Rifle cartridge with bullet having resilient pointed tip
First Claim
1. A firearm ammunition component comprising:
- an elongated body;
the body having a forward end;
the body having a rear end opposite the forward end;
the body having an intermediate cylindrical portion between the rear and forward ends;
the front end of the body defining a cavity;
a resilient pointed nose element having a first portion received in the cavity; and
the nose element having a second portion extending from the forward end of the body.
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Abstract
A firearm cartridge with a bullet including a body and a nose element. The body has a forward end, and an opposed rear end, with an intermediate cylindrical portion between the ends. The front end of the body defines a cavity that may have a cylindrical shape. The nose element is formed of a resilient material such as an elastomer, and has a first portion received in the cavity, and a pointed second portion extending from the forward end of the body. The bullet may be received in a centerfire rifle casing, for safe use in a tubular magazine rifle, so that the resilient tip protects against discharge of an adjacent cartridge primer by absorbing energy of recoil or other impulse. The second portion of the tip has a small meplat, and is smoothly contoured with the exterior surface of the front of the bullet, to provide an increased ballistic coefficient.
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20 Claims
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1. A firearm ammunition component comprising:
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an elongated body; the body having a forward end; the body having a rear end opposite the forward end; the body having an intermediate cylindrical portion between the rear and forward ends; the front end of the body defining a cavity; a resilient pointed nose element having a first portion received in the cavity; and the nose element having a second portion extending from the forward end of the body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A firearm ammunition component comprising:
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an elongated body; the body having a forward end; the body having a rear end opposite the forward end; the body having an intermediate cylindrical portion between the rear and forward ends; the front end of the body defining a central aperture communicating with a single cavity; an elastomeric nose element having a fast portion received in the cavity; and the nose element having a pointed second portion extending from the forward end of the body.
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13. A firearm cartridge comprising:
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a case defining an interior volume containing gunpowder, having a rear end defining a central primer pocket receiving a primer, and defining a case mouth at a forward end opposite the rear end; a bullet received in the case mouth; the bullet having a tapered forward portion extending from the case; at least a first portion of the forward portion comprising a resilient nose element; and the bullet having a unitary core defining a cavity, with a portion of the nose element being received in the cavity. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A firearm ammunition component comprising:
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an elongated body; the body having a forward end; the body having a rear end opposite the forward end; the body having an intermediate cylindrical portion between the rear and forward ends; the body defining a cavity having a forward opening; a resilient pointed nose element having a first portion received in the cavity; the nose element having a second portion extending from the forward end of the body; the second portion of the nose element including a curved ogive portion having a first radius of curvature and abutting the forward end of the body, and a meplat portion having a different second radius of curvature and forming a tip. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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