Patent

Bullet nose filler for improved lethality (US Patent 4338862)

The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army · Granted Jul 13, 1982 · Filed Oct 3, 1975

Patent number: 4338862 Granted: 1982-07-13 Filed: 1975-10-03 Inventors: Richard Kwatnoski (Lumberville, PA, US); Robert J. McHugh (Willingboro, NJ, US) Assignees: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, DC, US)

Abstract

Small arms projectile wherein lead core thereof has its front or nose portion replaced with a structurally integral low-density plastic filler material, the filler material shearing from the lead core to provide a double wound tract upon slight penetration of the

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