Non-toxic shot and shot shell containing same
OwnerJohn E. Browninventor
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Abstract
Non-toxic wildlife shot pellets for shotgun shells are formed from bismuth or a bismuth alloy.
Claims19
A projectile comprising a substantially spherical, non-toxic wildlife shot pellet for a shotgun shell, said pellet being all-metal and primarily made up of bismuth, said pellet being of a size within a range selected from the group consisting of BBB to "dust" shot size, and OOO to T size.
An improved shot comprising a plurality of substantially spherical, all-metal, non-toxic wildlife shot pellets which contain a substantial amount of bismuth, said plurality of pellets being of substantially uniform size within a range selected from the group consisting of BBB to "dust" shot size, and OOO to T size.
A shell comprising:
- (a) a casing;
- (b) a propellant contained within said casing;
- (c) means for igniting said propellant;
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- (d) all-metal non-toxic wildlife shot formed of a plurality of pellets containing a substantial amount of bismuth.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.