Патрон 366 ТКМ – инновационный боезапас domestic production, which is designed for smooth-bore self-loading weapons. Acts as the first hunting cartridge developed in 1991 and launched into mass production after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Suitable for rifles with a partially rifled barrel.
Appointment
Caliber 366 TCM is specially designed for hunting fora large beast whose weight exceeds the figure of 200 kg. Successful shooting can be carried out at a distance of more than 150 m. Moreover, the 366 TKM cartridge is suitable for training firing, training of inexperienced hunters. Also suitable for the use of weapons in self-defense.
Cartridge 366 TCM: price
Today the cost of one cartridge of this caliberis about 30 rubles, which is an acceptable indicator for most interested hunters. At the same time, weapons that correspond to this format have the price of medium-sized semi-automatic weapons of domestic production.
Bullet energy
Энергии патрона достаточно для стрельбы из smoothbore carbines with phenomenal accuracy. When firing at a target at a distance of up to 200 m, the bullet deviation from the original direction does not exceed 5-8 cm.
Ко всему добавляется возможность применения such ammunition in multi-charged rifles. Keeping the fire in series without the need to charge a bullet in the chamber significantly increases the chances of getting the expected results of the shooting. True, when shooting at a distance of 150 m to get into a rather small mobile target is somewhat problematic. However, this drawback is typical for hunting cartridges of almost any caliber.
Weapons under the 366 TCM
Thanks to the appearance of the cartridge on the domesticmarket, civilians were relieved of the need to operate exclusively smooth-bore weapons for 5 years, which is provided for by the legislation. Upon reaching adulthood, any hunter can use a rifled rifle, to which the 366 TCM gauge is suitable. Naturally, the lethal power of the weapon will in this case not be as high as when operating a combat sniper rifle. However, this will not be a banal gun, with which you can only walk on the average and small beast.
At present, the following weapons are suitable for the 366 TCM cartridge:
- Smoothbore carbine VPO-208, developed on the basis of the domestic rifle Simonov model 1945 release.
- Carbine VPO-209, the automation of which is implemented on the basis of the rifle scheme of the AKM.
Metric designations
According to the norms of designation of the caliber of cartridges,applicable to rifled weapons of domestic production, the first figure in the value corresponds to the fields of the sleeve, the second - to its length. Carbine mark ВПО-208, which is suitable for the use of such cartridges, corresponds to 9-mm bullets with a sleeve length of 37.5 mm. Based on the above, in the metric system the 366 TCM cartridge can be designated in the format 366/37 mm.
Technical specifications
Cartridge 366 TCM is characterized by the following technical characteristics:
- caliber - 0.366 inches;
- Bullet weight - 15 grams;
- the length of the cartridge is 37.5 mm;
- the initial speed of the cartridges at departure - up to 530 m / s;
- kinetic energy of the bullet - up to 2040 J;
- the transverse deviation when firing at a distance of 100 m - about 5-8 cm.
Benefits
Cartridge type 366 TCM on smoothbore carbine has a number of advantages:
- The ability to conduct extremely accurate firing at long-range damage, which is not possible with the use of ammunition of other calibers for smooth-bore weapons.
- Внушительная энергия, которую можно сравнивать с Indicators of cartridges intended for military automatic rifles and machine guns. This feature allows large caliber ammunition to be used when hunting for the largest beast.
- The possibility of use for weapons of military type, the characteristics of which correspond to the parameters of a cartridge of this caliber.
- Allows to legally use a smoothbore carbine to novice hunters without the need for first-time operation of pneumatic guns for several years.
- Sufficiently acceptable cost of cartridges for the majority of consumers who are allowed to operate large-caliber smooth-bore rifles.
- No shortage of ammunition on sale.
disadvantages
If we talk about the minuses of a cartridge of the 366 TCM caliber,here it is worth noting primarily the exclusive nature of such ammunition. In other words, the manufacturer of cartridges retains a monopoly on the production of such products. Thus, in the presence of high demand, no one will prevent sellers from raising the price for cartridges of this caliber.
The manufacturer of the cartridge - the company "Tehrim" - in itstime proved itself as a fairly unreliable producer. In particular, the total refusal to release cartridges of 7.62 mm caliber designed for gas pistols of the IZH brand affected the reputation of the company. Soon the owners of such weapons had to look for solutions for its subsequent exploitation. As a result, and was not found a worthy replacement for the cartridges of the above caliber. This fact serves as a kind of caution for the consumer, as it is common for domestic companies to repeat old mistakes.
The relative disadvantage is the proliferation of weapons designed to fire cartridges 366 TCM, at a fairly high price, often too high for the average hunter.
Further perspectives
Currently, domestic developersintensive work is under way to create an effective analogue to the sample in question. An example of this is a 7.62 x 54 mm caliber cartridge designed for rifled hunting weapons. True, a new shotgun 366 TCM is planned to be used for penning hunting.
The accuracy of the bullets is not the most criticalparameter for the pen-hunting. Therefore, the main goal of the developers is to increase the energy of the cartridge. An impressive lethal force when firing from close range is especially important when the fire is fired by moving objects.
Available analogues
Сегодня на отечественном рынке присутствует The only analogue of the 366 TKM cartridge for shooting smoothbore carbines, developed on the basis of 410/76 mm caliber cartridges. The manufacture of ammunition is the property of the Nizhny Novgorod enterprise AKBS. An analogue is intended for use in the Mouflon-410 rifle, which is a modernized example of the Mosin carbine. In comparison with the same VPO-208 rifle, the rifled barrel part here is located closer to the chamber, but not at the muzzle part, which negatively affects the characteristics of the cartridge outlet.
Eventually
In conclusion, I would like to note the fact thatdesigners were able to fully create an extremely efficient cartridge that is suitable for firing from self-loading hunting carbines, hitting large game at distances up to 150 m. At the same time, when firing from a distance of about 200 m, the cartridge loses somewhat to the classic rifled bullets according to the speed indicators, maintaining a stable trajectory and energy. In general, the cartridges of type 366 TCM are an excellent tool for conducting cased hunting.
