Small arms ammunition

Patent · 01 January 1992

OSTI ID:868179

Huerta, Joseph ^[1]

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1. 399 Clover St., Aberdeen, MD 21001

An elongate projectile for small arms use has a single unitary mass with a hollow nose cavity defined by a sharp rigid cutting edge adapted to make initial contact with the target surface and cut therethrough. The projectile then enters the target mass in an unstable flight mode. The projectile base is substantially solid such that the nose cavity, while relatively deep, does not extend entirely through the base and the projectile center of gravity is aft of its geometric center.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA
• Assignee: Huerta, Joseph (399 Clover St., Aberdeen, MD 21001)
• Patent Number(s): US 5092246
• OSTI ID: 868179
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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