Ammunition & Cartridge Types Flashcards
At the conclusion of this section students should be able to: • What are the main components of ammunition • Identify the sections of a bullet • Explain the naming of calibres and identify the sections of the names
What is a cartridge?
A single unit of ammunition consisting of the case, primer, and propellant with one ormore projectile(s).
What are the four components of ammunition?
- Propellant
- Projectile
- Cartridge Case
- Primer
What is a propellant?
The chemical composition, which when ignitedby a primer, generates gas.
The gas that is generated by a propellant does what?
The gas propels the projectile(s).
What is the propellant?
The ignition component of a cartridge.
What is the Projectile?
The object(s) propelled from the barrel of thefirearm by the force of rapidly burning gases
What is a Cartridge Case?
The container for all the other components which comprise a cartridge.
What are the two types of cartridge types?
Rimfire and Centre Fire
What is a rimfire?
Rimfire is a flange-headed cartridge containing the primingmixture inside the rim cavity.
State the parts of the rimfire.
- Rim
- Casing
- Crimp
- Primer
- Propellant
- Cannelures
- Bullet 1. Rim
- Casing
- Crimp
- Primer
- Propellant
- Cannelures
- Bullet
What is a Centrefire cartridge?
A Centrefire cartridge is any cartridge that has its primer central to theaxis in the head of the cartridge case.
State the parts of centrefire
- Extractor Groove
- Cartridge Case
- Crimp
- Hollow Point
- Bullet
- Cannelure
- Propellant
- Flash Hole
- Primer
What are Centrefire Cartridge Case Shapes?
- Straight Body
- Tapered Body
- Straight Bottle Neck
- Tapered Body Bottle Neck
What are the parts of a ShotShell?
- Shot
- Shot Protector Wad
- Propellant
- Base Wad
- Flash hole
- Battery Clip
- Primer
- Rim
- Base
- Body Case
- Crimp
The difference between European and American cartridge naming systems
There is no defined, universally accepted cartridge naming system in North America. The naming of cartridges is typically driven by commercial considerations. However, in Europe, cartridge naming systems are regulated by government agencies and are followed by all manufacturers.
