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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2024
Applicant:
Fn Herstal, S.a., Herstal, BE;
Inventor:
Patrick J. White, Columbia, SC (US);
Assignee:
FN Herstal, S.A., Herstal, BE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F42B 12/74 (2006.01); C22C 19/03 (2006.01); C23C 18/16 (2006.01); C23C 18/50 (2006.01); F42B 5/24 (2006.01); F42B 12/80 (2006.01); F42B 33/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F42B 12/80 (2013.01); C22C 19/03 (2013.01); C23C 18/1637 (2013.01); C23C 18/50 (2013.01); F42B 5/24 (2013.01); F42B 12/74 (2013.01); F42B 33/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a firearm cartridge with an electroless nickel bullet coating. In embodiments, a nickel-phosphorous alloy is deposited on a copper bullet to produce a coated bullet, a propellant with a copper inhibiting additive is inserted in a cartridge casing and the coated bullet is inserted in the mouth of the casing. Embodiments of the firearm cartridge include a casing, a propellant with a copper inhibiting additive positioned in the cavity of the casing and a copper bullet secured within the casing, wherein the copper bullet has a nickel-phosphorous coating.