Patent ID: 7207273

Claim:
A buckshot round comprising: (a) a barrel portion having: i. a base, said base having a primer aperture disposed therethrough; ii. a barrel portion outer circumference; iii. a barrel portion inner circumference opposite said outer circumference, said inner circumference defining a barrel interior portion; and iv. an end opposite said base, v. a barrel length defined by a distance of the barrel from the base to the end; (b) an outer jacket formed of a composite material and having: i. a base; ii. an outer circumference; and iii. an inner circumference, said outer jacket formed around the barrel portion so as to be integral therewith and disposed adjacent said barrel portion such that the outer jacket inner circumference is adjacent the barrel portion outer circumference, the outer circumference of the barrel portion comprises a groove formed therein, so as to prevent movement of the outer jacket relative to the barrel portion after the outer jacket is formed around the barrel portion; (c) a primer disposed within said primer aperture; (d) propellant disposed within the interior portion of the barrel portion adjacent said base and said primer; (e) a shot wad disposed within the interior portion of the barrel portion adjacent the propellant; and (f) a wad disposed within the interior portion of the barrel portion adjacent the shot wad.