Sabot and shotshell combination

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2007-12-04

2007-12-04

Johnson, Stephen M. (Department: 3641)

Ammunition and explosives

Projectiles

Composite

Reexamination Certificate

active

11369902

ABSTRACT:
A sabot and shotshell combination includes a bullet, a shotshell hull, propellant, a shotshell primer, wadding, and a sabot comprising a molded member having a base portion and a plurality of petal portions each extending from a proximal base root to a distal tip, the base and petals defining a volume for accommodating a bullet. A reinforcement is at least partially embedded in the base, the reinforcement being more rigid than the molded member and having a plurality of apertures with the base portion extending through at least one of the apertures to retain the reinforcement within the molded member upon firing.

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American Rifleman Article: The Shotgun Slug Revolution Author: Bryce M. Townsley vol. 184, No. 23; pp. 4, 30-33 and 66 Date: Mar. 2000.

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