Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Handgun cartridge with shear groove bullet
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Application No.: US16509394Application Date: 2019-07-11
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Publication No.: US11268791B1Publication Date: 2022-03-08
- Inventor: Frederick Frees , Richard D. Hurt , David M. Laska , Lawrence P. Head , Shawn D. Fitzsimonds
- Applicant: Vista Outdoor Operations LLC
- Applicant Address: US MN Anoka
- Assignee: Vista Outdoor Operations LLC
- Current Assignee: Vista Outdoor Operations LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MN Anoka
- Agency: Reed Smith LLP
- Agent Matthew P. Frederick; John M. Cogill
- Main IPC: F42B5/28
- IPC: F42B5/28 ; F42B12/02 ; F42B12/78

Abstract:
A rimless cartridge comprising a case and a bullet mounted therein. In embodiments, the bullet comprises a jacket having a cylindrical body portion, an ogive portion, and a plurality of longitudinally extending paths of weakness formed in the ogive portion and defining petals there between and extending rearward from the mouth. The bullet includes a malleable core mounted within the jacket. The bullet further comprises a circumferential groove between forward and rearward circumferential indentations imparted in the body portion of the jacket.
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