Abstract: A light alloy cartridge for ammunition made by mechanical removal of chips has a front retaining collar for retaining a projectile and a hollow body having a rim at the rear provided with a central primer hole and at the front a shoulder connecting to the collar, the hollow body having an internal surface that bounds a cavity suitable for containing the propellent, the cartridge being formed by a rear element and a front element that are structurally independent, fixed stiffly to one another, the internal surface of the hollow body having at the rim at least one notch configured to increase the volume of the cavity suitable for containing the propellent.
Abstract: A light alloy cartridge for ammunition made by mechanical emoval of chips has a front retaining collar for retaining a projectile and a hollow body having a rim at the rear provided with a central primer hole and at the front a shoulder connecting to the collar, the hollow body having an internal surface that bounds a cavity suitable for containing the propellent, the cartridge being formed by a rear element and a front element that are structurally independent, fixed stiffly to one another, the internal surface of the hollow body having at the rim at least one notch configured to increase the volume of the cavity suitable for containing the propellent.