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Claim 1

A HOLD FOR GUN CARTRIDGES OF THE TYPE HAVING DIAMETRICALLY REDUCED PROJECTILE FORMING FORWARD END PORTINS AND DIAMETRICALLY ENLARGED FLANGES AT THEIR REAR END PORTIONS, SAID HOLDER COMPRISING: (A) A HIGHTLY RESILIENT ELASTOMERIC BODY DEFINING A PLURALITY OF OPEN-ENDED CARTRIDGE RECEIVING SLEEVES IN PARALLEL RELATIONSHIP AND INTERCONNECTING WEB PORTIONS, SAID SLEEVES COMPLETELY ENCIRCLING THE CARTRIDGES, (B) EACH SAID SLEEVE HAVING AN INTERNAL DIAMETER SLIGHTLY LESS THAN THAT OF A CARTRIDGE WHICH EACH SAID SLEEVE IS ADAPTED TO RECEIVE, WHEREBY TO PERMIT INSERTION OF THE DIAMETRICALLY REDUCED PROJECTILE END THEREINTO WITH FACILITY BUT TO EXERT SUFFICIENT GRIPPING FORCE AGAINST THE INTERMEDIATE PORTION OF A CARTRDGE TO PREVENT ACCIDENTAL REMOVAL OF A CARTRIDGE THEREFROM, (C) THE LENGTH OF EACH SAID SLEEVE BEING MATERIALLY LESS THAN THAT OF A CARTRIDGE WHEREBY TO PERMIT INSERTION OF THE MAJOR PORTION OF A CARTRIDGE INTO A GUN CHAMBER WHEN ONE EDGE OF EACH SLEEVE IS IN ENGAGEMENT WITH THE REAR END FLANGE OF A CARTRIDGE RETAINED THEREIN; AND (D) EACH SAID SLEEVE BEING SUFFICIENTLY RESILIENT TO EXPAND SUFFICIENTLY TO ALLOW AXIAL PASSAGE OF THE FLANGED END OF CARTRIDGE THERETHROUGH WHEN A CARTRIDGE HAS A PREDETERMINED MINIMUM PRESSURE APLIED ALONG THE LENGTHWISE AXIS THEREOF, WHEREBY TO PERMIT FINAL INSERTION OF A CARTRIDGE INTO A GUN CHAMBER.