Projectile
Patents tagged Projectile
May 20, 2025
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.
Apr 15, 2025
An apparatus, for use with a projectile launching device, includes the sight, including a viewfinder that permits a user to view an image of a target in association with a reticle, a digital image system for capturing images of the target, multiple sensors to detect a firing time the apparatus for capturing multiple first images at or close to said firing time, wherein an image processor compares images captured after said firing time with said multiple first images, and to identify an indication of a projectile impact on said target, the apparatus being configured to capture multiple second images after said firing time and including said projectile impact indication, and wherein the apparatus includes a reticle adjuster to automatically position the reticle in the viewfinder in accordance with comparison between first images and second images and the associated positions of the reticle and the projectile impact indication.
