Lightweight Cartridge Case and Weapon System
AssigneeU.S. Government as represented by the Secretary of the Army
InventorFrank Dindl
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Abstract
The rifle system comprises a rifle and an ammunition round for operation with the rifle. The high pressure ammunition round further comprises a cartridge case having an outer wall wherein prior to firing of the ammunition round, the outer wall geometry of the cartridge case is devoid of features configured for interfacing with a mechanical extractor. The rifle further comprising a barrel chamber which fully supports a chambered cartridge case and a rear extraction mechanism for extracting a spent cartridge case through the rear of the barrel chamber.
Claims30
A rifle for firing high pressure ammunition, the rifle comprising:
- a barrel chamber which fully supports a chambered cartridge case;
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- a rear extraction mechanism for extracting a spent cartridge case through the rear of the barrel chamber.
A high pressure lightweight ammunition round configured for being fully supported by a barrel chamber and comprising a cartridge case having an outer surface wherein prior to firing of the ammunition round, the outer surface is substantially devoid of features configured for interfacing with a mechanical extractor.
A rifle system comprising:
- a high pressure ammunition round further comprising a cartridge case having an outer surface wherein prior to firing of the ammunition round, the outer surface is substantially devoid of features configured for interfacing with a mechanical extractor;
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- a rifle further comprising a barrel chamber which fully supports a chambered cartridge case and a rear extraction mechanism for extracting a spent cartridge case through the rear of the barrel chamber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.