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US 2008/0156222 A1Published application
Jacket bullets
OwnerFarrel Orlanovinventor
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Abstract
This invention relates to ammunition. More specifically, this invention is related to rimfire ammunition cartridges with heeled bullets, such as 0.22 long rifle ammunition cartridges. The invention extends to a heeled bullet for use in such ammunition.
Claims18
A heeled bullet for use in a rimfire ammunition cartridge, wherein the bullet, including its heel, is encased in a metal jacket of between about 0.3 mm and 0.7 mm in thickness, thereby to substantially inhibit deformation of the jacketed heel under firing.
An ammunition cartridge comprising:
- a rimfire cartridge casing having a closed operatively back end and an open operatively front end;
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- a heeled bullet, wherein the bullet, including its heel, is encased in a metal jacket of between about 0.3 mm and 0.7 mm in thickness, the heel of the bullet being received in the open end of the cartridge, thereby to substantially inhibit deformation of the jacketed heel under firing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.