Bullet for black powder firearms
OwnerAndrew Wayne Hillinventor
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Abstract
A projectile for cap and ball revolvers and black powder rifles including but not limited to muzzleloaders, black powder cartridges etc. A soft lead body, cylindrical in form and having a front band designed to hold the projectile firmly in place prior to firing. During it's travel in the rifled bore, it then imparts spin to the projectile improving accuracy, range, and making the projectile stable during impact with intended target. Outside diameter of band is not drastic enough to negatively affect trajectory.
Claims12
A method of securely holding a bullet in place in a cylinder/chamber using wide bands of malleable lead.
A bullet having a cylindrical body just at or under the diameter of the lands of the bore, a single forward wide band of the diameter required to match the diameter of the respective grooves of a bore caliber, composed of a soft lead alloy or pure lead.
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