical exterior surface. The basewad interior surface (72) extends from a generally forward-facing inner portion, forward and outward to a generally inward-facing fore portion (76) to define a skirt portion of the basewad. At least one projectile is carried within a fore volume of the tube. A propellant charge (96) is located aft of the projectile. Wadding (92) is located between the propellant charge (96) and the projectile. The wadding (92) includes an aft portion located at least partially concentrically within the basewad skirt portion to define a powder chamber (94) containing the propellant charge (96).
摘要:
A shot pellet for a shotshell. The shot pellet has a generally cubic shape comprising six generally square faces joined by rounded edges that have a radius of curvature of between about 15% and 40% of the distance between opposite faces of the generally cubic shaped pellet.
摘要:
An ammunition cartridge (50) has a tube (51) extending along a central longitudinal axis from an aft end to a fore end. A metallic head (53) has a sleeve portion (61) secured to the tube along an aft section of the tube and has a centrally-apertured web portion (66) spanning the sleeve portion to form a base of the cartridge. A basewad (52) contained within the tube separately formed therefrom is located proximate the aft end of the tube. The basewad (52) has a generally cylindrical exterior surface. The basewad interior surface (72) extends from a generally forward-facing inner portion, forward and outward to a generally inward-facing fore portion (76) to define a skirt portion of the basewad. At least one projectile is carried within a fore volume of the tube. A propellant charge (96) is located aft of the projectile. Wadding (92) is located between the propellant charge (96) and the projectile. The wadding (92) includes an aft portion located at least partially concentrically within the basewad skirt portion to define a powder chamber (94) containing the propellant charge (96).
摘要:
Firearm comprising a trigger, a sear lever, a firing pin and a grip acting as a butt. The firearm has, as an extension of the grip (4), a skeleton frame (5) designed to accept, removably, a cartridge (6) that is able to act as a gun barrel and, conversely, the cartridge/gun barrel (6) and the skeleton frame (5) have complementary angular-indexing and locking arrangements of the 1/4-turn type.