Frangible slug
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1. A frangible slug, comprising:
- a substantially cylindrical container with a payload cavity, wherein the payload cavity is defined, at least in part, by an inside surface of the container that includes a circumferential rib, and a frangible payload within the payload cavity, wherein a weight of the frangible slug is within a range of 39.5 grams through 42.0 grams; and
the frangible payload including a solid mixture of substantially spherical metallic powdered particles bound in a binder, wherein the frangible payload;
substantially fills the payload cavity of the container and is completely contained within the container;
is exposed to an exterior of the payload cavity within the container only through an open end of the container;
is mechanically retained, at least in part, by the circumferential rib within the payload cavity after firing of the container from a cartridge; and
is mechanically retained completely within the container during travel to a solid object and until impact with the solid object causes separation of the frangible payload from the container and damage to an area of the solid object defined by the open end of the container with reduced ricochet.
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Abstract
Methods and articles are provided for frangible slugs. A method of manufacturing a frangible slug includes heating substantially spherical metallic powdered particles, wherein substantially all of the powdered particles have diameters larger than 125 microns and smaller than 250 microns, to form heated powdered particles. The method includes heating a microcrystalline wax, to form a melted wax. The method also includes combining the heated powdered particles with the melted wax, to form a liquid mixture. The method further includes filling a payload cavity of a frangible slug container with the liquid mixture to form a liquid mixture payload.
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1. A frangible slug, comprising:
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a substantially cylindrical container with a payload cavity, wherein the payload cavity is defined, at least in part, by an inside surface of the container that includes a circumferential rib, and a frangible payload within the payload cavity, wherein a weight of the frangible slug is within a range of 39.5 grams through 42.0 grams; and the frangible payload including a solid mixture of substantially spherical metallic powdered particles bound in a binder, wherein the frangible payload; substantially fills the payload cavity of the container and is completely contained within the container; is exposed to an exterior of the payload cavity within the container only through an open end of the container; is mechanically retained, at least in part, by the circumferential rib within the payload cavity after firing of the container from a cartridge; and is mechanically retained completely within the container during travel to a solid object and until impact with the solid object causes separation of the frangible payload from the container and damage to an area of the solid object defined by the open end of the container with reduced ricochet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A firearm cartridge, comprising:
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propellant, configured to accelerate a composite projectile package to a particular muzzle velocity after the cartridge is fired, wherein a weight of the composite projectile package is within a range of 39.5 grams through 42.0 grams; and the composite projectile package including a frangible payload and a container, wherein the frangible payload; includes a solid mixture of substantially spherical metallic powdered particles bound in a binder; substantially fills a payload cavity of the container and is completely contained within the container; is mechanically retained, at least in part, by a circumferential rib within the payload cavity after firing of the container from the cartridge; is mechanically retained completely within the container during travel to a solid object and until impact with the solid object causes separation of the frangible payload from the container and damage to an area of the solid object defined by an open end of the container with reduced ricochet; and is configured to substantially disintegrate when the package impacts the solid object. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of configuring a frangible slug, comprising:
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forming the frangible slug as a composite projectile package that includes a frangible payload and a container, wherein a weight of the frangible slug is within a range of 39.5 grams through 42.0 grams; forming the frangible payload as a solid mixture of substantially spherical metallic powdered particles bound in a binder; substantially filling a payload cavity of the container with the frangible payload such that the frangible payload is completely contained within the container; mechanically retaining the frangible payload, at least in part, by a circumferential rib within the payload cavity after firing of the container from the cartridge; mechanically retaining the frangible payload completely within the container during travel to a solid object and until impact with the solid object causes separation of the frangible payload from the container and damage to an area of the solid object defined by an open end of the container with reduced ricochet; and configuring the frangible payload to substantially disintegrate when the package impacts the solid object. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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