Patent ID: 7392746
Filing Date: 2008-07-01
Classification: F42B

Abstract:
1. A non-ricochet ammunition projectile composition comprising: from about 60% by weight to about 90% by weight of a composite powder combination of metal and mineral filler, said metal being selected from the group consisting of copper, tungsten, steel, bismuth, ferrotungsten, tantalum, zinc, antimony, and mixtures thereof, said mineral filler being a naturally occurring mineral, with the composite powder having a particle size of from 100 U.S. mesh to 325 U.S. mesh; from about 8% by weight to about 40% by weight of said ammunition composition being a water soluble thermoplastic resin binder; and from about 2% by weight to about 5% by weight of the ammunition composition being a fatty acid lubricant; said projectile having a density of from about 1.75 g/cc to about 8.25 g/cc and being a non-ricochet projectile when fired.