Ammunition

US12410994 - Polymer-based cartridge casing for subsonic ammunition

A high strength polymer-based blank cartridge having a first end; a shoulder disposed approximate the first end; a second end opposite the first end; and an insert engaged to the second end. A metal sleeve extends between the shoulder and insert, and a polymer sheath covers at least the metal sleeve. A propellant chamber is formed between the shoulder and the insert by at least the metal sleeve, and the propellant chamber has an unobstructed and a reduced volume, wherein the reduced volume is reduced in comparison to a propellant chamber of a standard cartridge.

US12410997 - Ammunition magazine pouch and methods of assembling same

An ammunition magazine pouch is described herein. The ammunition magazine pouch includes a magazine support assembly including an interior surface defining a magazine chamber extending between an open top end and a closed bottom end. The magazine chamber is sized and shaped to receive at least one ammunition magazine therein. The magazine support assembly includes a front cover member including an inner surface defining a portion of the magazine chamber, a back plate member coupled to the front cover member to define the magazine chamber therebetween, and a tensioning assembly coupled to the front cover member and the back plate assembly for adjusting a distance between an upper portion of the front cover member and an upper portion of the back plate member to adjust a width of the open top end of the magazine chamber.

US12405075 - Belt-fed rotary gun

A belt-fed Gatling-style gun is provided. In some embodiments, the belt-feed system allows a plurality of individually separable belt links to be connected in series to feed cartridges to a belt-fed rotary gun. Each individual belt link may be removably connected to a series of belt links to facilitate ease of loading and making belts of ammunition of any length.

US12405076 - Unit for loading ammunition into box magazines of small arms

Disclosed is a unit for loading ammunition into box magazines of small arms, applicable for quick replenishment, with ammunition, of magazines of small arms equipped with a replaceable box magazine.

US12405094 - Dummy round

A dummy round includes a dummy round head and a dummy round case. The dummy round head is a polymer dummy round head. The dummy round case connected to the dummy round head. The dummy round case is a metal dummy round case. Since the dummy round is composed of the polymer dummy round head and the metal dummy round case, a polymer material has relatively low costs and is easy to process and shape. By properly combining the two different materials, the overall dummy round is formed. Compared with a traditional full-plastic or full-metal round, the dummy round has an overall weight closer to that of a real round, and the production costs are reduced.

US12398985 - Firearm cartridge case

A firearm cartridge case includes a short action cartridge case comprising a cartridge case main body portion and a cartridge case neck portion that are interconnected by a frusto-conical shoulder portion to form a bottleneck shape, a length L 1 of the cartridge case between a base of a rebated rim and an interface between the cartridge case main body portion and the frusto-conical shoulder portion, a ratio of the length L 1 of the cartridge case and a length of a projectile receivable within the cartridge case neck portion is between 3.5-0.9.

US12398986 - Firearm projectile device

A firearm projectile device is provided. The device is comprised of a projectile body with a partially hollow area that allows air to travel through the projectile and reduces the projectile's coefficient of drag. Both ends of the device are preferably pointed to further reduce the coefficient of drag of the device. In addition, the second end attaches to a fitted gas block that seals the projectile from a propellant within the casing of the device.

US12398988 - Bullet seating die

A bullet seating die for use with an ammunition press to seat a bullet in a case includes a die housing having an ammunition press mount for mounting the bullet seating die on the ammunition press. The die housing defines a bullet receiving space having an open end and a side window in communication with the bullet receiving space. The side window sized and shaped to permit the bullet to be inserted therethrough to position the bullet in the bullet receiving space. A seating stem is supported by the die housing. The seating stem is arranged to engage the bullet to press the bullet into the case when the ammunition press is operated. A spring biases the seating stem away from the open end of the bullet receiving space to permit the bullet to be inserted through the side window and into the bullet receiving space.

US12398989 - Ammunition reloading device

An ammunition cartridge case reloading die has a die body defined by an interior bore and a bore opening, and a retention cap attachable to the die body. A cartridge case tool is fixed to the retention cap in axial alignment with the interior bore, and a tip of the cartridge case tool is at a proscribed distance relative to the bore opening. A centering shuttle is in sliding engagement in the interior bore of the die body, and defines a shuttle bore through which the cartridge case tool passes, and a reverse taper opening receptive to the cartridge case. The die may has a biasing element disposed within the interior bore between the centering shuttle and the retention cap, with movement of the centering shuttle within interior bore of the die body being dampened by the biasing element.

US12385705 - Firearm ammunition availability detection system

A linear encoder may be used to accurately determine a number of cartridges within a magazine. Further, using a set of magnetic sensors within a buffer tube of a firearm, it is possible to determine whether a cartridge is loaded within a chamber of the weapon and/or whether the firearm is jammed. The determination of cartridges within the magazine in conjunction with the determination of whether a cartridge is in a chamber of a firearm can give a user an accurate ammunition count. Further, the use of the linear encoder makes it possible to accurately determine the cartridge count when different cartridges are loaded into the magazine or when the magazine degrades in quality over time. Moreover, the ability for magazines to communicate with a firearm enables a user to determine a total available ammunition to the user in a single display without individually checking each magazine.

US12385725 - Multifunction primer pocket correction tool and method of using same

A multifunction primer pocket correction tool that combines three cutting features in a single hand tool for use in ammunition reloading. The tool operates to cut the primer pocket depth, removes the military crimp and chamfers the leading edge of the flash hole in a single process. This combined tool includes a new technology in an external flash hole chamfer. This adds another level of safety and consistency with each casing, while still chamfering, and end milling the primer pocket, all while using the base of the casing as a backstop for consistent depth of cut.

US12379172 - Ammunition feed

The invention relates to an ammunition feed ( 1 ) for a gun barrel, in particular of an armoured vehicle, having at least one magazine and a rammer ( 2 ), the gun barrel having a loading space, it being possible for an ammunition ( 3 ) to be introduced from the magazine into the loading space by means of the rammer ( 2 ), and it being possible for an ammunition ( 3 ) to be led out of the loading space into the magazine by means of the rammer ( 2 ). An ammunition ( 3 ) can be guided out of a loading space particularly quickly and reliably by means of the ammunition feed ( 1 ), in that a pawl ( 4 ) is arranged movably on an end of the rammer ( 2 ) facing the cartridge, the pawl ( 4 ) being positionable in an engagement position ( 5 ) in order to guide the ammunition ( 3 ) out of the loading space into the magazine, the pawl ( 4 ) being arranged in a recess ( 6 ) of the ammunition ( 3 ) in the engagement position ( 5 ), the ammunition feed ( 1 ) being designed as an automatic ammunition feed ( 1 ), a control device being provided, the control device being connected in terms of control technology to at least one actuator of the rammer ( 2 ) and at least one actuator of the pawl ( 4 ), a type of ammunition being automatically selected on the basis of data of automatic target detection and/or automatic target recognition, by means of which a high probability of hitting and destruction of a target to be combated can be achieved.

US12379175 - High-capacity automatic magazine reloader

A high-capacity magazine reloader is disclosed, including a housing having an interior defined by a left side, a right side, a top, a bottom, a front and a back. The interior retains a plurality of rounds within a spiral channel having a first end nearmost a central axis and a second end forming an opening to permit the egress of the plurality of rounds. A spiral spring is biased to provide a rotational force to a first vertical member. A second vertical member is connected to the first vertical member via a horizontal member. The second vertical member is at least partially within the spiral channel to contact the plurality of rounds and force the plurality of rounds from the first end to the opening. A magazine receiver is positioned at the opening, the magazine receiver to releasably connect to a magazine of a firearm.

US12379194 - Polymer jacketed powder core projectile

A method is disclosed for coating a projectile for use in an ammunition cartridge. A polymer jacket is applied to an undersized projectile core of a first standard caliber to bring the outer dimensions of the jacketed projectile into compliance with those of a second, larger caliber projectile. The polymer jacket coating may produce a non-uniform outer diameter of the polymer jacketed projectile and may include a plurality of circular cavities defined therein. The polymer-jacketed projectile may be a bullet for pistol or rifle ammunition, or a pellet, or shot for use in a shotgun shell.

US12379195 - Method for manufacturing an ammunition cartridge and ammunition cartridge

The present invention pertains to the field of the arms industry and metallurgy, and also to the fields of materials engineering and chemical engineering. More specifically, the present invention refers to a novel ammunition cartridge comprising reinforced polymer and the manufacturing process thereof. The ammunition cartridge serves for receiving the gunpowder so that explosion can occur inside the weapon barrel. The technology proposed reduces the quantity of components to be pre-manufactured and assembly processes on the product, producing a full cartridge, directly upon injecting the thermoplastic, and can also use bi-component injection. With this, the portion of the collar ring can be made entirely of fiber-reinforced polymer material, which reduces the weight of the item and is beneficial for the useful life of the weapon in the bolt region.

US12372338 - Method of reducing gun barrel heating

A cartridge includes a bullet on which there is formed a coating. At least an upper layer of the coating is porous and comprises a thermoset polymer and a filler. The filler may be a dry film lubricant. The cartridge may be used in a gun of the type that has a rifled barrel. A rifled barrel has a bore diameter and a groove diameter. The bullet may have a metal diameter that is less than the groove diameter but slightly greater than the bore diameter. The coated bullet may have a diameter that is greater than or equal to the groove diameter. When fired, the bullet produces less barrel friction and heating than a conventional bullet. The velocity of the coated bullets is greater and the velocity distribution is more narrow compared to uncoated bullets.

USD1086350 - Ammunition magazine loader accessory

US12366436 - Nonfragmentation multiple vector munition

An elongate munition with a longitudinal axis and having a nonfragmenation hollow collar. The hollow collar has an inner surface and an opposed outer surface with a first plurality of ports extending through the collar in a substantially radial direction. The ports are spaced from adjacent ports in both circumferential and longitudinal directions. A first plurality of ammunitions is disposed in each port of the first plurality of ports and oriented outwardly from the longitudinal axis. An ignition source for expelling each ammunition outwardly from the collar responsive to an ignition signal is also provided.

US12366438 - Base part for producing a cartridge case and cartridge case, method for producing a base part for a cartridge case, and method for producing a cartridge case

A base part intended for producing a cartridge case has a case base for receiving a primer, wherein a peripheral extractor recess is provided on the outer circumference of the base part. To simplify production, the extractor recess has a polygonal geometry that is formed in cross section by a closed traverse.

US12359899 - Reduced tension cartridge case with two-stage neck

Devices and methods for reducing tension force on a projectile by a neck of a cartridge case. A two-stage neck has a clearance band and an interference band, the clearance band providing a reduced retention force on the projectile relative to the interference band.

US12350864 - Systems and methods for casting propellant grain

Systems and methods for casting solid propellants include a mandrel for forming geometric features in a perforation of a propellant grain. In various embodiments, the mandrel includes a frangible portion that is removed from the propellant grain after the propellant grain has cured around the mandrel. A second portion of the mandrel may be left behind in the propellant grain. The mandrel may include a support structured disposed in the through hole of the mandrel. The support structure may include a plurality of longitudinal channels for directed exhaust gasses through the mandrel upon ignition of the propellant grain.

US12352518 - Gas operating system for low energy ammunition

A gas operating system for a firearm for use with low energy ammunition that includes a barrel having a maximum pressure experienced at a maximum pressure location when firing the low energy ammunition where a gas port is positioned distally from the maximum pressure location in a region of the barrel that experiences between 90% of the maximum pressure and 40% of the maximum pressure, a gas block on the barrel and a tube connecting the gas block to a bolt carrier, where the gas block directs energy from combustion gas pressure vented through the gas port to the bolt carrier via the tube.

US12352520 - Magazine ammunition rounds detection and alert module

A module for detecting and notifying of the presence of ammunition in an ammunition magazine is provided, comprising a spring and a follower for containing and advancing ammunition within the magazine. A printed circuit board having electronics mounted thereon is mounted in a handle of a gun and includes a central processing unit with access to memory having executable instruction data thereon, at least one motion sensor for sensing motion of the printed circuit board, an eccentric motor, a connector providing remote digital access to the processor, at least one mechanism for erasing data or resetting parameters, and a battery bay for accepting a battery, at least one sensor for detecting position of the spring or follower. An amount of ammunition is thereby discerned by the central processing unit based upon the position of the spring or follower.

US12352521 - Magazine loader

A magazine loader assists in loading cartridges into a magazine of a firearm. An elongated sleeve has an open distal end and a hollow therethrough sized and shaped to receive a stack of cartridges. A collar at a proximal end of the sleeve has an enlarged opening sized and shaped to receive an open proximal end of the magazine. A plunger has a proximal end selectively receivable in the open distal end of the sleeve, and has an elongated shank slidable in the hollow of the sleeve and an enlarged head. The plunger presses the stack of cartridges through the hollow of the sleeve, out the enlarged opening of the collar and into the magazine.

US12352530 - Muzzle loading system

A muzzleloader includes a shot holding member having a first end configured to receive an object to be loaded into the muzzle and a second end; the shot holding member including a hollow shot holding chamber; and an actuator located at the first end of the shot holding member. The actuator includes a plunger having a head portion, a connector configured to connect the actuator to the first end of the shot holding member, a first O-ring configured to encircle the connector and located between the connector and the first end of the shot holding member, and a second O-ring configured to encircle the plunger and located between a head portion of the plunger and the connector.

US12352533 - Next shot compensation system for weapons

Use of a muzzle velocity detector with a display allows for a rapid calculation of a second shot firing solution based on a first shot analysis. A doppler radar emitter and detector is located in a housing. The housing has a mount that allows it to be coupled to a hand guard on a rifle. This allows for the muzzle velocity to be detected very close to the end of the barrel. Information about the bullet can be preloaded into a ballistics calculator. The ballistics calculator can be integrated with the muzzle velocity detector or coupled wirelessly to it. The impact location of the first shot is identified and that “drift” is used with muzzle velocity and many other factors to quickly provide a compensation to be used with the sight to ensure the second shot is more accurate.

US12352544 - Nonfragmentation missile and method of delivering a payload therewith

A missile for delivering a payload and having a longitudinal axis. The missile comprises a nonfragmenation multi-directional munition having a hollow collar. The hollow collar has an inner surface and an outer surface opposed thereto and a first plurality of ports extending therebetween in a substantially radial direction. An ammunition is disposed in each port of the first plurality of ports, oriented outwardly from the longitudinal axis with an ignition source for expelling such ammunition from the collar. The missile also has at least one flight control surface for controlling a trajectory of the missile during flight and a controller for controlling the flight of the missile and the ignition source.

US12352545 - Reduced stiffness barrel fired projectile

In various embodiments, a projectile includes a projectile body including a tail portion, a nose portion, a barrel engaging portion between the nose portion and the tail portion, and a metal jacket that defines an exterior of the projectile that surrounds an interior solid core. In one or more embodiments the projectile includes one or more circumferential grooves defined in the interior core portion, each of the one or more circumferential grooves covered by and positioned adjacent to the metal jacket and within the barrel-engaging portion. In various embodiments, during firing of the projectile, the one or more circumferential grooves define a void that allows material of one or more of the metal jacket and interior solid core to displace into the void for reduction in radial stiffness to the projectile in the barrel engaging portion.

US12352546 - Firearm ammunition component and method of use

A firearm ammunition component comprising a projectile body having a circular cross-section and a central channel on a forward face, a nose portion forward of the projectile body, and a gas check member rearward of the projectile body. The nose includes a curved forward end, a rear end opposite the forward end, and a stabilizing element/band between the forward and rear ends extending radially outwards from at least a portion of the nose. A shank extends from the nose rear end and within the body central channel. The gas check member includes a rearward annular wall portion forming a combustion chamber. The firearm ammunition component is adapted so only the stabilizing element/band contacts the firearm bore, ensuring loading central the bore.

USD1082997 - Ammunition magazine

US12345138 - Well perforator evaluation system and method

A testing system for a shaped charge of a perforating gun, the testing system including a housing; a casing assembly located inside the housing; a perforating gun having at least one shaped charge, the perforating gun being located within the casing assembly; a sample material located within the housing, and in direct contact with the casing assembly; a wellbore accumulator in direct contact with the casing assembly and configured to supply a first fluid, at a wellbore pressure, inside the casing assembly; and a formation accumulator in direct contact with the sample material and configured to supply a second fluid, at a formation pressure, on the sample material.

US12345486 - Firearm cartridge ejector

A firearm cartridge ejector system is disclosed that may include a bolt or a bolt carrier group, and an ejector that may be configured to eject an ammunition cartridge from the firearm bolt or bolt carrier group. The ejector may further include a stem configured to engage an ejector spring, and an ejector face that may be reniform-shaped and attached to the stem and configured to engage and eject the ammunition cartridge.

US12345510 - Eco-friendly smart indoor live ammunition shooting range system

An indoor live ammunition shooting range facility system includes a ventilation facility installed in an indoor live ammunition shooting range, and configured to ventilate air of the indoor live ammunition shooting range; a targeting device facility installed in the indoor live ammunition shooting range, and configured to provide a shooting target; a bulletproof facility installed to protect components exposed to an inside of the indoor live ammunition shooting range among components configuring the ventilation facility and the target device facility and to protect a wall surface of the indoor live ammunition shooting range; a bullet head recovery facility installed on a side opposite to a shooting position, and configured to recover a bullet head; and a control facility installed in the indoor live ammunition shooting range, and configured to control the ventilation facility, the target device facility and the bullet head recovery facility.

US12345515 - Multi-faceted shot

Shot projectiles are disclosed that are not completely spherical. The shot has an equatorial ring, top and bottom poles, and one or more sections extending between the ring and the respective poles. The ring defines a vertical height relative to an overall diameter of the projectile. The one or more sections provide flat, concave, or convex surfaces.

US12339106 - Fiber reinforced bullet and method of manufacture

Bullet constructed from FRP, preferably basalt. The method includes the step of forming pultruded basalt strands positioned co-axially before milling to form a conventional bullet shape. The process uses a 10 mm FRP rod held by a revolving collet that is interfaced with an upper diamond OD grinder and a lower diamond profile wheel. Gravity allows the rod to rest on a Teflon coated cut off wheel. The upper grinder draws the rod to an exact outer dimension and the lower grinder cuts the bullet to a perfect dimension. Linear slides move the cut off wheel and grinders in for the cutting process and out to allow the finished bullet to pass.

US12339109 - Bullet feeder device

An improved bullet feeder and seating die device for progressively inserting bullets into mouths of cartridge casings is disclosed. The bullet feeder device includes a seating die having a main die body having a threaded portion and a clearance cut and a passageway extending through the threaded portion to a bore of the main die body. A die lock having a threaded inner surface is provided to receive the threaded portion of the main die body. The die lock has a clearance slot alignable with the clearance cut in the main die body. A feed assembly is provided to sequentially supply bullets to the seating die and a activation assembly is provided to operate the feed assembly. A mounting assembly is provided to hold the seating die, feed assembly and a activation assembly together.

US12339110 - Ammunition magazine pouch and methods of assembling same

A method of manufacturing an ammunition magazine pouch is described herein. The pouch includes an interior surface defining a magazine chamber configured to receive an ammunition magazine therein. The method includes thermoforming a front cover member from a first sheet of thermoplastic material and thermoforming a back plate member from a second sheet of thermoplastic material. The method also includes stitching the back plate member to an attachment assembly and coupling the front cover member to the back plate member to define the magazine chamber therebetween extending between an open top end and a closed bottom end. The method also includes coupling a tensioning assembly to the front cover member and the back plate member to adjust a distance between an upper portion of the front cover member and an upper portion of the back plate member to adjust a width of the open top end of the magazine chamber.

US12331372 - Steel compositions, methods of manufacture and uses in producing rimfire cartridges

The present invention relates generally to steel compositions, methods of manufacturing the compositions and using the compositions to produce rimfire ammunition cartridges. The steel compositions for use in the rimfire cartridges are processed through cold-rolling and annealing steps to create suitable physical properties.

US12332009 - Arrangement of an elevation device for a vehicle mounted weapon system

The present invention relates to an arrangement for an elevation device of a vehicle mounted weapon system. The weapon system comprise a weapon and a feeding chute. Said elevation device is arranged to allow elevation movement of the weapon about an elevation axis. Said elevation is performed in connection to sides of said elevation device about said elevation axis. Said feeding chute is configured to be arranged in connection to one side. Said arrangement comprises an arc-shaped sector bearing device of a bearing configuration for facilitating said elevation. Said bearing device is arranged in connection to a front portion at said one side at a radial distance from said elevation axis so as to provide space for said feeding chute on said one side in connection to said elevation axis. The invention also relates to a vehicle with an arrangement according to the present invention.

US12332013 - Firearm with dual feed magazine

A firearm with dual feed magazine has a frame defining a magazine well and defining a forward and rearward direction, a magazine configured to be received in the magazine well in a retained position, the magazine including a tubular body having an upper end and an opposed lower end, the tubular body defining adjacent first and second elongated passages, a first spring and first follower received in the first elongated passage, a second spring and second follower received in the second elongated passage, the first elongated passage configured to receive a first stack of ammunition, and the second elongated passage configured to receive a second stack of ammunition. The tubular body may include a divider between the first and second elongated passages and is configured to separate the first stack of ammunition from the second stack of ammunition. The divider may be a flat wall.

US12332035 - Customizable projectile designed to tumble

Projectiles and methods of making and using same are disclosed herein. A projectile comprises a first portion having a first cylindrical portion having a first flat end surface, a first section extending from the first cylindrical portion at a first acute angle, a second section extending from the first section at a second acute angle, and a tip section extending from the second section and terminating in a pointed tip. The projectile includes a second portion having a second cylindrical portion having a second flat end surface and a trailing portion having a generally frustoconical shape. The trailing portion tapers towards a trailing end of the projectile. A post couples the first cylindrical portion and the second cylindrical portion. The post is in contact with each of the first flat end surface and the second flat end surface.

US12325520 - Ammunition support system

The present invention relates to an ammunition (M) attached to the air vehicle for attacking its target; at least one body ( 2 ) on the air vehicle, which is a structural part; at least one sway brace ( 3 ) which contacts the ammunition (M) to support the ammunition (M); at least one rotating rod ( 4 ) located on the body ( 2 ) so as to rotate around an axis on which it is supported on the body ( 2 ), wherein the rotating rod ( 4 ) is rotated to allow the sway brace ( 3 ) to be moved.

US12326325 - System and method for dispensing powder for ammunition

A system, device and method for accurately and efficiently dispensing powder for loading ammunition. The dispenser or loader is configured to autonomously determine the powder type and the dispense rate of powder is determined for selected rotational speeds based on powder type. The most efficient dispensing regime is determined using a number of fixed speeds of barrel rotation wherein switch points among the speeds of barrel rotation, stopping points and trickle rates to approach a target weight without overshooting.

US12326327 - Ammunition cartridge

Ammunition cartridge including a rigid casing including a tubular sleeve and a base closing an end of the casing, a projectile mounted at another end of the casing, a propellant charge contained inside the casing, and an ignition device. The projectile includes a solid material body having a volume V1 extending between a tip to a trailing end, wherein the projectile further includes a cavity that extends into the body from the trailing end, a volume V2 of the cavity being at least fifteen percent (15%) of a combined volume V1+V2 of the projectile solid material and cavity: V2>0.15×(V1+V2).

US12320604 - Firearm sound suppressor

A suppressor for a firearm includes a housing, a cylindrical construct, and a structure. The cylindrical construct is disposed within the housing and surrounds a central pathway along a central axis of the suppressor. The cylindrical construct defines a plurality of apertures. The structure is disposed within the housing and surrounds the cylindrical construct. The structure extends along the central axis and includes a plurality of walls. The plurality of walls define a first fluid passage and a second fluid passage in fluid communication with the first fluid passage. At least one of the plurality of apertures is in fluid communication with the central pathway, the first fluid passage, and the second fluid passage.

US12320611 - Firearm ammunition availability detection system

A linear encoder may be used to accurately determine a number of cartridges within a magazine. Further, using a set of magnetic sensors within a buffer tube of a firearm, it is possible to determine whether a cartridge is loaded within a chamber of the weapon and/or whether the firearm is jammed. The determination of cartridges within the magazine in conjunction with the determination of whether a cartridge is in a chamber of a firearm can give a user an accurate ammunition count. Further, the use of the linear encoder makes it possible to accurately determine the cartridge count when different cartridges are loaded into the magazine or when the magazine degrades in quality over time. Moreover, the ability for magazines to communicate with a firearm enables a user to determine a total available ammunition to the user in a single display without individually checking each magazine.

US12313358 - Sub-mass projectile for a firearm

A sub-mass projectile for a standard, unmodified firearm, comprising a core formed from a malleable core material with at least a portion of the core material being a non-metal material. The core has a lower mass than a standard projectile for the standard, unmodified firearm. The core material has a mass and malleability that generates forces between the sub-mass projectile and the firearm that approximate operational forces of a standard mass projectile on the standard, unmodified firearm during operation.

US12313360 - Suppressor for a firearm

A firearm suppressor with a simple, light, easy-to-manufacture and easy-to clean is provided. In the device and solution provided, the propellant gas is not stopped inside the suppressor but directed to flow in a controlled manner through the suppressor and out of the suppressor. This significantly reduces the heating of the suppressor, the fouling of the firearm by propellant gases and gunpowder firing residues. Moreover, the solution reduces contact of the propellant gases with the shooter's face.

US12313368 - Storage and loading system for large caliber ammunition

A magazine for large ammunition includes a plurality of ammunition holders, with each ammunition holder being configured to operatively interface with a single round of ammunition. Each ammunition holder comprises an outer body, and an inner body configured to interface with the single round of ammunition. The inner body is transitional relative to the outer body between a first position and a second position, with the inner body extending out of the outer body as the inner body transitions from the first position toward the second position. The inner body is configured to release the single round of ammunition in response to the inner body being transitioned to the second position. The magazine additionally includes a plurality of links, with each link being coupled to a pair of the plurality of ammunition holders.

US12313385 - Crimping die

A crimping die assembly for crimping a cartridge is provided that includes a casing and a bullet seated in the casing. The crimping die assembly includes a die body with a longitudinal axis, an elongated cavity disposed along the longitudinal axis, a cartridge receiver opening for receiving the cartridge, disposed at a first end of the die body, and opening into to the elongated cavity, a crimping bushing for crimping the casing onto the bullet, disposed within the elongated cavity and translatable therein along the longitudinal axis, and a compliant member disposed at least partially within the elongated cavity for urging the crimping bushing toward the cartridge receiver opening.

US12313388 - Biodegradable shotshell components

Devices and methods for shotshell cartridges, particularly shotshell cartridges with biodegradable components. One or more of the casing, shot wad, spacer, and powder wad may be formed of biodegradable materials. A biodegradable shot wad is manufactured of cellulosic fibers and wax to provide obturation and gas seal properties at high pressures with high reliability.

US12305950 - Rifles and muzzle loading rifles receiving propellant charge with an extended primer cap in a bolt action configuration, and method of loading

A bolt action rifle having a receiver; a bolt in slidable communication within said receiver, having an elongated body and a bolt head at a first end, and an exposed bolt face with a primer recess cavity having a base with a forward-facing surface, the base having an aperture therein, where the aperture is circumscribed by the forward-facing surface for receiving a propellant charge having an extended primer cap, and a firing pin within the bolt and movable between a disengaged position wherein a firing pin head is receded within the aperture and an engaged position wherein the firing pin head extends beyond the forward-facing surface into the primer recess cavity.

US12305951 - System, apparatus, and method for collecting ammunition casings

An apparatus for collecting spent ammunition casings from a weapon is disclosed. The apparatus has a support assembly, a container attached to the support assembly and forming a cavity configured to receive the ammunition casings, and a fastener configured to be received in a portion of a mounting fixture of the weapon and removably attach the support assembly to the mounting fixture. The fastener is either a replacement fastener or a modified fastener of a mounting fixture fastener of the weapon.

US12305952 - Systems and methods related to selective capture of spent shell casings

Systems and methods according to the present invention comprise a selectively engageable system for capturing spent bullet casings. A capture bag may be coupled to a rifle through a cover and slider. The cover holds the bag in place over the rifle ejection port, allowing the user to collect spent bullet casings. The slider allows the user to engage or disengage the system through a tension system.

US12305953 - Jam-resistant drum magazine

Jam-resistant drum magazines and related methods are disclosed. In some implementations, a jam-resistant drum magazine includes a drum, which may have a base, a body, and a top. Some implementations of the drum include a tiered component having a platform extending from a support, and some implementations have a channeled component having a channel configured to receive a round of ammunition. Some implementations include a transition drum, which may have a cylinder with a chamber configured to receive the round of ammunition from the channel. In some implementations, the tiered component is configured to rotate with respect to the channeled component, thereby causing the round of ammunition to move along the platform toward the transition drum.

US12305964 - Alternate armor piercing bullet configuration

The alternate armor-piercing bullet is a firearm projectile that is designed to provide high accuracy and improved armor penetration. To accomplish this, the firearm projectile comprises a penetrator, a jacket, and a temperature-resistant metallic paste. The penetrator has an exterior tip with a full-length shaft positioned inside of the jacket. The outer surfaces of the shaft and the inner surfaces of the jacket are coated with the metallic paste. When the projectile is fired from a gun, the metallic paste holds the jacket and the penetrator together until impacting the armor. Once the armor is pierced, the penetrator's full-length shaft assists in directional stability, allowing the penetrator to maintain its trajectory and reach the intended target.

US12305965 - Projectile, in particular deformation and/or partial fragmentation projectile, and method for producing a projectile

The present invention relates to a projectile, in particular deformation and/or partial fragmentation bullet, comprising an essentially cylindrical projectile tail, an adjoining bow sided projectile head with an essentially central opening which opens into a cavity that extends axially from the projectile head in the direction of the projectile tail, preferably into the projectile tail, which has a cavity bottom and is bounded by a wall, and an tear-off groove introduced into the wall and, at least partially surroundings the cavity, which is arranged at a distance of at least 10% of the longitudinal extension of the cavity from the cavity bottom and has a radial depth of at least 10% of a caliber diameter and/or of at least 30% of a radial wall thickness of the wall surrounding the cavity.

US12296979 - Attack helicopter

An attack helicopter has a body exposed to air flow during the flight of the respective air vehicle, at least one ammunition fired to attack a target, at least one machine cannon enabling the ammunition to be fired, at least one ammunition duct on the body, enabling the ammunition to be placed therein and the ammunition to be transferred to the machine cannon, and a butt line arranged so as to extend lengthwise on the air vehicle and symmetrically divide the air vehicle in two.

US12298096 - Firearm suppressor assembly, and apparatus and method for audible signature reduction of a firearm

A suppressor for a firearm is disclosed. The suppressor may have a first longitudinal axis and include a mount body for receiving a muzzle of a firearm barrel. The mount body may include a first proximal end, a first distal end spaced from the first proximal end along the first longitudinal axis, a collar adjacent to the first proximal end, and an annular stem adjacent to the first distal end. The annular stem may include a first outer side wall surface which comprises a first screw thread, and a first interior side wall surface which comprises a second screw thread. The suppressor further may include a core connected to the mount body, and a tube disposed over the core and the annular stem. The mount body, core, and tube may form a plurality of chambers for sound signature reduction of a host firearm.

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An ammunition box filling tool apparatus and method for filling a pre-folded card stock box having an open top portion with a plurality of units of ammunition is disclosed herein. The ammunition box filling tool apparatus includes a base portion, a perimeter wall extending upwardly from the base portion, a plurality of fingers extending upwardly from the base portion and surrounded by the perimeter wall, and a plurality of sectioned compartments defined one or more of the perimeter wall or the plurality of fingers. Each of the plurality of sectioned compartments is configured receive one of the plurality of units of ammunition. The method includes at least filling ammunition box filling tool apparatus with the plurality of units of ammunition, engaging the open top portion of the pre-folded card stock box with an upper edge of the perimeter wall and simultaneously flipping the two to transfer the ammunition.