Reduction of erosion and muzzle flash of gun tubes

Details Reduction of erosion and muzzle flash of gun tubes Reduction of erosion and muzzle flash of gun tubes

1983-11-21

1986-02-04

Tudor, Harold J.

Ammunition and explosives

Cartridges

Wear reducing additive for barrel

149 95, F42B 502

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H00000183

ABSTRACT:
Gun barrel erosion and muzzle flash are reduced by introducing a compound the group of ammonium and potassium carbonates and -bicarbonates into the gun chamber containing the propellant charge. In addition to reducing erosion and muzzle flash, ammonium carbonate and ammonium bicarbonate provide no detectable increase in smoke levels produced.

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patent: 1187779 (1916-06-01), Patten
patent: 3392669 (1968-07-01), Picard
patent: 3426684 (1969-02-01), Jacobson et al.
patent: 3928964 (1975-12-01), Hamilton
patent: 4066415 (1978-01-01), Kasama et al.

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