Bullets With Lateral Damage Stopping Power
AssigneeLWS Ammunition LLC
InventorLueder Seecamp
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Abstract
Ammunition which includes a bullet having an effective caliber that is larger than its nominal caliber, comprised of a bullet body with a longitudinal cavity in the forward end, and one or more bores extending from the cavity to bore openings on the exterior of the bullet. In use, target media is gathered in the cavity and ejected under force through the bore openings, increasing the damage done by the bullet. Optional embodiments include filled, irritant payload, and jacketed embodiments.
Claims33
A bullet, comprising:
- a generally cylindrical body having
- a tapered tip section having a forward end,
- a longitudinal cavity aligned with a central longitudinal axis of the tapered tip section and having an open end at the forward end and an inner end enclosed within the body,
- two bores connecting with and extending laterally from the inner end of the longitudinal cavity to bore openings,
- a releasable filler packed in the longitudinal cavity or bores, or both.
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A cartridge for firearms, comprising:
- a cartridge case;
- a primer;
- a powder charge;
- a generally cylindrical body having
- a tapered tip section having a forward end,
- a longitudinal cavity having an open end at the forward end and an inner end enclosed within the body,
- one or more bores connecting with and extending laterally from the longitudinal cavity to bore opening(s);
- and
- a releasable filler packed in the longitudinal cavity or bores, or both.
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A bullet, comprising:
- a generally cylindrical body having
- a tapered tip section having a forward end,
- a longitudinal cavity having an open end at the forward end and an inner end enclosed within the body,
- one or more bores connecting with and extending from the longitudinal cavity to bore opening(s);
- and
- a releasable filler packed in the longitudinal cavity or bores, or both.
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A bullet having a longitudinal cavity having an open end at a forward end of the bullet and one or more laterally extending bores connecting with and extending from longitudinal cavity to bore openings, a releasable filler packed in the longitudinal cavity or bores, or both, and having an effective caliber that is larger than a nominal caliber of the bullet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.