Method of manufacturing a hollow point bullet
AssigneeBlount, Inc.
InventorsSteven R. Moore, David A. Imthurn, Brett Olin
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Abstract
A method of manufacturing a hollow point bullet and the product resulting therefrom. A core is first formed from a deformable first metal and the entire core is electroplated with a second metal. A partially electroplated cavity is then formed within one end of the core with slits through the second metal along the cavity walls. The core is formed into its final shape in such a manner that the walls of the cavity are inclined at a desired angle relative to the axis core and the slits are extended to the circumferential edge of the cavity.
Claims10
A method of manufacturing a hollow point bullet, comprising the following steps:
- providing a quantity of a deformable first metal for a bullet core;
- electroplating the core with a second metal;
- forming and electroplated cavity, the cavity having an edge, a bottom and walls between the edge and bottom within one end of the core;
- and
- splitting the second metal apart along the cavity walls thereby defining slits through the second metal between the cavity edge and cavity bottom.
A method of manufacturing a hollow point bullet, comprising the following steps:
- providing a quantity of a deformable first metal for a bullet core;
- electroplating the core with a second metal;
- forming a electroplated cavity, the cavity having an edge, a bottom and walls between the edge and bottom in one end of the core;
- splitting apart the second metal within the cavity thereby defining slits through the second metal along the cavity walls between the cavity edge and cavity bottom;
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- defining slits within the first metal below the slits through the second metal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.