Ammunition and explosives – Cartridges – Projectile structure
Patent
1991-02-22
1992-07-28
Tudor, Harold J.
Ammunition and explosives
Cartridges
Projectile structure
102448, 102501, 102517, 102522, 244 323, F42B 1004, F42B 1200
Patent
active
051332612
ABSTRACT:
A small arms projectile has a body that includes a larger cylindrical main body section and a smaller generally frusto-conical front body section with a plurality of curved veins or ribs mounted thereon that define the frusto-conical shape of the front body portion as generated during rotation of the projectile. The front body section has an annular concave surface and each of the curved ribs or veins extends between the concave surface and an outermost edge. The projectile can be used with standard pistol and rifle cartridges such as .22, .38, .45, 9 mm and the like. In a second embodiment, a shot shell sabot-projectile assembly that can be used with smooth bore guns as well as with shot guns of various gauges such as .410, .28, .20, .16, .12 and .10 for example.
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