Cartridge and bullet with controlled expansion
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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 nose element, at least a portion of which is received in the cavity, wherein the nose element is an elastomer that can be compressed to less than 50% of its length repeatedly without permanent deformation; and
wherein the nose element is an elongated body having opposed ends.
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Abstract
A bullet or a cartridge containing a bullet having an elongated body with a forward end and an opposed rear end. The body has an intermediate cylindrical portion between the rear and forward ends, and the front end of the body defines a cavity. A resilient nose element is received in the cavity. The nose element may be an elastomer, and may be a cylindrical body. The cavity may be a cylindrical bore, and the nose element may be closely encompassed within the bore. The forward end of the nose element may be flat, and may be flush with the forward end of the body.
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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 nose element, at least a portion of which is received in the cavity, wherein the nose element is an elastomer that can be compressed to less than 50% of its length repeatedly without permanent deformation; and wherein the nose element is an elongated body having opposed ends. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. 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 nose element, at least a portion of which is received in the cavity; wherein the nose element is an elongated body having opposed ends; and wherein the body has a caliber and the nose element is an elastomer having a Shore A hardness that is less than or equal to 1/100 of an X-axis velocity function for the caliber of the body and greater than or equal to 1/500 of the X-axis velocity function for the caliber of the body. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. 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 nose element, at least a portion of which is received in the cavity; and wherein the nose element is an elongated body having opposed ends, and wherein the body of the nose element is end-to-end symmetrical such that orientation is not critical for manufacturing. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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