Ruag Ammotec Gmbh

Irene Schikora

Bernd Krause

Friedrich Riess

Erich Muskat

Jürgen Knappworst

Especially in hunting, the choice of bullets has to be such that it is in keeping with the wild animals to be hunted. According to the desired effect on the target, deformation bullets or partial fragmentation bullets are used. Since both types of bullets are different, the position of the point of impact from the same weapon is different. According to the type of bullet used, the weapon must be oriented differently in relation to the target. This can be obstructive and if insufficient attention is paid, can result in misses. According to the invention, a shell-less cored steel bullet is used as a deformation bullet () or partial fragmentation bullet (), having an identical caliber and a closed cavity () in the tip () of said bullet In order to achieve the same point of impact of said bullets () on the target, while maintaining the effect of the respectively selected bullet during the same handling of the weapon, during the same setting of the target in an identical position, the external volume, centre of gravity, mass and base copper-tin alloy are identical and the cavity (E) in the tip () of the bullet, consisting of a combination of cylindrical and conical sections (), in addition to the composition of the bullet material, are adapted to the effect of said bullet.

Partial fragmentation and deformation bullets having an identical point of impact

Currently, 9 mm&#xd7;19 mm caliber cartridges in the form of full-jacketed round-head bullets are used for small arms, especially for arms used by police. For safety reasons, efforts are being made to replace these bullets with a type of bullet that is prevented from passing straight through the target medium. Known deformable bullets from the prior art vary considerably in terms of the energy that they release in the target medium of density (), especially in the human body. The invention therefore provides that the bullet () consists of a jacketless bullet body (), that a cavity () extends centrally in relation to the longitudinal axis () of the bullet () in the tapered front part () of the bullet body (), said cavity consisting of a cylindrical part () and at least one conical part () adjoining said cylindrical part; that a pusher () which forces the projectile open forms the bullet tip and that said pusher consists of a head () which seals the opening () of the cavity () and a shaft () which extends into the cavity ().

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Irene Schikora