CA2105551A1 - Fragmenting projectile with hard penetration - Google Patents

Fragmenting projectile with hard penetration

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CA2105551A1
CA2105551A1 CA 2105551 CA2105551A CA2105551A1 CA 2105551 A1 CA2105551 A1 CA 2105551A1 CA 2105551 CA2105551 CA 2105551 CA 2105551 A CA2105551 A CA 2105551A CA 2105551 A1 CA2105551 A1 CA 2105551A1
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Russell Paul Leblanc
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F42AMMUNITION; BLASTING
    • F42BEXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION
    • F42B12/00Projectiles, missiles or mines characterised by the warhead, the intended effect, or the material
    • F42B12/02Projectiles, missiles or mines characterised by the warhead, the intended effect, or the material characterised by the warhead or the intended effect
    • F42B12/34Projectiles, missiles or mines characterised by the warhead, the intended effect, or the material characterised by the warhead or the intended effect expanding before or on impact, i.e. of dumdum or mushroom type

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Abstract

Abstact The present invention provides an improved pre-frag-mented projectile for use with small arms especially revolvers and semi and automatic pistols. The invention improves accuracy by arranging fragments in a special arrangement so that the projectile or bullet will have the proper weight distribution in order to achieve accuracy. The invention has a hardball bullet profile that is suitable for feeding in all semi and fully automatic weapons. The projectile will totally expand within 10 inches of 10% 250A ballistic gelatin. The projectile will penetrate 2 pieces of 20 gauge steel 4 inches apart and then penetrate 15-18 inches of 10% 250A ballistic gelatin. The projectile is capable of penetrating ? inch windshield glass plus ? inch plywood and still have the capability of penetrating 5-7 inches of 10% 250A ballistic gelatin. A 1? inch group of 6 rounds manufactured with this projectile is norm for all calibers of this invention when shot at a distance of 50 ft.
with the aid of a Ransom Rest*.
* A tool to properly hold and secure a handgun in order to test ammunition for comparative purposes.

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Description

2105~1 -FRAGMENTING PROJECTILE WITH HARD PENETRATION
Background of the Invention Efforts hav,~ previously been made to develop and construct a pre-fragmented projectile suitable for small arms that would adequate],y penetrate hard obstacles but fully expand and fragment when striking 10% 250A ballistic gelatin which is a suitable imitation of living flesh.
Previously a pre-fragmenting bullet or projectile had problems with feeding in a semi or fully automatic weapon 10 and problems with accuracy. A typical group of 6 rounds manufactured with preViQUS pre-fragmented projectile is between 72 inches to 9 inches fired with the aid of a Ransom Rest at a distance of 50 feet. The main reason for the feeding and accuracy problem of a pre-fragmented projectile 15 is poor design, internally and externally. The internal problem is mainly due to fragments being p],aced in no special order and the ox~ernal problem is due to unsuitable bullet nose profile.Another problem with pre-fragmented projectiles is the inability to penetrate adequately in order to inflict 20 a lethal wound after penetrating hard obstacles such as a solid wooden door or a car door. It is worthY to note that a high velocity fragmenting projectile develops more stopping power than a projectile that doesnr't. A-typical fragmenting projectile has great difficulty penetrating 25 hard obstacles, thus for example a police constable carrying a firearm loaded with a conventi,onal pre-fragmented projectile would be handicapped if a hostile armed target hid behind a wooden or steel door. Also, the invention will be classified as a jacketed softpoint, thus the invention 30 will not be prohibited in areas where hollowpoint ammunition is banned.

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210~51 Brief Description of the Drawings Figure 1 is a cross-sectional view of the present invention showing the arrangement of the various fragments.
Figure 2 is a top view of the present invention, showing the specific arrangement of the various fragments of a particular caliber.-Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view of the present invention showing the compressed or swaged fragments inside a metal bullet jacket.
Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view of the present invention showing the arrangement of the fragments of the completed projectile.
Figure 5 is a view of a block of 10~ 250A ballistic gelatin after being shot with the present invention.
Figure 6 is a view of 2 pieces of 20 gauge steel and a block of 10~ 250A ballistic gelatin having been shot with the present invention.

(3) 21055~1 Detailed Description_of the Invention The invention is applicable to the manufacturing of pre-fragmented projectiles for all pistol and revolver S ammunition, including 25,32,38 and 45 calibers and 9MM
projectiles. The main feature of the present invention is the arrangement of a number of spheres in a special format inside a metal bullet jacket to create a stable projectile having a suitable bullet nose or ojive to feed in all semi 10 and fully automatic weapons. The bullet jackets are prepared from any suitable metal such as aluminum,copper, alloys of aluminum, and alloys of copper. The bullet jackets for each caliber will vary in length in order to increase or decrease the weight of the projectiles. The fragments will consist of 15 lead shot and a thermoplastic polymer sphere or cylinder. The lead shot used in this invention vary with the caliber of the projectile. Generally #5,#6, #9 and BB lead shot are well suited for the manufacturing of the present projectiles and a #4Bk. shot is well suited to form the bullet nose (ojive) 20 for all projectiles. The spheres or cylinders have various diameters and will be manufactured from linear polyethylene, nylon or any suitable material that will lighten the projectile and at the same time take the inside shape of the bullet jacket if placed under pressure. The main purpose 25 for the (plastic) sphere or cylinder is to lighten the projectile. To lighten the projectile is very important to the proper function of the invention. In order for the projectile to expand reliably, the velocity of the invention must be high enough so that the bullet nose made with a 4Bk.
30 shot expands and break apart the metal jacket apart.

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When this happens, the swaged shot comes apart about 45 degrees from the main bullet path and encircling the main bullet path. Again, for this invention to function properly, the velocity must be substantially higher than the velocity from a conventional projectile . It is noted that the shot size and (plastic) diameters will vary for each caliber and also the number of shot will also vary.
Example 1- 9MM
Number 6 shot, #9 shot and #4Bk. shot will be utilized.
10 The diameter of the (plastic) sphere or cylinder will be small enough so it will fit inside the metal jacket with no resistance.
Example 2- .44 Caliber BB shots, #4Bk. shot and a (plastic) sphere or cylinder will lS be utilized. The diameter of the (plastic) sphere or cylinder will be small enough so it will fit inside the metal jacket with no resistance.
Example 3- .45 Caliber Number S shot, BB shot, #9 shot and a #4Bk. shot and also a 20 (plastic) sphere or cylinder will be utilized. The diameter of the (plastic) sphere or cylinder will be small enough so it will fit inside the metal jacket with no resistance.
The #4Bk. shot (hard or regular) is well suitable for the final nose piece after all other shot pieces and 2S (plastic) sphere or cylinder are in place. A #4Bk. shot is heavy enough to create a weight forward effect and after forming a 3/4 inch ojive with the proper die, the invention will have the proper profile for 100% feed reliability for both fully automatic and semi automatic weapons.
30 Basically5 the invention is manufactured in the following (5) 210~

manner: a sphere or cylinder having a specific diameter manufactured ~rom linear polyethylene or any suitable thermoplastic material is inserted in a bullet jacket manufactured from copper,aluminum,alloys of copper and alloys aluminum. Then a specific number of shot having a specific diameter will then be placed on top of the inserted (plastic) sphere or cylinder. The number and shot size will depend on the caliber of the projectile. At this point the metal bullet jacket with the inserted (plastic) sphere or 10 cylinder and the various lead shot will be compressed or swaged in a core swaging die. The size of the core swaging die will depend on the caliber being swaged. The swaging of the (plastic) sphere or cylinder and the lead shot will eliminate any voids that may create stability problems 15 when the projectile is in flight. At this point a #4Bk.
shot is placed on the top of the swaged core of lead shot and (plastic). Then with a 3/4 inch ojive nose forming die the #4Bk. shot will form the nose of the projectile. The end result will be a lightened pre-fragmented jacketed 20 projectile having a conventional length free of all voids and having a ojive suitable for feeding in all semi and fully automatic weapons. The invention will be more fully understood by reference to the drawings.

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Figure 1 shows a cross section of the invention illustrating a thermoplastic sphere 4 , #6 shot 1 and #9 shot 2 having been inserted in a 9MM jacket 3 . Figure 2 illustrates the correct arrangement of the lead shot for a 9MM projectile. Number 6 shot 1 and #9 shot 2 have been positioned on top of the thermoplastic sphere 3 . In figure 3, the lead shot (#6 1 and #9 2 ) and the thermoplastic sphere 4 have been compressed or swaged in a core swaging die. Then a #4Bk. shot 5 is placed on 10 top of the swaged core of lead and thermoplastic. The bullet jacket is designated by 3 . In figure 4 the #4Bk.
shot 5 have been swaged in a nose forming die, thus creating the finished projectile. The total length (L) of the projectile (9MM) in this example is .528 inch. The 15 length of the metal section of the projectile in figure 4 is .454 inch which is the sum of ~(.119)inch and~3(.335 inch). The length of the exposed lead ~ above the metal - jacket 3 is .074 inch. The diameter of the flat section of the nose of the invention d is .080 inch. In this 20 example the finished bullet has a diameter of .355 inch. ~
The compressed #6 shot 1 , #9 shot 2 and the thermoplastic -sphere 4 are also illustrated. In figure 5 a block of 10%
250A ballistic gelatin 4 having a length of 10 inches L
has been shot with the invention at a distance of 10 feet.
25 The nose piece made with a #4Bk. shot 5 came apart in the illustrated diagram as it is suppose to. The metal bullet jacket 3 is sho~ln expanded and the #6 shot 1 and the #
9 shot shot 2 are shown broken apart and having bullet tracks about 45 degrees from the main bullet path 6 .

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Occasionally metal fragment(s) 7 are spun off from the jacket.
In figure 6, the present invention is demonstrated penetrating 2 pieces of 20 gauge steel 1 and a block of 10% 250A ballistic gelatin 2 having a lenght L of 15 inches. The typical velocity of a 9MM projectile of the present invention is 1755 ft/sec with a powder charge of 7.5 grains of smokeless pistol powder.

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Claims (19)

1. A highly accurate metal jacketed pre-fragmented projectile for use with small arms, the said projectile is constructed in the following: a thermoplastic polymer sphere is inserted in a metal jacket having a specific length and diameter. A specific number of lead shot having various diameters are arranged around the inside a metal bullet jacket on top of the inserted thermoplastic polymer sphere. The inserted thermoplastic polymer sphere and the inserted lead shot will be compressed or swaged with a core swaging die. A #4Bk. shot is placed on top of the swaged core and then the swaged bullet core with the #4Bk. shot on top of it is placed in a 3/4 inch ojive nose forming die and swaged forming the completed pre-fragmented projectile.
2. A pre-fragmented projectile of claim 1 wherein the lead shot core is formed from #12,#9,#8,#7?,#6,#5,#4,#2, BB, #4Bk., and #3Bk. shot.
3. A pre-fragmented projectile of claim 1, wherein the metal jacket is manufactured from copper.
4. A pre-fragmented projectile of claim 1, wherein the metal jacket is manufactured from aluminum.
5. A pre-fragmented projectile of claim 1, wherein the metal jacket is manufactured from an alloy of copper.
6. A pre-fragmented projectile of claim 1, wherein the metal jacket is manufactured from an alloy of aluminum.
7. A pre-fragmented projectile of claim 1, wherein the projectiles are used in rifles and carbines and also in military weaponry, (9)
8. A pre-fragmented projectile of claim 1 wherein the bullet jacket has a mouth thickness between .010 inch to .035 inch.
9. A pre-fragmented projectile of claim 1 will have the capability to totally fragment within 10 inches of 250 A ballistic gelatin but not necessarily including the metal jacket.
10. A pre-fragmented projectile of claim 1 will have the capability to penetrate 2 pieces of 20 gauge steel 4 inches apart and then penetrate at least 15 inches of 10%
250A ballistic gelatin.
11. A pre-fragmented projectile of claim 1 will group within 1? inches shot at a distance of 50 feet with the aid of a Ransom Rest.
12. A pre-fragmented projectile of claim 1 wherein the ojive is not limited to 3/4 inch.
13. A pre-fragmented projectile of claim 2 wherein the lead shot are or may be copper plated.
14. A pre-fragmented projectile of claim 2 wherein the lead shot are or may be nickel plated.
15. A pre-fragmented projectile of claim 2 wherein the thermoplastic polymer sphere will be linear polyethylene.
16. A pre-fragmented projectile of claim 2 wherein the nose (ojive) of the projectile will be constructed from a #4Bk. shot.
17. A pre-fragmented projectile of claim 2 wherein the thermoplastic polymer fragment may be a cylinder in shape of a specific length and diameter.
18. A pre-fragmented projectile of claim 15 wherein (10) the nose (ojive) of the projectile may be constructed from any suitable material.
19. A pre-fragmented projectile of claim 9 wherein the linear polyethylene fragment may be a cylinder of specific length and diameter.

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
RU2462685C1 (en) * 2011-02-15 2012-09-27 Николай Евгеньевич Староверов Multielement cartridge of staroverov (versions)

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
RU2462685C1 (en) * 2011-02-15 2012-09-27 Николай Евгеньевич Староверов Multielement cartridge of staroverov (versions)

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