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Cartridge ammunition and method of making the same

US6279448A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 22, 1998
Grant dateAug 28, 2001
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Expiry dateSep 22, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF42B33/0257
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method of making a cartridge ammunition includes the following steps: providing a cartridge case having a longitudinal axis; introducing bulk propellant powder into the cartridge case; and oscillating the cartridge case about its longitudinal axis for compacting the bulk propellant powder therein.

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