Description
Fourteen inch projectiles for target practice are provided in two types; cast iron and sand-loaded. They are used to give personnel practice in loading and unloading weapons and in firing at a target.
The cast iron projectiles have the outside dimensions and features of a service round excepting, of course, the base covers which are not needed. The projectile is made in two parts: a solid, cast iron body with a cavity left in the nose to bring it to service weight, and a nose plug which threads into the cavity. These cast iron shell have the same center of gravity as the service rounds which together with like dimensions and weights, give practice and service projectiles practically the same flight characteristics.
Functioning
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Source(s)
TM 9-1904, Ammunition Inspection Guide (1944)
