![]() The entire cartridge is then inserted into a chamber in the firearm’s barrel, or cylinder in the case of a revolver type firearm. Prior to shooting, each cartridge is pre-filled with sufficient compressed gas for one shot and has a missile seated in the front of the cartridge. Each cartridge is a self-contained gas reservoir housed inside a cartridge case with an internal valve designed to release the content when the base of the cartridge is struck. A self-contained gas cartridge system is one in which pressurised propellant gas is stored in a cartridge which also contains the missile. Note that any air weapon which uses, or is designed or adapted for use with, a self-contained gas cartridge system is a prohibited weapon: section 5(1)(af).
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