Patent ID: 11940254
Assignee: BARNES BULLETS, LLC
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 26:
27. A projectile comprising:
a jacket comprising a wall having a first end and a second end opposite the first end and defining a cavity; and
a core comprising a plurality of core sections received within the cavity of the jacket an end-to-end relationship, each core section of the plurality of core sections comprising a tungsten powder pressed and sintered with a lead free binder to form a substantially cylindrical shape;
wherein jacket is swaged about the plurality of core sections such that the plurality of core sections are swaged and compressed;
wherein prior to swaging, the core comprises a first density, and after swaging the jacket and compressing the plurality of core sections of the core, core comprises a second, increased density that is greater than first density.