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US 9,568,292 B2Granted
Ammunition having specialized range
OwnerHanners Gevedoninventor
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Abstract
A round of ammunition including projectiles formed in a stack and having an offset center of mass. Upon discharge, the projectiles are subject to a complex flight path and increased drag, providing advantages in controlling pattern and depth of penetration at a distance.
Claims19
A round of ammunition comprising:
- a. a cylindrical case having forward and rearward ends;
- b. a primer located at the rearward end of the case;
- c. a shaped and contoured tip located at the forward end of the case;
- d. a predetermined amount of gunpowder located within the case adjacent to the primer;
- e. a wad in the form of a custom-shaped disk, located within the case adjacent to the gunpowder;
- f. more than one projectiles formed in a stack, wherein at least one of said projectiles has a thickness, a diameter, a centerline, and a center of mass, and wherein the center of mass is offset from the centerline by a predetermined amount;
- wherein the wad and tip hold the stack in position within the cylindrical case.
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A plurality of projectiles for use in a round of ammunition, the projectiles having a thickness, a diameter, a centerline, and a center of mass, wherein the center of mass is offset from the centerline by at least 15% of the diameter;
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- the projectiles having non-identical shape.
A round of ammunition comprising:
- a. a cylindrical case having forward and rearward ends;
- b. a primer located at the rearward end of the case;
- c. a tip comprising a nose, a cylinder, and a base;
- d. a predetermined amount of gunpowder located within the case adjacent to the primer;
- e. a wad in the form of a custom-shaped disk, located within the case adjacent to the gunpowder;
- f. more than one projectiles formed in a stack, wherein each projectile has an offset center of mass;
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- g. upon discharge from a weapon, the projectiles will be subject to a varying flight path;
- wherein the wad and tip hold the stack in position within the cylindrical case.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.