REINFORCED CORE BULLET
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1. A jacketed bullet comprising:
- a core of a dense metal or metal alloy;
an inner jacket at least partially surrounding and bonded to the core; and
an outer jacket at least partially surrounding the inner jacket and core.
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Abstract
A jacketed bullet has a core of a dense metal or metal alloy, an inner jacket at least partially surrounding and bonded to the core; and an outer jacket at least partially surrounding the inner jacket and core.
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18 Claims
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1. A jacketed bullet comprising:
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a core of a dense metal or metal alloy; an inner jacket at least partially surrounding and bonded to the core; and an outer jacket at least partially surrounding the inner jacket and core. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An improved jacketed bullet of the type comprising a core of a dense metal or metal alloy, and a jacket bonded to the core, the improvement comprising a second jacket disposed over the core and the bonded jacket.
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15. A jacketed bullet comprising:
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a core of a dense metal or metal alloy; an inner jacket at least partially surrounding and bonded to the core, the inner jacket having generally longitudinally extending lines of weakness therein so that the inner jacket forms petals upon impact; and an outer jacket at least partially surrounding the inner jacket and core, the outer jacket being thicker than the inner jacket, and having lines of weakness therein so that the outer jacket forms petals upon impact.
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16. A method of making a jacketed bullet comprising:
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bonding a pre-formed core to a pre-formed cup-shaped inner jacket; inserting the core and the inner jacket into a pre-formed cup-shaped outer jacket; and forming a bullet by forming a depression in the closed end of the pre-formed cup-shaped outer jacket;
forming the closed end of the pre-formed cup-shaped outer jacket into an ogival front portion of the bullet; and
forming a hollow point in the front portion of the bullet. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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