Patent ID: 7329382
Filing Date: 2008-02-12
Classification: B22F,C22C,F42B

Abstract:
1. A method for producing tungsten-containing firearms projectiles, the method comprising: producing a particulate from a supply of tungsten-containing scrap having a density of at least approximately 15 g/cc and having a composition formed from at least 70% of at least one of tungsten and a tungsten alloy, wherein at least a majority of the scrap is selected from the group consisting of machine turnings, chips, flakes, rod ends, broken articles and rejected articles; mixing the particulate with at least a metallic component formed from at least one of a metal and an alloy having a density less than approximately 15 g/cc to produce a particulate product composition therefrom; and forming from the product composition a firearm projectile having a density in the range of approximately 8 g/cc to approximately 15 g/cc.