SHOTGUN SHELL WITH SOLID SHOTS Russian patent published in 1998 - IPC

FIELD: plain-barrel guns. SUBSTANCE: case 1 with cap 2 includes powder charge 3, powder spacer 4 and wads 5. Plastic shot wad-container 6 is manufactured in the form of sleeve with internal space equal to space of shot shell 7 and is put into case with open end of sleeve to face wad. Thin-walled skirt 10 with cut in wall in the form of bevel or sector is made over perimeter of opposite face end. Wall of cartridge is divided along generating lines into tabs with length equal to 1/2-4/5 length of sleeve. EFFECT: facilitated manufacture of shotgun shells. 2 dwg