FIXED CARTRIDGE Russian patent published in 1998 - IPC

FIELD: ammunition, in particular, small-arms ammunition, can be widely used for hitting of enemy manpower and light-armored equipment in environments with various density. SUBSTANCE: cartridge is made as an integral assembly of bullet, powder charge and primer cap combined in the cartridge case. The cartridge case has an internal annular shoulder in its bottom part and a sabot with primer seat, the bullet length is not less than 5.6 of its caliber with a through axial duct tapered off to its bottom part, stop in its bore and a wad resting on it. Nozzles are made in the bottom part of its wall. The bullet is installed in the cartridge case on its front side up to the stop against the shoulder, and the powder charge is placed between the sabot and wad. At assembling the cartridge is sealed by paraffin or cement. EFFECT: enhanced efficiency. 2 cl, 2 dwg