Patent ID: 6796068
Filing Date: 2004-09-28
Classification: F42B

Abstract:
A muzzleloading bullet system comprising:a bullet having a front end and a rear surface, an axial dimension between the front end and the rear surface, and a pin extending axially rearward from the rear surface; a gas check having a hole defined by a hole wall, the hole receiving said pin to temporarily connect the gas check to the bullet; and wherein the pin has a side surface distanced from the hole wall to creating an axial gap between the pin and the gas check hole wall adapted to receive gas flow upon firing of a muzzleloading gun containing the bullet system; wherein the pin is generally conical with a proximal end connected to the rear surface and a distal end away from the rear surface, wherein proximal end has a diameter and the distal end has a diameter, the proximal end diameter being smaller than the distal end diameter, and wherein the hole has an inner diameter that is smaller than the diameter of the distal end of the pin but larger than the proximal end of the pin, so that the gas check snaps around the pin when installed on the bullet; and wherein the gas check is resilient so that, upon firing, exploding gases enter the hole to flex the gas check away from the pin and flow between the gas check and the pin to reach the rear surface of the bullet.