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Practice projectile

  • US 5,388,524 A
  • Filed: 11/12/1992
  • Issued: 02/14/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/10/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An explosive-free practice projectile adapted to disintegrate only upon impact with a target without the use of any charges comprising:

  • a hollow shell having first and second axially spaced ends;

    a nose portion engaging the first end of said hollow shell along a first circumferential partition, said nose portion including an axially extending, internally threaded bore that opens into said hollow shell; and

    a base engaging the second end of said hollow shell along a second circumferential partition, said base including a rod fixedly secured thereto, said rod extending axially, centrally through and being radially spaced from said hollow shell and terminating in an externally threaded end that is formed with a weakened portion, said threaded end being threadably received within the internally threaded bore of said nose portion for securing said hollow shell, said nose portion and said base, which are formed as separate parts, together with said weakened portion being situated adjacent said first circumferential partition.

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