Process for forming projectiles for smooth bore shooting guns
First Claim
1. A process for forming a projectile for use in a smooth bore gun and of the type including a combined metal bullet and a wad-flight control element formed of a plastic material, said process comprising:
- forming a metal bullet having a front end of ogival configuration, a rear end, and at least one cylindrical intermediate section having extending therefrom fins;
positioning said bullet in a die and centering said bullet therein by contacting the ogive of said front end and said fins with respective first and second inner surfaces of said die, while maintaining a generally annular space around said cylindrical section, between said cylindrical section and said second inner surface of said die;
positioning adjacent said rear end of said bullet within said die a plurality of die inserts of a configuration to define therebetween a reticulated space in communication with said annular space and a cup-shaped space in communication with said reticulated space and facing away therefrom; and
injecting plastic material into and filling said cup-shaped space, said reticulated space and said annular space, thereby fixedly forming on said metal bullet a plastic wad-flight control element including a container portion fixed to and surrounding said bullet and formed from plastic injected into said annular space, a reticulated portion integral with and extending rearwardly from said container portion and formed from plastic injected into said reticulated space, and a sealing cup portion integral with and extending rearwardly from said reticulated portion and formed from plastic injected into said cup-shaped space.
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Abstract
Method for forming a projectile for a smooth bore gun from a metal bullet,ubstantially made of lead, and a wad-flight control element of plastic material. The bullet is constituted by a metal body provided with an ogive with centering fins and comprises one or more cylindrical segments. The wad-flight control element comprises a container, connected to the bullet and containing the same, an amortizing portion and a cup for sealing off propellant gases. The amortizing portion and the sealing cup act to control the projectile during its flight. The bullet is positioned in a mold by the ogive and the plastic is injection molded about the bullet and inserts to define the flight control element.
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1. A process for forming a projectile for use in a smooth bore gun and of the type including a combined metal bullet and a wad-flight control element formed of a plastic material, said process comprising:
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forming a metal bullet having a front end of ogival configuration, a rear end, and at least one cylindrical intermediate section having extending therefrom fins; positioning said bullet in a die and centering said bullet therein by contacting the ogive of said front end and said fins with respective first and second inner surfaces of said die, while maintaining a generally annular space around said cylindrical section, between said cylindrical section and said second inner surface of said die; positioning adjacent said rear end of said bullet within said die a plurality of die inserts of a configuration to define therebetween a reticulated space in communication with said annular space and a cup-shaped space in communication with said reticulated space and facing away therefrom; and injecting plastic material into and filling said cup-shaped space, said reticulated space and said annular space, thereby fixedly forming on said metal bullet a plastic wad-flight control element including a container portion fixed to and surrounding said bullet and formed from plastic injected into said annular space, a reticulated portion integral with and extending rearwardly from said container portion and formed from plastic injected into said reticulated space, and a sealing cup portion integral with and extending rearwardly from said reticulated portion and formed from plastic injected into said cup-shaped space. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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