Patent ID: 7654202

Claim:
A frangible slug, comprising: a substantially cylindrical container with a payload cavity, wherein the payload cavity is defined, at least in part, by an inside surface of the container that includes a circumferential rib, and a frangible payload within the payload cavity, wherein a weight of the frangible slug is within a range of 39.5 grams through 42.0 grams; and the frangible payload including a solid mixture of substantially spherical metallic powdered particles bound in a binder, wherein the frangible payload: substantially fills the payload cavity of the container and is completely contained within the container; is exposed to an exterior of the payload cavity within the container only through an open end of the container; is mechanically retained, at least in part, by the circumferential rib within the payload cavity after firing of the container from a cartridge; and is mechanically retained completely within the container during travel to a solid object and until impact with the solid object causes separation of the frangible payload from the container and damage to an area of the solid object defined by the open end of the container with reduced ricochet.