Muzzle-loaded expanding projectiles for firearms; kits for manually producing expanding projectile for muzzle-loaded firearms; and method for producing expanding muzzle-loaded projectiles
US5446987A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 31, 1994 |
| Grant date | Sep 5, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 31, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF42B12/34
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A system modified so that an axial ram rod, centering jag and configuring die can be used to simultaneously tamp or size a projectile while forming the projectile into a hollow-nose type which mushrooms when configuring a spherical or double-ogival projectile into the mushrooming-type; and a kit comprising a case and sealing lid enabling a user in the field to optionally select a centering jag conforming to the caliber of the weapon being loaded, and for optionally forming a hollow-nose projectile with a "punch" characteristic in accordance with the nature of the target.
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