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 side wall extending from the shoulder; and
a nose junction adjacent to the shoulder on a side wall, wherein the nose junction is a half lap junction and the nose junction comprisesa groove positioned around the side wall, anda skirt connected circumferentially about the groove to extend away from the groove and terminates at a point, wherein the groove and the skirt are adapted to flushly mate to a polymer 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 side wall extending from the shoulder, a groove positioned around the side wall, a skirt connected circumferentially about the groove to extend away from the groove, wherein the groove and the skirt are adapted to mate to a polymer 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 side wall extending from the shoulder; and a nose junction adjacent to the shoulder on a side wall, wherein the nose junction is a half lap junction and the nose junction comprises a groove positioned around the side wall, and a skirt connected circumferentially about the groove to extend away from the groove and terminates at a point, wherein the groove and the skirt are adapted to flushly mate to a polymer cartridge. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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