Wad with ignition chamber
AssigneeRA Brands, L.L.C.
InventorsDavid K. 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 payload wad, basewad, or battery cup or can be attached to the payload wad, basewad, or battery cup. 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.
Claims24
A round of ammunition, comprising:
- a primer having a forward end;
- a wad disposed opposite to the primer;
- an ignition chamber disposed between the primer and the wad, with a proximal end of the ignition chamber aligned with and located adjacent the forward end of the primer configured for receiving a primer blast therein.
An ignition chamber configured for a round of ammunition having a wad
- disposed
- opposite to a primer, the ignition chamber comprising:
- a distal end configured to be disposed adjacent the wad;
- and
- a proximal end configured to be aligned with and disposed adjacent a forward end of the
- primer configured for receiving a primer blast therefrom.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.