Projectile, particularly for hand firearms and long firearms
First Claim
1. A projectile for hand and long firearms comprising a projectile body having a longitudinal axis, a front face and a rear face, deformation cavity means extending partially into the projectile body at the front face thereof, continuous axial bore means provided in the projectile body in communicating relationship with the rear face and the deformation cavity means, the projectile body having a wall thickness in the region surrounding the deformation cavity means which is substantially smaller than the wall thickness in the region surrounding the axial bore means, and cap means initially disposed in the region of the front face of the projectile body for covering at least the deformation cavity means, the cap means being separated from the projectile body within the barrel of the firearm during firing of the projectile and exiting from the barrel in front of the projectile body, the projectile body being configured such that the projectile body upon impingement on a soft target is radially expanded in the region surrounding the deformation cavity means so that the projectile body is substantially enlarged in cross section whereas the projectile body upon impingement on a hard target is radially expanded to a smaller extent and axially compressed to a larger extent in the region surrounding the deformation cavity means than upon impingement on a soft target.
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A projectile, especially for hand and long firearms, including a projectile body having a longitudinal axis, a front face and a rear face, a deformation cavity extends partially into the projectile body at the front face thereof and a continuous axial bore is provided in the projectile body in communicating relationship with the rear face and the deformation cavity. The projectile body has a wall thickness in the region surrounding the deformation cavity which is smaller than the wall thickness in the region surrounding the axial bore. A cap is initially disposed in the region of the front face of the projectile body for covering at least the deformation cavity, the cap being separated from the projectile body within the barrel of the firearm during firing of the projectile and exiting from the barrel in front of the projectile body.
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- 1. A projectile for hand and long firearms comprising a projectile body having a longitudinal axis, a front face and a rear face, deformation cavity means extending partially into the projectile body at the front face thereof, continuous axial bore means provided in the projectile body in communicating relationship with the rear face and the deformation cavity means, the projectile body having a wall thickness in the region surrounding the deformation cavity means which is substantially smaller than the wall thickness in the region surrounding the axial bore means, and cap means initially disposed in the region of the front face of the projectile body for covering at least the deformation cavity means, the cap means being separated from the projectile body within the barrel of the firearm during firing of the projectile and exiting from the barrel in front of the projectile body, the projectile body being configured such that the projectile body upon impingement on a soft target is radially expanded in the region surrounding the deformation cavity means so that the projectile body is substantially enlarged in cross section whereas the projectile body upon impingement on a hard target is radially expanded to a smaller extent and axially compressed to a larger extent in the region surrounding the deformation cavity means than upon impingement on a soft target.
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