US 6,145,440 AGranted

Training weapon system

AssigneeSimbal AB

InventorArne Franzen

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Abstract

The invention relates to a training weapon system for a portable recoilless anti-armor weapon of the type which comprises a sub-caliber insert barrel (1) arranged in the bore of the launching barrel of the full-caliber weapon. In order to improve the accuracy of the system and make it more safe as well as less expensive when compared to previous systems of this type, the sub-caliber insert barrel (1) has a rifled bore to make the training projectile spin stabilized. The forward aligning member (5) for centering the insert barrel (1) is engaging the ridges of the rifles in the rifled portion of the barrel in the recoilless full caliber weapon. By such an arrangement it can be avoided that length tolerances give rise to undesired radical deviations which might result in a mis-alignment of the insert barrel (1) within the gun bore. This could happen with the forward aligning member engaging the conical, smooth-bored firing chamber in the barrel.

A training weapon system for a portable recoilless anti-armor weapon comprising a practice cartridge, said weapon having a barrel with a rifled bore therein, said rifled bore containing spiralled ridges, with depressed lands therebetween;

said practice cartridge comprising a casing with a rear surface, an elongated cylindrical portion (3) and a conical forward portion (4), and a chamber for containing a sub-caliber projectile,
said elongated cylindrical portion of said practice cartridge having a uniform outside dimension throughout its length equal to an ammunition round for said weapon, and filling a chamber of the portable recoilless anti-armor weapon when it is inserted,
said conical forward portion forming a uniformly inclined line in cross-section,
said conical forward portion having an axial length of about 22% of the length of the elongated cylindrical portion,
said practice cartridge having a sub-caliber insert barrel (1) with its axis congruent with the axis of the barrel of said weapon when said practice cartridge is inserted into the firing position inside of the weapon,
said insert barrel (1) having a rifled bore to provide spin stabilization of the sub-caliber projectile,
said practice cartridge having a forward aligning member (5) placed axially between and in contact with said elongated cylindrical portion and said forward conical portion, for aligning said insert barrel inside said weapon,
said aligning member comprising an annular sleeve with a central aperture comprising an inner circumference, and an outer circumference,
said inner circumference of said aligning member fitting around the forward portion of said insert barrel,
said outer circumference having a contact surface (10) engaging said ridges of the rifled bore of said recoilless weapon,
said contact surface having a longitudinal extension exceeding the axial width of a rifle groove,
so that the aligning member bridges adjacent rifle grooves and is engaging only the projecting ridges of only the rifles of said recoilless weapon.

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