Patent ID: 8245430

Claim:
A firing apparatus for disrupting at least one electrical component of an explosive device, the apparatus comprising: a barrel having a firing end aimable toward the at least one electrical component, the barrel having a passage therein for receiving an electrical cartridge, the electrical cartridge having a projectile at an end thereof deployable from the barrel and into the at least one electrical component; a breech threadedly connectable to the barrel, wherein the breech comprises a breech passage therethrough; an electrical contact positionable in the breech passage in operative contact with the electrical cartridge, the electrical contact threadedly connectable to the breech and operatively connectable to an initiator, wherein the initiator selectively provides an electrical signal to the electrical cartridge whereby the electrical cartridge is activated to deploy the projectile from the firing end of the barrel; and a scope positionable about the explosive device for inspection thereof.