Patent ID: 7836828
Filing Date: 2010-11-23
Classification: F42B

Abstract:
1. Shotgun cartridge for shotgun shooting, said shotgun cartridge comprising: a case and a case head at one end of said case, a primer arranged in the case head and a propelling charge in the vicinity of said primer, a shot wad inside the case and shot pellets arranged inside said shot wad, which is arranged on the opposite side of the propelling charge to the primer, a gas wad between the propelling charge and the shot pellets, and an indicator piece having a space containing an indicator agent, said indicator piece being arranged inside the shot wad, on the shot pellet side of the gas wad, and said indicator piece being ejectable from the case when the shotgun cartridge is fired by igniting the propelling charge with the primer, characterized in that the indicator piece has an outer diameter essentially corresponding to an inner diameter of the shot wad, the shot wad has an end wall against which the indicator piece is arranged with the shot pellets lying freely against the indicator piece, and the indicator agent is a fine-particle incombustible substance, which is arranged loosely in the space.