Not entirely sure if this is supposed to go here or if it should be in General Discussion.
I've been sitting around bored as of late, waiting for my beloved pickup to get out of the repair shop after this last weekend's encounter with a telephone pole. :evil: Anyway, I've been using my free time to practice some 3D modeling in XSI (well, XSI Mod Tool actually). This ain't CAD, and these ain't exact. The're just generalizations made for illustrating cartridge construction, and were drawn completely free-hand without looking at any diagrams, dimensions, or drawings.
#1 - Bottlenecked brass rifle case, rebated rim, Boxer primed, with a copper-jacketed FMJ-BT. I did a kinda ****ty job on this one, compared to the others.
#2 - Bottlenecked lacquered steel rifle case, rimmed, Berdan primed, copper-jacketed SP, red sealant around primer and bullet. Typical Russian construction. These are supposed to be generalizations, but there's really only one caliber that commonly looks like this:
#3 - Straight-necked brass pistol case, rimless, Boxer primed, copper-jacketed HP.
#4 - Bottlenecked brass rifle case, belted rim, Boxer primed with case-forward ignition tube, solid copper-zinc bullet. I know this isn't how a case-forward ignition tube is normally installed, but i utterly fail at drawing threads.
#4.5 - A #209 style shotgun primer. Brass cap and battery cup with steel anvil.
#5 - Hi-brass plastic shotshell with separate plastic base wad, #209 style primer, plastic shot wad with 12 pellets (of indeterminate size :roll
, star crimped.
I'm planning on doing a few more shotshells; one loaded with a Foster slug and another with a full-brass shell.
I've been sitting around bored as of late, waiting for my beloved pickup to get out of the repair shop after this last weekend's encounter with a telephone pole. :evil: Anyway, I've been using my free time to practice some 3D modeling in XSI (well, XSI Mod Tool actually). This ain't CAD, and these ain't exact. The're just generalizations made for illustrating cartridge construction, and were drawn completely free-hand without looking at any diagrams, dimensions, or drawings.
#1 - Bottlenecked brass rifle case, rebated rim, Boxer primed, with a copper-jacketed FMJ-BT. I did a kinda ****ty job on this one, compared to the others.







#2 - Bottlenecked lacquered steel rifle case, rimmed, Berdan primed, copper-jacketed SP, red sealant around primer and bullet. Typical Russian construction. These are supposed to be generalizations, but there's really only one caliber that commonly looks like this:








#3 - Straight-necked brass pistol case, rimless, Boxer primed, copper-jacketed HP.



#4 - Bottlenecked brass rifle case, belted rim, Boxer primed with case-forward ignition tube, solid copper-zinc bullet. I know this isn't how a case-forward ignition tube is normally installed, but i utterly fail at drawing threads.







#4.5 - A #209 style shotgun primer. Brass cap and battery cup with steel anvil.





#5 - Hi-brass plastic shotshell with separate plastic base wad, #209 style primer, plastic shot wad with 12 pellets (of indeterminate size :roll







I'm planning on doing a few more shotshells; one loaded with a Foster slug and another with a full-brass shell.