Patent ID: 6085630
Filing Date: 2000-07-11
Classification: F41A,F42B

Abstract:
A cartridge system round of ammunition for launching a projectile and pushing a propellant charge at the front of the projectile out of the cartridge and along a bore of a gun barrel, said cartridge system round of ammunition comprising:a cartridge casing having a casing bore defining a projectile passageway and a casing sidewall having an interior surface, said cartridge casing containing:(a) a projectile having a rear end and a front end, and a bearing surface defining an interface in association with said casing;(b) a first propellant charge placed at said rear end of said projectile; and(c) a second propellant charge placed across the frontal area of said projectile forward of said bearing surface, said second charge being disposed in a transverse positional arrangement extending inward from the interior surface of said casing sidewall and nested within said casing bore and directly in the path of said projectile.