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US 6,805,057 B2Granted
Bullet for optimal penetration and expansion
AssigneeFederal Cartridge Company
InventorsDouglas W. Carr, Lawrence P. Head
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AssigneeFederal Cartridge Company
InventorsDouglas W. Carr, Lawrence P. Head
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A bullet for law enforcement and personal defense use capable of meeting current FBI and IWBA standards and comprised of a jacket of malleable metal having a cylindrical side wall, tapered nose portion, an open forward end, and a plurality of deep longitudinally extending scores formed in the nose portion and defining petals therebetween which extend rearwardly from its mouth, and a malleable core mounted within the jacket and having a plurality of separate segments extending forwardly from its cylindrical base into the nose portion of the jacket and terminating adjacent said open jacket end in a shallow hollowed point, the bullet being capable of piercing substantial barrier materials before entering its target and thereafter expanding radially to about 1.5-2.0 times its diameter, while traveling 9-16 inches within its target.
A bullet comprising:
A bullet for optimal penetration and expansion for law enforcement and personal defense use comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.