2" Mortar end cap

[CINDERS]

What do you expect F10 from an elected idiot!

Here are a couple of pics #1 showing the F/P on the flap pic #2 the case sat upside down highlighting the cartridge can be inserted with the base on we can see the rim acts as a support against the base of the opening so it is not pushed further into the tail fin when it strikes the F/post at the bottom of the tube causing a possible misfire.
I obviously did not insert it correctly as its a very tight fit and the last thing I want is that stuck in the tail piece with an out of the blue inspection by the Police to ensure compliance with my collectors license as for now it is just another live cartridge.

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[browningautorifle]

Just because he was a Chef, doesn't preclude him from being a soldier first!!

They all have to train with the rifle and shoot anuals...

I was amazed to see that the politician inserted the mortar round into the tube upside down with the fins pointing skywards. Fortunately one of the soldiers grabbed the round before the politician let go of it but I did wonder how anyone could be so stupid as to insert a mortar round into the tube the wrong way.

I had an infantryman do the exact same thing. The pointy end seems to want to go in easier. I asked him the exact same thing and he still holds it against me as harsh treatment...30 years later. Fortunately I know when to say "I don't give a f*ck"...and he doesn't matter. Outside users of equipment need to be supervised closely by a soldier. Been there done that.

the cartridge can be inserted with the base on

I see...it's just that I've seen lots of them and this piece has never been in the picture...it's something that could end up staying down in the tube and be a stoppage...but I see it could maybe fire this way. I've unpackaged hundreds of 81's, not 3" so I can't be definitive...maybe Peter...