Slug ball ammunition
AssigneeAlliant Techsystems Inc.
InventorJames Menefee
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Abstract
A shotshell of the type including a slug projectile includes a wad modified to include a central depression against which a light-weight ball is centered between the wad and the slug. The slug may include a similar depression such that the momentary connection between the wad, ball and slug may increase accuracy of the ammunition.
Claims6
A shotgun shell comprising:
- (a) a shotshell base including a primer;
- (b) a tubular hull extending from said shotshell base at a fore end and having an aft end which is closed until fired;
- (c) propellant within said hull in contact with said primer;
- (d) a wad within said hull, said wad having a fore end adjacent said propellant and an aft end, said aft end including a central depression;
- (e) a slug within said hull adjacent the closed aft end, said slug including a fore end having a central depression;
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- (f) a ball positioned between said wad and said slug.
In a shotgun shell of the type including a base with primer and a hull with a base wad holding propellant positioned against said primer, a compression wad and a slug, the improvement comprising disposing a ball between said compression wad and said slug, said compression wad and slug being constructed and arranged to include a central depression which contact said ball such that said ball is cupped therebetween.
A shotgun shell comprising:
- (a) a shotshell base including a primer;
- (b) a tubular hull extending from said shotshell base at a fore end and having an aft end which is closed until fired;
- (c) propellant within said hull in contact with said primer;
- (d) a wad within said hull, said wad having a fore end adjacent said propellant and an aft end, said aft end including a central depression;
- (e) a slug within said hull adjacent the closed aft end, said slug including a fore end having a central depression;
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- (f) a generally spherical member positioned between said wad and said slug within said central depressions
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.