PISTOL CARTRIDGE Russian patent published in 2003 - IPC

FIELD: pistols (revolvers), sporting ones inclusive. SUBSTANCE: the cartridge has a case, percussion primer, propellant charge and a bullet having an envelope open from the front, and a slug with a cavity in its front section located in the envelope, the slug is made in the form of a cone, whose vertex is directed towards the case bottom, and the front end of the envelope is bent along the slug envelope, the length of the cartridge and bullet makes up respectively (2.62-3.30)d and (1.24-1.90)d, the length of the bullet head section equals (0.70-1.17)d, the diameter of the bullet front end makes up (0.30-0.60)d, and the bullet is installed in the case to length (0.43-0.73)d, where d - the cartridge caliber. EFFECT: enhanced penetrating power of the bullet at enhanced ranges of fire at life target with an increased destruction effect. 1 dwg