- An
obturating ring is a ring of
relatively soft
material designed to
obturate under pressure to form a seal.
Obturating rings are
often found in artillery...
- shooter.
Although there were
early paper-cartridge breechloaders, the self-
obturating nature of
metallic cartridges (along with
their waterproof nature) led...
- ball.
Until the
advent of the hollow-based Minié ball,
which expands and
obturates upon
firing to seal the bore and
engage the rifling, the
patch provided...
- that use tin or even plastic.
During shooting, the
skirt flares out and
obturates the bore when
pressure builds up
behind it to
provide a good seal that...
-
extract the
cartridge case,
tearing through the case rim, and
leaving an
obturated case behind.
After the
introduction of the M4 carbine, it was
found that...
- cartridge, the
pressure in the
chamber expands the
metallic case,
which obturates to the chamber. This
prevents gas
exiting from the rear of the chamber...
- bore axis (i.e. "in battery").
While in the chamber, the
cartridge case
obturates all
other directions except the bore to the front,
reinforced by a breechblock...
- The
Broadwell ring is a
small obturating ring used in 1860s and 1870s
rifled breech loaders in
Continental Europe to
ensure obturation (usually in sliding...
-
firearm during shooting.
Before a
projectile leaves the gun barrel, it
obturates the bore and "plugs up" the
pressurized gaseous products of the propellant...
-
result in very
inconsistent accuracy, as the slug may be
incapable of
obturating to fill the
oversized bore. The six most
common shotgun gauges, in descending...
