Firearm cartridge and method with copper fouling abatement
US12235087B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 21, 2024 |
| Grant date | Feb 25, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 21, 2044 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF42B33/00
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a firearm cartridge with an electroless nickel bullet coating. In embodiments, a nickel-phosphorous alloy is deposited on a copper bullet to produce a coated bullet, a propellant with a copper inhibiting additive is inserted in a cartridge casing and the coated bullet is inserted in the mouth of the casing. Embodiments of the firearm cartridge include a casing, a propellant with a copper inhibiting additive positioned in the cavity of the casing and a copper bullet secured within the casing, wherein the copper bullet has a nickel-phosphorous coating.
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