Expanding subsonic projectile and cartridge utilizing same
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1. An expanding subsonic projectile comprising:
- a body comprising an ogive of greater than about 8 calibers, wherein the body at least partially defines a hollow bore extending for a first axial length from a front distal end of the body; and
a hydrostatic ram comprising a leading face and disposed proximate an open end of the bore, wherein the leading face is recessed from the distal end, and wherein the hydrostatic ram comprises a second axial length that is less than the first axial length of the bore such that the hydrostatic ram is moveable rearward within the bore.
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Abstract
An expanding subsonic projectile has a body having an ogive of greater than about 8 calibers. The body at least partially defines a hollow bore and a hydrostatic ram disposed proximate a first end of the bore.
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1. An expanding subsonic projectile comprising:
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a body comprising an ogive of greater than about 8 calibers, wherein the body at least partially defines a hollow bore extending for a first axial length from a front distal end of the body; and a hydrostatic ram comprising a leading face and disposed proximate an open end of the bore, wherein the leading face is recessed from the distal end, and wherein the hydrostatic ram comprises a second axial length that is less than the first axial length of the bore such that the hydrostatic ram is moveable rearward within the bore. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A cartridge comprising:
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a casing; a primer disposed at a first end of the casing; a projectile disposed at a second end of the casing, wherein the projectile comprises; a body comprising an ogive of greater than about 8 calibers, wherein the body at least partially defines a hollow bore extending for a first axial length from a front distal end of the body; and a hydrostatic ram comprising a leading face disposed proximate an open end of the bore in a tight circumferential fit, wherein the leading face is recessed from the distal end, and wherein the hydrostatic ram comprises a second axial length that is less than the first axial length of the bore such that the hydrostatic ram is moveable rearward within the bore. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An expanding subsonic projectile comprising:
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a body comprising an ogive of greater than about 8 calibers, wherein the body at least partially defines a hollow bore extending a first axial length from a front distal end of the body, wherein the body comprises a plurality of discrete petals and each petal is separated from an adjacent leaf by a slot extending a second axial length from the distal end and defined by the body; and a hydrostatic ram disposed proximate an open end of the bore and recessed from the distal end, wherein the hydrostatic ram comprises a third axial length that is less than both the first and second axial lengths. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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