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US 8,261,667 B2Granted
Lead attached sabot slug
AssigneeRA Brands, L.L.C.
InventorsChristopher R. McMurray, Jeffrey W. Stone
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Abstract
Disclosed is sabot and a firearm round for a firearm. The sabot includes a compression section defining a payload receiving chamber. The payload chamber receives a slug to form the firearm round. Additionally, the sabot includes a solid section connected to the compression section. The solid section can include a powder cup section for sealing ignition gasses. Typically, the sabot is formed from a high density polyethylene.
Claims20
A firearm round having a longitudinal axis, comprising:
- a polymeric sabot, the sabot comprising:
- a receiving chamber at a front of the sabot, the receiving chamber defined in part by a plurality of alternating interior and exterior ridges, wherein the alternating interior ridges are spaced from one another along the longitudinal axis;
- and
- a metallic slug disposed within the receiving chamber wherein the receiving chamber is adapted to at least partially collapse along a direction of the longitudinal axis upon firing.
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A firearm round having a longitudinal axis, comprising:
- a polymeric sabot, the sabot comprising:
- a receiving chamber at a front portion of the sabot, the receiving chamber defined in part by a plurality of alternating interior ridges, wherein the alternating interior ridges are spaced from one another along the longitudinal axis;
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- a metallic slug disposed within the receiving chamber, the slug having a driving band abutting a front edge of the sabot, and a stem abutting at least one of the alternating interior ridges,
- wherein the receiving chamber is adapted to at least partially collapse along a direction of the longitudinal axis upon firing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.