A controlled-expansion bullet

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EP 1 394 498 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	11.08.2004 Bulletin 2004/33

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	03.03.2004 Bulletin 2004/10

(21)	Application number: 03017049.2

(22)	Date of filing: 28.07.2003

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: F42B 12/34

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	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
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK

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Priority:

30.08.2002 IT MI20021869

(71)	Applicant: Fiocchi Munizioni S.p.A.
	23900 Lecco (IT)

(72)	Inventor:
	Galluzzi, Carlo 23900 Lecco (IT)

(74)	Representative: Faraggiana, Vittorio, Dr. Ing.
	Ingg. Guzzi & Ravizza S.r.l. Via Vincenzo Monti 8 20123 Milano 20123 Milano (IT)

(54)	A controlled-expansion bullet

(57) An expansion bullet comprises a hollow housing (11) having an open tip (12) and containing a sliding element (13) designed to slide backward upon an impact against a target. The sliding element (13) comprises a tip portion (14) appearing at an opening (12) on the housing tip and an axial rear shank (16) that is received in a corresponding hole (17) at the rear bottom of the housing to be slidably guided in said backward stroke. The housing (11) is such made as to open flowerwise under the thrust of material from the target entering the housing tip simultaneously with a back movement of said sliding element (13).

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