Spotter ammunition projectile and method for making the same

A spotter ammunition cartridge adapted to be chambered in a firearm, the spotter ammunition cartridge comprising:

• a cartridge case comprising a generally cylindrical shell having a shell wall that surrounds an internal volume and that extends in a distal direction about a longitudinal axis to a case mouth portion;
• a spotter ammunition projectile comprising:
• a projectile body section disposed in the case mouth portion and having a generally cylindrical shape extending in the distal direction about the longitudinal axis to a body distal end portion;
• a projectile ogive coupled to the body distal end portion and having an outer ogive surface that tapers in the distal direction towards a shoulder that is disposed about the longitudinal axis, wherein the projectile ogive comprises a post disposed adjacent to the shoulder and extending therefrom along the longitudinal axis in the distal direction to a post distal end portion;
• an ogive nose cap disposed adjacent to the shoulder and having a wall that extends therefrom in the distal direction covering the post, the wall having an inner nose cap surface that faces towards the post and an outer nose cap surface that is disposed on a side opposite the inner nose cap surface and that tapers in the distal direction towards the longitudinal axis, wherein the post and the ogive nose cap are cooperatively configured to define a cavity between at least a portion of the post and the inner nose cap surface;
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• a pyrotechnic spotter composition disposed in the cavity;
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• a propellant disposed in the internal volume and ignitable to propel the spotter ammunition projectile from the case mouth in the distal direction.

A method for making a spotter ammunition projectile adapted to be fired from a firearm, the method comprising the steps of:

• obtaining a projectile body section and a projectile ogive, wherein the projectile body section has a generally cylindrical shape extending in a distal direction about a longitudinal axis to a body distal end portion, wherein the projectile ogive is configured to couple to a body distal end portion and has an outer ogive surface that tapers in the distal direction towards a shoulder that is disposed about the longitudinal axis, wherein the projectile ogive comprises a post disposed adjacent to the shoulder and extending therefrom along the longitudinal axis in the distal direction to a post distal end portion;
• depositing a pyrotechnic spotter composition adjacent to an inner nose cap surface of a wall of an ogive nose cap;
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• disposing the ogive nose cap adjacent to the shoulder such that the wall covers the post and the inner nose cap surface faces towards the post, wherein the wall has an outer nose cap surface that is disposed on a side opposite the inner nose cap surface and that tapers in the distal direction towards the longitudinal axis, wherein the post and the ogive nose cap are cooperatively configured to define a cavity between at least a portion of the post and the inner nose cap surface, and wherein the pyrotechnic spotter composition is disposed in the cavity.