Shot projectiles are disclosed that are not completely spherical. The shot has an equatorial ring, top and bottom poles, and one or more sections extending between the ring and the respective poles. The ring defines a vertical height relative to an overall diameter of the projectile. The one or more sections provide flat, concave, or convex surfaces.

A small arms cartridge load that fires bird shot and a full wadcutter bullet. The cartridge is loaded with both a wadcutter and shot. A cup crimped to the casing is used to secure the contents inside the casing. No plastic capsule is needed to secure the shot in place. Removing the plastic capsule prevents the shot from taking the rifling and thus keeping the pattern tighter to extend the effective distance of the shot. The wadcutter can be hard cast to provide greater penetrating force. The load can be effective in deterring varmints or for defensive purposes.

An anti-equipment cartridge is provided, comprising: a shotshell cartridge adapted to be fired from a firearm; and powder included in the cartridge configured to fire pellets at a velocity sufficient to generate force upon impact to destroy or compromise a target. The cartridge is specifically designed to neutralize small to medium sized drones, communications devices, viewing equipment, sighting devices, viewing mirrors, and other electronic systems that may be vehicle mounted or static. The invention addresses the growing battlefield threat posed by First Person View drones, Small Unmanned Air Systems, Remotely Piloted Aircraft, Autonomous Aerial Vehicles, and Artificial Intelligence drones. Unlike electronic countermeasures that can be defeated by frequency changes, the cartridge provides a kinetic solution that delivers multiple pellets in a spread pattern to effectively disable aerial and ground-based targets through physical impact damage.

This invention relates to plated bismuth shot for shotgun shells and methods of making.