Prefragmenting munitions
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1. A projectile for a self-loading firearm said projectile comprising:
- (1) a frangible, outer projectile casing having a wall which fragments upon exiting the muzzle of the barrel of a firearm;
(2) a dispersible mass contained as a filling within such projectile casing, said mass being finely divided so that it will self-disburse upon fragmentation of the projectile casing; and
(3) a ballistically stable targeting projectile the entire part of which is located rearward of the aforesaid dispersible mass,the overall mass of said projectile being sufficient to ensure the operation of the self-loading function of said firearm.
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Abstract
A projectile for firing from a self-loading firearm is provided that will rmit the self-loading mechanism to function while delivering a targeting projectile of reduced range and striking capacity. These latter characteristics may be varied in accordance with a designer'"'"'s preference.
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1. A projectile for a self-loading firearm said projectile comprising:
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(1) a frangible, outer projectile casing having a wall which fragments upon exiting the muzzle of the barrel of a firearm; (2) a dispersible mass contained as a filling within such projectile casing, said mass being finely divided so that it will self-disburse upon fragmentation of the projectile casing; and (3) a ballistically stable targeting projectile the entire part of which is located rearward of the aforesaid dispersible mass, the overall mass of said projectile being sufficient to ensure the operation of the self-loading function of said firearm. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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