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AssigneeVista Outdoor Operations LLC
InventorsBryan P. Peterson, Drew L. Goodlin, Erik K. Carlson, Lawrence P. Head, John W. Swenson, Sharon Jones
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Muzzleloader systems include a pre-packaged propellant charge and primer for providing efficient loading and unloading of the muzzleloader. The muzzleloader accepts in the breech end the propellant containment vessel that abuts against a constriction portion with a reduced diameter portion. The propellant containment vessel having an end portion with a tapered surface that conforms to the constriction portion surface. A projectile is inserted in the muzzle end and seats against the constriction portion. The propellant containment vessel may be received in a removable breech plug. The constriction portion may be part of the breech plug or a separate component secured in the barrel by way of the breech plug. The containment vessel further comprises a primer mechanism that may be integrated into the proximal end of the containment vessel.
A muzzleloader propellant cartridge for loading in a muzzleloader having a barrel with a breech chamber open rearwardly, a constriction portion at a forward end of the breech chamber, and a projectile bore portion with a bore forward of the constriction portion, the muzzleloader propellant cartridge without a projectile therein, the propellant cartridge sized for being received by the breech end of the muzzleloader, the muzzleloader propellant cartridge comprising:
A muzzleloader firing system comprising a muzzleloader, a muzzleloader propellant cartridge for loading in a breech end of the muzzleloader, and a projectile for loading in a muzzle end of the muzzleloader,
A muzzleloader system comprising a muzzleloader, a muzzleloader propellant cartridge for loading in the muzzleloader, and a projectile for loading in a muzzle end of the muzzleloader
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