EP 1597532 A2 20051123 - IMPROVED AMMUNITION FOR PISTOLS AND CARBINES
Title (en)
IMPROVED AMMUNITION FOR PISTOLS AND CARBINES
Title (de)
VERBESSERTE MUNITION FÜR PISTOLEN UND KARABINER
Title (fr)
MUNITION AMELIOREE POUR PISTOLETS ET CARABINES
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 2004000853 W 20040115
- US 44003303 P 20030115
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2005008167A2] The invention relates to improved ammunition for pistols and carbines to provide a cartridge that may be used within the restricted dimensions of these weapons while increasing the effective range normally associated with such ammunition. Additionally, the velocity increase creates sufficient projectile cross-sectional energy to allow the perforation of certain body armor types. The invention provides a cartridge which by means of diameter reduction of the case in the area of the front and the application of a sabot or bore carrier assembly allows a small diameter projectile, typically 5.56 millimeters, to be fired from a short compact ammunition that may be employed in a pistol size weapon. A weapon chamber is dimensioned to accept the cartridge as described at a tolerance between approximately 3 and 9 one thousandths of an inch.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
F42B 5/02 (2006.01); F42B 14/06 (2006.01)
IPC 8 main group level
F42B (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
F42B 5/025 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 2005008167A2
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2005008167 A2 20050127; WO 2005008167 A3 20050707; WO 2005008167 A8 20050909; WO 2005008167 A9 20050331; EP 1597532 A2 20051123; US 2005016414 A1 20050127
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 2004000853 W 20040115; EP 04775726 A 20040115; US 75742704 A 20040115