METHOD FOR OUTFIT OF SMALL-SHOT CARTRIDGES Russian patent published in 2001 - IPC

FIELD: outfit of small-shot cartridges designed for fire from smoothbore weapon and outfitted with the use of a case with a tube of elastic material. SUBSTANCE: the method consists in filling of a capsulated case with powder charge, installation of a wad-container, charging of small shots and fastening of the outfit in the case by deformation of the upper part of the case tube, before deformation of the upper part of the case tube the case is fixed in an extensible cartridge clip with an inside diameter corresponding to the optimum outside diameter of the cartridge case tube, and the upper part of case tube is left open over the length subject to deformation. EFFECT: stable external shape of the case tube of small-shot cartridges due to prevented squeezing-out of small shots from the case tube at fastening of the outfit. 6 dwg