Bullet for hunting shotguns
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1. A bullet for hunting shotguns, said bullet comprising:
- a conical tip member having a pointed forward end and an interiorly threaded base end;
a cylindrical intermediate element separate from said tip member and having in the outer surface thereof a plurality of inclined grooves, said intermediate element having a forward end joining said base end of said tip member and a base end;
a rear cylindrical element separate from said intermediate element and having in the outer surface thereof a plurality of inclined grooves, said rear element having a forward end joining said base end of said intermediate element and an inwardly and concavely recessed base end; and
threaded pin means, having a head positioned in said recessed base end of said rear element, extending longitudinally through said rear element and said intermediate element and threaded into said threaded base end of said tip member, for connecting said tip member, said intermediate element and said rear element into a unitary projectile.
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Abstract
A bullet includes a conical steel tip having an interiorly thread projection extending into a socket of a lead cylindrical intermediate element, a base end of which has a hole and slot to receive a corresponding projection and rib of a plastic cylindrical rear element. Exterior surfaces of the intermediate and rear elements have formed therein a plurality of inclined grooves to achieve rotation of the bullet. A base end of the rear element is concavely recessed to receive gases resulting from the combustion of powder. A threaded pin extends through the rear and intermediate elements and is threaded into the projection of the tip.
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11 Claims
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1. A bullet for hunting shotguns, said bullet comprising:
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a conical tip member having a pointed forward end and an interiorly threaded base end; a cylindrical intermediate element separate from said tip member and having in the outer surface thereof a plurality of inclined grooves, said intermediate element having a forward end joining said base end of said tip member and a base end; a rear cylindrical element separate from said intermediate element and having in the outer surface thereof a plurality of inclined grooves, said rear element having a forward end joining said base end of said intermediate element and an inwardly and concavely recessed base end; and threaded pin means, having a head positioned in said recessed base end of said rear element, extending longitudinally through said rear element and said intermediate element and threaded into said threaded base end of said tip member, for connecting said tip member, said intermediate element and said rear element into a unitary projectile. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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