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US 11,598,617 B2Granted
Multi-piece projectile with an insert formed via a powder metallurgy process
OwnerErik Agaziminventor
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Abstract
A bullet (100), having: a main body (102) with a bore (106) bounded by a sidewall (124); an insert (104) that is disposed in the bore and that has longitudinal splines (460) configured to form a longitudinal flute (4620 in the insert and to provide radial support for the sidewall of the bore. A leading end (466) of the flute is open.
Claims18
A bullet, comprising:
- a monolithic, metal main body that defines a long axis of the bullet, that occupies an interior volume of the bullet through which the long axis passes, and that defines a base and a side wall of a bore;
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- an insert that is disposed in the bore and that comprises longitudinal splines configured to form a plurality of straight flutes in the insert that are oriented parallel to the long axis of the bullet and which provides radial support for the side wall of the bore, wherein a leading end of the flute is open;
- wherein the insert comprises a pointed tip and a pointed base, the pointed tip comprises a tip cone angle, the pointed base comprises a base cone angle, and the tip cone angle and the base cone angle are the same.
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A bullet, comprising:
- a monolithic main body that defines a long axis of the bullet, that forms an interior volume of the bullet through which the long axis passes, and that defines a base and a side wall of a bore;
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- an insert disposed in the bore and comprising an annular array of longitudinal splines configured to provide radial support for the side wall of the bore and to form an annular array of flutes in the insert, wherein a leading end of each flute of the annular array of flutes extends into a pointed tip of the insert;
- wherein the insert further comprises a pointed base, the pointed tip comprises a tip cone angle, the pointed base comprises a base cone angle, and the tip cone angle and the base cone angle are the same.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.