Armor piercing small caliber projectile
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1. An improved small caliber steel tipped lead projectile intended to penetrate armor, which projectile consists of:
- (a) a lead core body portion,(b) a steel nose portion, in front of the body portion, and case hardened to at least Rc50 from its surface to a depth of 0.030 inches and having an interior of a hardness below Rc50, and(c) a bullet jacket about said body and nose portions.
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Abstract
A small caliber armor-piercing bullet is described in which a case hardened steel nosed lead projectile is utilized to help reduce projectile fragmentation at impact.
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1. An improved small caliber steel tipped lead projectile intended to penetrate armor, which projectile consists of:
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(a) a lead core body portion, (b) a steel nose portion, in front of the body portion, and case hardened to at least Rc50 from its surface to a depth of 0.030 inches and having an interior of a hardness below Rc50, and (c) a bullet jacket about said body and nose portions.
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Current AssigneeOLIN Corporation
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Original AssigneeOLIN Corporation
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InventorsHabbe, Randall G.
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Primary Examiner(s)TUDOR, HAROLD JAY
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Application NumberUS06/727,716Time in Patent Office550 DaysField of Search102/510, 102/514-519, 102/501US Class Current102/516CPC Class CodesF42B 12/78 of jackets for smallarm bul...
