Rounded cubic shot and shotshells loaded with rounded cubic shot
AssigneeOlin Corporation
InventorStephen W. Meyer
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Abstract
A shot pellet for a shotshell. The shot pellet has a generally cubic shape comprising six generally square faces joined by rounded edges that have a radius of curvature of between about 15% and 40% of the distance between opposite faces of the generally cubic shaped pellet.
Claims26
A shot pellet for a shotshell, the shot pellet having a generally cubic shape comprising six generally square faces joined by rounded edges having a radius of curvature of between about 15% and about 40% of the distance between opposite faces of the generally cubic shaped pellet.
A shot pellet for a shotshell, the shot pellet having a generally cubic shape comprising six generally square faces joined by rounded edges, and having a corner to opposing corner diagonal distance is d√{square root over (3)}−2r(√{square root over (3)}−1), where d=distance between opposing faces, and r=radius of curvature of rounded edges.
A shot pellet for a shotshell, the pellet having a generally cubic shape comprising six generally square faces joined by rounded edges, the pellet having a surface finish of less than 63√.
A shot pellet for a shotshell, the pellet having a generally cubic shape comprising six generally square faces joined by rounded edges, the surface of the pellet having a surface roughness sufficiently low that the pellets have a cylindrical packing density of at least 8% greater than the cylindrical packing density of spherical shot of the same mass.
A shot pellet for a shotshell, the shot pellet having a generally cubic shape comprising six generally square faces joined by rounded edges, the surface of the pellets being sufficiently smooth, and the edges being sufficiently rounded so that the pellets have a cylindrical packing density of at least 8% greater than the cylindrical packing density of spherical shot of the same weight.
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