ISKRA-M (with container) with Separated Powder Charge

Cartridge cal. 16/70 with Italian primed case (Fiocchi Munizioni S.P.A.) and Italian wad-container (Gualandi).

Cartridge case is sealed by curling with transparent disc (Gualandi).

Shot weight: 26-28 g. All sizes of lead shot and case-shot.

Weight of powder charge: 1.7-2.0 g.

Powder trademark: Sunar-35; Sokol..

Maximum pressure of powder gases: 70 МPа.

Shot velocity at the distance of 10 m from the muzzle: min 370 m/sec.

Accuracy of shooting from trunk with 0.5 mm muzzle: min. 50%.

Primary application of the cartridge is shooting with little feedforward at fast moving targets and critical hunting at long distances up to 55-60 m.

This is the fundamentally new cartridge design with ultra-high speed of buckshot firing, achieved by powerful separated powder charge (cartridge design is protected by the patent of the Russian Federation No.2102693).