Russia Develops 7.62 mm Cartridge to Combat Drones
Russia has developed a 7.62 mm round to combat drones.
The corresponding fragment from the television program of the Zvezda channel was published by the user GrandpaRoy2 on the X network.
As noted in the video, Russian private organizations have begun production of 7.62 x 39 caliber ammunition for assault rifles, with bullets printed on a 3D printer.
Judging by the videos posted online, in addition to using individual cartridge cases, they also use live ammunition, from which a bullet is removed and a special bullet with shot is installed.
According to Russian propaganda media, they will increase the chances of shooting down an enemy drone during an assault and allow the offensive to continue with minimal risk.
Such bullets are an alternative to shotguns, as the amount of shot is much smaller, as is the effective area of damage.
Militarnyi recently reported that Russian military personnel had created homemade shotgun shells for AKs to protect against drones.
For processing, they took 5.45 x 39 mm tracer rounds, from which a bullet was extracted.
To create a shotgun cartridge, Russian soldiers fill a shrink tube with 4 mm diameter buckshot and then fix it with a hairdryer.
The resulting cartridge is inserted into another shrink tube of a larger diameter and fixed again. The resulting cartridge is inserted into the cartridge case in place of the standard tracer ball and crimped with pliers. It is worth noting that when using these cartridges, the muzzle brake must be removed from the assault rifle.
In addition to these modifications, the Russian military also uses special ammunition from the Russian manufacturer Tekhkrym.
Instead of shot, this cartridge fires a weighted net. It opens up after the shot and is designed to destroy the propellers and rotors of the drone.
However, tests show that the effective range of this ammunition is even less than that of conventional shotgun shells. The net opens along the trajectory and reaches its optimal deployment at a distance of 30 meters from the shooter.
