Jacketed projectile having a variable density core
AssigneeTrue Velocity IP Holdings, LLC
InventorsHarold F. BEAL, Bradford BOSCAMP
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Abstract
A jacketed powder core projectile has a variable density core, which includes a high density zone, a mixed density zone, and a low density zone. The low density zone is formed forward of the distal end of the jacket to define a hollow point nose of the projectile. The high density zone is formed about the inner surface of the jacket and extends radially inward to the mixed density zone, which is formed concentrically about the longitudinal axis of the projectile. The high density zone may taper from an internal base of the jacket to the distal end thereof.
Claims20
A projectile, comprising:
- a variable density core having a high density zone, a mixed density zone, and a low density zone;
- and
- a jacket at least partially enclosing the core.
A method for manufacturing an improved jacketed projectile, comprising:
- compressing two or more metal powders within a jacket to form a jacketed powder core having a hollow point nose and a longitudinal axis, wherein the two or more metal powders comprise a high density material and a low high density material;
- heating the jacketed powder core to a melting point of the low density material;
- spinning the jacketed powder core about the longitudinal axis to extrude the low density material through the hollow point nose;
- and
- tipping the jacketed powder core to reform the hollow point nose in the extruded low density material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.