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Interesting Bullet
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Eggburt1969
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Is the 'base extension' rigidly fixed to the ball projectile, or is its base just resting in it for the photo?
No idea ... I only have the picture.
Joe
Joe
Translation of the above reference URL is self-explanatory: (& a very interesting read!)
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Bullet for sabotage, destroying weapons 7.62 mm "ISKRA"
Based on the materials of the magazine "Arms & Hunting" No. 3 of 2015.
Since the occurrence of firearms, the official authorities of different countries have tried to prevent the spread of firearms among the population, and even more so, among all kinds of partisans, bandits, revolutionaries, etc.
Since this task, over time, became problematic (world and local wars, legalization of weapons), they decided to go the other way.
As you know, it’s not enough to have weapons to shoot, you need cartridges. And they need a lot.
For reference:
According to statistics, an average of 18,000 - 25,000 rounds of ammunition was spent on one killed soldier in World War II (according to various statistics), which necessitates the authorities depriving the irregulars of ammunition.
One of the universal ways of depriving insurgents of weapons and ammunition during World War II was the sabotage of saboteurs (destroying weapons during firing, and sometimes even hitting the shooter) with ammunition on enemy territory, or leaving them at the battlefield with the intention of taking them the warring party as trophies. For these purposes, cartridges were equipped with explosives instead of gunpowder, equipped with proppant bullets, etc.
These cartridges are no different from regular ammunition of the corresponding type either in weight or in appearance or in distinctive markings, which gives rise to their increased danger. In the USSR, similar cartridges were developed under the code "Iskra". They were based on the wedging of a bullet in the barrel during firing, which led to the rupture (bloating) of the barrel and the bolt from the guides. In this case, the weapon became unusable, not disposable in the field workshops.
Source: https: //infwar.ru/patron/iskra-patrony.html
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My interpretation is the above ammo is left for unsuspecting "terrorists /undesirables" to find and attempt to use................
BTW -
Interesting WW2 statistics - perhaps back to basic rifle training and how to zero a rifle? (yeah I know it's a little more "complex" when someone shooting back - then it is a numbers game!)
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Bullet for sabotage, destroying weapons 7.62 mm "ISKRA"
Based on the materials of the magazine "Arms & Hunting" No. 3 of 2015.
Since the occurrence of firearms, the official authorities of different countries have tried to prevent the spread of firearms among the population, and even more so, among all kinds of partisans, bandits, revolutionaries, etc.
Since this task, over time, became problematic (world and local wars, legalization of weapons), they decided to go the other way.
As you know, it’s not enough to have weapons to shoot, you need cartridges. And they need a lot.
For reference:
According to statistics, an average of 18,000 - 25,000 rounds of ammunition was spent on one killed soldier in World War II (according to various statistics), which necessitates the authorities depriving the irregulars of ammunition.
One of the universal ways of depriving insurgents of weapons and ammunition during World War II was the sabotage of saboteurs (destroying weapons during firing, and sometimes even hitting the shooter) with ammunition on enemy territory, or leaving them at the battlefield with the intention of taking them the warring party as trophies. For these purposes, cartridges were equipped with explosives instead of gunpowder, equipped with proppant bullets, etc.
These cartridges are no different from regular ammunition of the corresponding type either in weight or in appearance or in distinctive markings, which gives rise to their increased danger. In the USSR, similar cartridges were developed under the code "Iskra". They were based on the wedging of a bullet in the barrel during firing, which led to the rupture (bloating) of the barrel and the bolt from the guides. In this case, the weapon became unusable, not disposable in the field workshops.
Source: https: //infwar.ru/patron/iskra-patrony.html
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My interpretation is the above ammo is left for unsuspecting "terrorists /undesirables" to find and attempt to use................
BTW -
Interesting WW2 statistics - perhaps back to basic rifle training and how to zero a rifle? (yeah I know it's a little more "complex" when someone shooting back - then it is a numbers game!)