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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2015
Vista Outdoor Operations Llc, Clearfield, UT (US);
Bryan P. Peterson, Isanti, MN (US);
Drew L. Goodlin, Isanti, MN (US);
Erik K. Carlson, Oak Grove, MN (US);
Lawrence P. Head, Cambridge, MN (US);
John W. Swenson, Ham Lake, MN (US);
Sharon Jones, Dayton, MN (US);
Vista Outdoor Operations LLC, Farmington, UT (US);
Abstract
A bullet assembly comprising a bullet and a cup assembly, the cup assembly may have a ring portion for scraping the barrel of a muzzleloader. The cup assembly may be slidable on the bullet with an extended position and a contracted position, the contracted position having a greater diameter than the extended position. A contraction inhibiting member that requires shearing off of the member for contraction may be disposed on one of the components.