Three component bullet with core retention feature and method of manufacturing the bullet

A round of ammunition comprising:

• a casing;
• a propellant charge;
• and
• a bullet comprising:
• a first end and a second end;
• a core;
• a jacket at least partially surrounding the core, the jacket having a jacket body with a circumferential depression defined therealong, wherein the circumferential depression projects inwardly by a distance sufficient to form a corresponding circumferential depression within the core;
• and
• a locking band at least partially received in the circumferential depression of the jacket, the circumferential depression being in compressive engagement with at least one edge of the locking band sufficient to substantially secure the locking band along the jacket, and, wherein the locking band is configured to at least partially retain the core with the jacket.

A method of forming a bullet, comprising:

• inserting a core into a jacket so that the jacket at least partially surrounds the core;
• positioning a locking band about a circumference of the jacket;
• and
• compressing the core within the jacket in a longitudinal direction and for a distance sufficient to cause the core and the jacket to expand in a radial direction adjacent the locking band so as to form a circumferential depression in the core and the jacket;
• wherein compressing the core forms at least one shoulder in the circumferential depression in compressive engagement with an edge of the locking band for at least partially retaining the core with the jacket.

A bullet having a first end and a second end, the bullet comprising:

• a jacket comprising a malleable material and having a wall defining an internal cavity;
• a malleable core at least partially received in the internal cavity of the jacket;
• a circumferential depression formed in the jacket and the malleable core, the circumferential depression defining at least one shoulder extending thereabout in a generally radial direction;
• and
• a locking band at least partially extending about the circumferential depression for at least partially retaining the malleable core with the jacket upon impact, with the at least one shoulder in engagement with the locking band sufficient in a manner to substantially secure the locking band about the jacket.