Ballistics conditioning
OwnerDavid Thomas Browninventor
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Abstract
Compositions and methods for ballistic conditioning firearm projectiles, firearms, and firearm components such as bores of barrels, by applying to such items a conditioning composition selected from the group consisting of hexagonal boron nitride, graphite, tungsten disulfide, antimony trioxide, talc, mica, and mixtures thereof, suspended in a carrier comprising a volatile solvent, and a binder selected from the group consisting of cellulosic-, alkyd- and acrylic-resins.
Claims72
A ballistic conditioning composition for ballistic conditioning of firearms, firearm components, and firearm projectiles, said ballistic conditioning composition comprising:
- (a) powder comprising (i) greater than 90 percent by weight of powdered conditioning material selected from the group consisting of tungsten disulfide, antimony trioxide, graphite, and hexagonal boron nitride and mixtures thereof, and (ii) zero to less than 10 percent by weight of a second compatible powdered material;
- in a carrier comprising
- (b) a volatile solvent;
- and
- (c) a binder selected from the group consisting of cellulosic resins, alkyd resins, and acrylic resins, and mixtures thereof.
A ballistic conditioning composition for ballistic conditioning of firearms, firearm components, and firearm projectiles, said ballistic conditioning composition comprising:
- (a) powder comprising (i) about 10 percent by weight to 100 percent by weight of powdered conditioner material selected from the group consisting of tungsten disulfide, graphite, hexagonal boron nitride, antimony trioxide, talc, mica, and mixtures thereof, said powdered conditioner material comprising about 5 percent by weight to about 20 percent by weight antimony trioxide, in combination with at least one of said tungsten disulfide and said graphite, and (ii) zero up to about 90 percent by weight of a second compatible powdered material;
- in a carrier comprising
- (b) a volatile solvent;
- and
- (c) a binder selected from the group consisting of cellulosic resins, alkyd resins, and acrylic resins, and mixtures thereof.
A method for producing ballistic conditioned copper-clad bullets comprising applying, to sheet copper prior to forming the sheet copper into jackets for the bullets, conditioner material selected from the group consisting of hexagonal boron nitride, graphite, tungsten disulfide, antimony trioxide, talc, mica, and mixtures thereof.
A firearm projectile, comprising:
- (a) a substrate;
- and
- (b) a coating on said substrate, said coating comprising a composition comprising a conditioner material selected from the group consisting of hexagonal boron nitride, graphite, tungsten disulfide, antimony trioxide, mica, talc, and mixtures thereof, in a binder selected from the group consisting of cellulosic resins, alkyd resins, and acrylic resins.
A firearm having a barrel, said barrel having a coating on a bore thereof, said coating comprising a conditioner material selected from the group consisting of hexagonal boron nitride, graphite, tungsten disulfide, antimony trioxide, mica, talc, and mixtures thereof, and a binder selected from the group consisting of cellulosic resins, alkyd resins, and acrylic resins.
A method of ballistically conditioning a bore of a barrel of a firearm comprising applying to the bore a coating of a conditioning composition comprising powdered conditioner material selected from the group consisting of hexagonal boron nitride, graphite, tungsten disulfide, antimony trioxide, mica, talc, and mixtures thereof, in a carrier comprising a volatile solvent and a binder selected from the group consisting of cellulosic resins, alkyd resins, acrylic resins, and mixtures thereof.
A ballistic conditioning composition for ballistic conditioning of firearms, firearm components, and firearm projectiles, said ballistic conditioning composition comprising:
- (a) powder comprising (i) about 10 percent by weight to 100 percent by weight of powdered conditioner material selected from the group consisting of tungsten disulfide, graphite, antimony trioxide, talc, mica, and mixtures thereof, and (ii) zero up to about 90 percent by weight of a second compatible powdered material, not including molybdenum disulfide;
- in a carrier comprising
- (b) a volatile solvent;
- and
- (c) a binder selected from the group consisting of cellulosic resins, alkyd resins, and acrylic resins, and mixtures thereof.
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