Non-toxic frangible bullet

In a method of fabricating a non-toxic highly frangible training round bullet core for use as part of a relatively safe training round in training exercises for law-enforcement personnel, comprising,

• (a) selecting a plurality of slender, elongated segments of a non-toxic metal selected from a group of non-toxic metals consisting of zinc, iron, steel and copper, said segments having original physical boundaries which define their shapes;
• (b) twisting said segments of metal into inter-engaging relation for pressure-molding same into the shape of a bullet, and
• (c) pressure-molding said twisted segments into the shape of a bullet core having a generally cylindrical rear portion, and a generally truncated nose portion, with sufficient pressure to cause said segments to distort, further inter-engage and cohere to each other while retaining their individuality at least to a limited extent, and to thereby cause said individual segments, upon said bullet core striking a target, to fragment along at least some of the original physical boundaries of said segments into separate, discrete and relatively small fragments which are smaller than the original size of said segments.

A method of fabricating a non-toxic highly frangible bullet core for use as part of a relatively safe training round comprising:

• (a) providing a plurality of segments of zinc, said segments having original physical boundaries which define their shapes;
• (b) twisting a plurality of said segments into inter-engaging relation and thereby causing same to cohere each to the other, and
• (c) pressure-molding said inter-engaged segments into the shape of a bullet core having a generally cylindrical rear portion and a nose portion with sufficient pressure to cause said segments to distort, further inter-engage, and cohere to each other and to assume said bullet core shape while retaining their individuality at least to a limited extent and to thereby cause said individual segments, upon said bullet core striking a target, to fragment along at least some of the original physical boundaries of said segments into separate, discrete and relatively small fragments which are smaller than the original size of said segments.

A method of fabricating a non-toxic highly frangible bullet core for use as part of a relatively safe training round comprising:

• (a) selecting a plurality of segments of a non-toxic metal, selected from a group of non-toxic metals consisting of zinc, copper, iron and steel, said segments having original physical boundaries which define their shapes;
• (b) wrapping a plurality of said segments about other of said segments into inter-engaging relation therewith and thereby causing same to cohere each to the others, and
• (c) pressure-molding said inter-engaged segments into the shape of a bullet core having a generally cylindrical rear portion and a generally truncated nose portion, with sufficient pressure to distort, further inter-engage, and cohere to each other and to cause said segments to assume said bullet core shape while retaining their individuality at least to a limited extent and to thereby cause said individual segments, upon said bullet core striking a target, to fragment along at least some of the original physical boundaries of said segments into separate, discrete and relatively small fragments which are smaller than the original size of said segments.