Wad with ignition chamber
AssigneeRA Brands, L.L.C.
InventorsDavid B. Schluckebier, Kevin R. Cross, Ricky J. Buckmaster, Spencer D. Wildman
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Abstract
A wad or basewad for ammunition includes an ignition chamber. The ignition chamber can be integrally formed with the wad or basewad or can be attached to the wad or basewad. The ignition chamber communicates with a primer of the ammunition to receive and contain the primer blast for at least an initial period of time. This facilitates faster initial ignition of the propellant of the ammunition, and consequently allows higher performance levels to be achieved. Other advantages regarding other applications of this invention include cleaner burning loads, greater economy, and lower perceived recoil.
Claims12
A round of ammunition, comprising:
- a payload;
- a primer;
- a propellant material behind the payload;
- and
- a wad having an ignition chamber configured to receive and initially contain a primer blast during firing:
- wherein said ignition chamber has a proximal end aligned with and adjacent to a front surface of a forward end of said primer and the ignition chamber is configured to receive the primer blast therealong after firing to ignite the propellant material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.