Multi-piece polymer ammunition cartridge nose
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1. A polymer nose for a polymeric ammunition cartridge comprising:
- a generally cylindrical neck having a projectile aperture at a first end;
a shoulder comprising a shoulder top connected to the generally cylindrical neck opposite a shoulder bottom;
a nose junction positioned around the shoulder bottom, wherein the nose junction is a half lap junction, wherein the nose junction is a groove;
a skirt connected circumferentially about the nose junction to extend away from the shoulder bottom to a skirt point, wherein skirt is positioned adjacent to the groove on the inside of the polymer nose,wherein the nose junction and the skirt are adapted to mate flushly to a base junction in a cartridge.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a polymer nose for a polymeric ammunition cartridge having a generally cylindrical neck having a projectile aperture at a first end, a shoulder comprising a shoulder top connected to the generally cylindrical neck opposite a shoulder bottom, a nose junction positioned around the shoulder bottom, a skirt connected circumferentially about the nose junction to extend away from the shoulder bottom, wherein the nose junction and the skirt are adapted to mate to a base junction in a cartridge.
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1. A polymer nose for a polymeric ammunition cartridge comprising:
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a generally cylindrical neck having a projectile aperture at a first end; a shoulder comprising a shoulder top connected to the generally cylindrical neck opposite a shoulder bottom; a nose junction positioned around the shoulder bottom, wherein the nose junction is a half lap junction, wherein the nose junction is a groove; a skirt connected circumferentially about the nose junction to extend away from the shoulder bottom to a skirt point, wherein skirt is positioned adjacent to the groove on the inside of the polymer nose, wherein the nose junction and the skirt are adapted to mate flushly to a base junction in a cartridge. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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