Patent ID: 9534876
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: B22C,F41A,F42B

Claim:
1. A bullet configured to be fed from an ammunition magazine of an M4 or AR-15, the bullet comprising: a bullet body comprising a first section, a second section, and a third section; the first section of the body comprising an ogive portion, a front proximal portion defining a transition between the first and second sections, and terminating in a meplat; and the second section of the body comprising a guidance feature adjacent the frontal proximal portion defining a transition between the first and second sections, and configured to receive and locate the bullet body along a rib of the ammunition magazine so as to maintain alignment of the bullet as it is fed along the ammunition magazine, wherein a clearance is defined between the rib of the ammunition magazine and guidance feature sufficient to retard binding of the bullet as it is moved along the rib of the ammunition magazine.