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Caseless ammunition with internal propellant

  • US 20070144393A1
  • Filed: 12/22/2005
  • Published: 06/28/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2005
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. Ammunition for a firearm comprising a bullet and a propellant:

  • said bullet being generally cylindrical in construction and having a sidewall, a blunt point at one end, and an aperture at the other end, said bullet having dimensions suitable for its placement within the barrel of a firearm, said bullet being retained in said barrel in position for ignition of said propellant, said aperture being the terminus of a cavity in said bullet, said cavity in said bullet being a container for said propellant, said propellant having ingredients that undergo chemical reaction upon ignition, said propellant being placed into and retained within said cavity, said propellant being capable of being purposefully ignited by a device within the firearm into which the said bullet is placed, said propellant ingredients undergo a chemical reaction of its materials when said ignition occurs causing said bullet to travel down said barrel and be expelled from said firearm, said bullet being made of hard material having high tensile strength such that no significant dimensional are caused by the chemical reaction of said propellant within said bullet.

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