Shot cup
OwnerStephen Phillip Dales, Martin Arraninventors
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Abstract
A shot cup 20 for a shotgun cartridge 10 is disclosed which is made of paper or other biodegradable fibrous material. The shot cup 20 serves to contain shot 26, particularly non-lead shot which may be abrasive, during firing, and to prevent such shot contacting the gun barrel.
Claims8
A shot cup for shotgun ammunition, comprising a base wall structure and a side wall structure upstanding from the periphery of the base wall structure, characterised in that the shot cup is made of a biodegradable fibre composition.
A shotgun cartridge comprising a cartridge casing, a propellant charge within the casing, a shot cup in front of the propellant charge, and shot within the shot cup, the shot cup being made of a biodegradable fibre composition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.