Non-lead, environmentally safe projectiles and method of making

Details Non-lead, environmentally safe projectiles and method of making Non-lead, environmentally safe projectiles and method of making

1996-12-06

1998-06-02

Tudor, Harold J.

Ammunition and explosives

Projectiles

Fragmenting

102439, 102448, 102459, 102491, 102516, 102517, 102529, 75236, 75247, F42B 814

Patent

active

057603316

ABSTRACT:
A projectile, such as a bullet, is made by combining two different metals in proportions calculated to achieve a desired density, without using lead. A base constituent, made of a material having density greater than lead, is combined with a binder constituent having less density. The binder constituent is malleable and ductile metallic phase material that forms projectile shapes when subjected to a consolidation force, such as compression. The metal constituents can be selected, rationed, and consolidated to achieve desired frangibility characteristics.

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