Ammunition

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.

US12292267 - Ammo box filling tool

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.

US12292270 - Shotshell with a biodegradable wad

A shotshell including a hull with a metal head, a base wad, a primer and an outer tubular element, a powder housed inside the hull, and a wad housed inside the outer tubular element and above the powder. The wad includes an inner tubular element adapted to contain a plurality of pellets and having a first and a second end, and a side wall, and a sealing element. A side wall of the inner tubular element contacts an inner side wall of the outer tubular element. The sealing element is inside the outer tubular element of the shotshell between the powder and the first end of the inner tubular element and an outer side wall of the sealing element being in contact with the inner side wall of the outer tubular element, and outside the inner tubular element and in contact with the first end of the inner tubular element.

US12287169 - Installation provided with linkless ammunition loading system

The installation includes a traversing portion configured to be rotatably mounted and supported on a stationary support structure, to rotate about a traversing axis. An elevating portion is rotatably supported by the traversing portion about an elevating axis perpendicular to the traversing axis. A firearm assembly supported by the elevating portion has a barrel configured to fire linkless ammunitions through firearm assembly. A magazine is configured to contain a plurality of linkless ammunitions to be fed to the barrel. A feeding assembly is configured to transfer the linkless ammunitions from the magazine to the barrel. The magazine is carried by the traversing portion and is operatively integral therewith. The feeding assembly is carried by the elevating portion and is operatively integral therewith. A transfer device mounted on the traversing portion is configured to transfer the linkless ammunitions (A) from the magazine to the feeding assembly.

US12287184 - Ammunition cartridge casing

An ammunition cartridge casing is provided having a primer body and a casing body. The primer body has an inner primer portion and an outer primer portion configured to nest in conformance with an outer surface of the inner primer portion. The outer surface of the inner primer portion provides a circumferential trench having a radially outwardly extending circumferential wall portion contiguous with an axially extending circumferential wall portion. The casing body has a distal end portion and a proximal end portion. The proximal end portion of the casing body is interposed between the inner primer portion and the outer primer portion within the trench having an interlocked axially extending circumferential portion and an interlocked radially outwardly extending disc portion of the casing body entrapped between the inner primer portion and the outer primer portion. A method is also provided.

USD1072998 - Shotgun shell feeder

US12281865 - Mechanical velocity enhancement assembly

A supplemental propulsion system for a weapon used to fire a projectile includes a barrel and chamber to hold a projectile round. A translating pressure tank surrounds a portion of the barrel, and the pressure tank is configured to translate along the barrel. A recoil spring assembly includes a spring and a pressure plate downstream of the chamber for holding the projectile round. The pressure tank is coupled to the pressure plate such that the spring is configured to stretch upon firing of the projectile and translate the pressure tank along a length of the barrel. The barrel includes a first port configured to selectively align with a first tank port during translation, for the discharge of pressurized gas from the pressure tank. The discharge of pressurized gas occurs rearward of the projectile as it passes through the barrel after firing.

US12281868 - Increased capacity ammunition magazine

An increased capacity replacement firearm ammunition magazine for a polymer or polymer-over-metal single stack firearm ammunition magazine for a Glock® handgun, comprises a metallic body dimensioned to compatibly replace the single stack magazine for the Glock® handgun, the single stack magazine having a body having exterior dimensions defined by polymer or polymer-over-metal forward, aft, and side walls, the metallic body having exterior dimensions defined by metallic forward, aft, and side walls, an exterior width dimension of the metallic side walls compatibly matching an exterior width dimension of the side walls of the single stack magazine body, the metallic walls being thinner than the walls of the single stack magazine, the thinner metallic walls allowing an at least partially laterally offset arrangement of cartridges in the metallic body, the forward wall of the metallic body including at least one spacer extending along the forward wall, the spacer sized such that a forward-to-aft exterior dimension of the metallic body compatibly matches a forward-to-aft exterior dimension of the single stack magazine body, a length dimension of the metallic body compatibly matches a length dimension of the single stack magazine body, a cut-out in the metallic body adapted to receive a firearm magazine catch therein, the cut-out including an upper edge, and polymer over at least the upper edge of the cut-out.

US12281883 - Bullet with controlled fragmentation

A bullet with controlled fragmentation has a core in the form of a generally cylindrical body having a forward end and a rear end and intermediate side portions extending there between, the forward end of the core defining a cavity, a jacket encompassing the rear end and at least selected portions of the sides of the core, the jacket having a sidewall having a first drive band portion having a first wall thickness, and a second portion immediately forward of the drive band portion having a second thickness less than the first thickness, the exterior of the jacket defining a cannelure groove encircling the bullet, and the cannelure groove being positioned forward of the first drive band portion. The drive band may have forward edge defining a step. The bullet of the present invention may also be received in the case mouth of a rimless case and be partially protruding therefrom.

US12281884 - Bullet with jacket improvements

Devices and methods for a bullet with a strengthened mouth for improved penetration and expansion. In embodiments, a portion of the jacket is folded to provide double walls at the mouth. In embodiments, the jacket and core are partially bonded and partially separated.

US12281887 - Ported press adapter press mandrel system and method of using same

A Ported Press Adapter Expand Mandrel System (PPAEMS) includes a Ported Press Adapter (PPA) as a significant advancement beyond the Expand Mandrel Window Riser (EMWR) by adding multiple radial holes to provide increased light intrusion, full 360° visibility, and balanced stress distribution with a pattern of port holes, slots, or other openings. Additional clarity is provided by an ancillary light source directed into the working area. Utilizing a small diameter Mandrel Holder (MH) allows for a wide range of mandrel diameters for installation in tight working areas (coax and progressive presses) and improves axially precision with a fine thread pitch.

US12276001 - Process for preparation and use of inorganic markers for security identification/marking on explosives, fuses and ammunition after detonation and on firearms and metal projectiles, products obtained and process of inserting markers on explosives, fuses and ammunition and on firearms and metal projectiles

With respect to an unprecedented process of preparation of inorganic fluorescent markers under the action of infrared light, for identification and marking, by a specific insertion process, in explosives, fuses, ammunition after detonation, as well as the identification and marking of steel and metal alloys of firearms and metal projectiles an improvement includes the physical insertion of the markers in the channel and in the crucible of the pig iron production process; in this improved process, marking was carried out in the ratio of 1 part of the marker to 1,325,750 parts per mass of pig iron.

US12276467 - Sound, flash, and heat dissipating firearm suppressor

Embodiments described herein relate to suppressors for reducing or eliminating sound, flash, and/or heat generated by firearms while discharging projectiles. The suppressor includes a unitary structure containing a cone shaped nozzle disposed at one end of a body. The body has a plurality of baffles surrounding a central bore, a breech end opposite a faceplate, and a plurality of cooling channels spanning a length of the body. Each cooling channel has a first opening at the breech end and a second opening at the faceplate. The unitary structure further contains an outer ring spanning from the breech end to at least the faceplate, a longitudinal wall spanning from the breech end to the faceplate, and a plurality of radially oriented walls extending between the longitudinal wall and the outer ring. The plurality of cooling channels is disposed between the longitudinal wall, the outer ring, and the radially oriented walls.

USD1071071 - Ammunition magazine