Lead-free ammunition for small-bore weapons

A lead-free projectile, having the length Ltot, for small-bore weapons, comprising a hard-metal core, wholly or partially enclosed by a metal jacket, wherein the projectile (5) is configured for a lower friction between the projectile and the weapon upon firing of the projectile, so that the quantity of metal particles and environmentally hazardous gases from the projectile is reduced, at the same time as the performance of the projectile is maintained or improved, wherein the core of the projectile comprises a front core part, constituting the penetrator part of the projectile, and a rear core part, constituting the ballast part of the projectile, wherein:

• the front and the rear core part are detachably joined together with each other by a radial guide configured for mutual freedom of rotation between the front and rear core part,
• the rear core part comprises a cylindrical core part having the length LC and a conical core part having the length Lk, wherein the angle α for the conical core part lies within the range 5°-9°, and wherein the contact surface between the jacket of the cylindrical core part and the inner side of the weapon 1 constitutes less than 30% of the total surface area of the projectile,
• the distance (LTP) between the tip of the projectile and the center of gravity TP of the projectile lies within the range 0.55 Ltot≦LTP≦0.60Ltot,
• the length LC of the cylindrical part of the rear core part lies within the range 0.25Ltot≦LC≦0.31Ltot.