Patent ID: 6959647
Filing Date: 2005-11-01
Classification: F42B

Abstract:
1. A firearm cartridge, comprising a casing including: a generally cylindrical wall extending between a forward end and an opposite end member; a hollow interior formed by said wall and said end member; a projection in said hollow interior extending along said end member, at least a portion of said projection being spaced from said end member; said end member including an outer end surface at a rearward end thereof and a receptacle formed in said end member opening at said outer end surface, said receptacle extending forwardly into said end member to a striker member, said striker member being integral with said end member; a recess formed between said projection and said end member, said striker member extending along said recess, said recess including an end formed between said projection and said end member, said end extending about said receptacle and said striker member; and priming composition in said recess, wherein said striker member is deformable by a firing pin positioned in said receptacle to compress said priming composition in said recess.