Less lethal ammunition
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1. A method for firing a munition from a gun, comprising:
- providing a projectile, a sabot, and supporting member within the barrel of the gun;
propelling the sabot with compressed gas;
guiding the propelled sabot by the supporting member and spinning the propelled sabot by said guiding;
pushing the projectile by the propelled sabot;
stopping the propelled sabot within the gun; and
firing the pushed projectile from the gun.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a less lethal munition including a ring airfoil projectile. The flight trajectory of the projectile has increased accuracy resulting from the aerodynamic stabilization of the projectile. In some embodiments, the projectile is both aerodynamically stabilized and spin stabilized.
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47 Claims
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1. A method for firing a munition from a gun, comprising:
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providing a projectile, a sabot, and supporting member within the barrel of the gun; propelling the sabot with compressed gas; guiding the propelled sabot by the supporting member and spinning the propelled sabot by said guiding; pushing the projectile by the propelled sabot; stopping the propelled sabot within the gun; and firing the pushed projectile from the gun. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for automatic feeding of a munition into a gun, comprising:
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providing a munition including an elastically deformable link, a projectile, and a cylindrical body, the cylindrical body having at least portions of a circumferential ridge; supporting the link on the body in a first state of elastic tension; feeding the munition into the breech of the gun; contacting the link with the breech; pushing the munition into the barrel after said contacting; sliding the contacted link toward the aft end of the munition by said pushing; moving the link on the ridge portions on the body; and stopping the movement of the munition into the barrel by contacting the breech with the ridge. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method for automatic feeding of non-lethal munitions into a machine gun, comprising:
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providing a munition including a circumferential link for coupling to a circumferential link of another munition, a first cylindrical body, a non-lethal projectile, and a second cylindrical body for supporting the projectile, coupling the first body to the second body by a threaded interface; supporting the link on the first body in a state of tension; feeding the one munition into the breech of the gun after said coupling; contacting the link with the breech; pushing the one munition toward the barrel after said contacting; sliding the contacted link toward the aft end of the one munition by said pushing. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method for firing a munition from a gun, comprising:
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providing a projectile, a sabot, and supporting member within the barrel of the gun; propelling the sabot with compressed gas; guiding the propelled sabot by the supporting member; pushing the projectile by the propelled sabot; stopping the propelled sabot within the gun; firing the pushed projectile from the gun; retaining the stopped sabot by the supporting member; and removing the supporting member with the retained sabot from the breech of the gun. - View Dependent Claims (32)
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33. A method for firing a munition from a gun, comprising:
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providing a projectile, a sabot, and supporting member within the barrel of the gun, the supporting member including a rod extending from a base; propelling the sabot with compressed gas; guiding the propelled sabot by the supporting member by sliding contact between the sabot and the rod; pushing the projectile by the propelled sabot; stopping the propelled sabot within the gun; and firing the pushed projectile from the gun. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35)
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36. A method for firing a munition from a gun, comprising:
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providing a projectile, a sabot including a first annular ring separable from a second annular ring, and a supporting member within the barrel of the gun; propelling the sabot with compressed gas; guiding the propelled sabot by the supporting member; pushing the projectile by the first ring of the propelled sabot; stopping the propelled sabot within the gun; firing the pushed projectile from the gun; separating the first ring and the second ring before said firing; and ejecting the first ring from the muzzle of the barrel. - View Dependent Claims (37)
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38. A method for firing a munition from a gun, comprising:
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providing a ring airfoil projectile, a sabot, and supporting member within the barrel of the gun; propelling the sabot with compressed gas; guiding the propelled sabot by the supporting member; pushing the projectile by the propelled sabot; stopping the propelled sabot within the gun; and firing the pushed projectile from the gun. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A method for firing a munition from a gun, comprising:
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providing a projectile, a sabot, and supporting member within the barrel of the gun; propelling the sabot with compressed gas; guiding the propelled sabot by the supporting member; pushing the projectile by the propelled sabot; spinning the sabot by rifling of the barrel; stopping the propelled sabot within the gun; and firing the pushed projectile from the gun. - View Dependent Claims (47)
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