Practice projectile
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1. A practice projectile designed to be fired from a barrel of a weapon, comprising:
- a body formed by assembling a plurality of sectors, said sectors being made of plastic;
a base made of plastic and having a receptacle, said receptacle extending substantially through said base and terminating at an end wall, wherein said base receives said sectors such that ends of said sectors are disposed adjacent said end wall; and
a frangible holder that holds said body together during handling, wherein said frangible holder breaks and releases said sectors as said practice projectile exits the barrel of the weapon when said practice projectile is fired.
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A practice projectile includes a body formed from assembling a number of sectors. The sectors are made of plastic and designed to be received in a receptacle of a base. The body is held together during handling by a holder. The holder is designed to release the sectors once they exit the barrel of a weapon when the projectile is fired.
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1. A practice projectile designed to be fired from a barrel of a weapon, comprising:
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a body formed by assembling a plurality of sectors, said sectors being made of plastic; a base made of plastic and having a receptacle, said receptacle extending substantially through said base and terminating at an end wall, wherein said base receives said sectors such that ends of said sectors are disposed adjacent said end wall; and a frangible holder that holds said body together during handling, wherein said frangible holder breaks and releases said sectors as said practice projectile exits the barrel of the weapon when said practice projectile is fired. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A practice projectile designed to be fired from the barrel of a weapon, comprising:
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a body formed by assembling a plurality of sectors, said body being substantially symmetrical with respect to a longitudinal axis passing through a center of said body, said sectors being made of plastic; a base made of plastic and having a receptacle, said receptacle extending substantially through said base and terminating at an end wall, wherein said base receives said sectors such that ends of said sectors are adjacent said end wall, said base having a center that is coincident with said longitudinal axis; and a frangible holder that holds said body together during handling, wherein said frangible holder breaks and releases said sectors as said practice projectile exits the barrel of the weapon when said practice projectile is fired.
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