Patent ID: 8646388

Claim:
A new type of firearm projectile for use in a smoothbore barrel firearm comprising: a shaft having a length and a circumference; a penetrating tip, said penetrating tip is affixed to one end of said shaft and has a shape to initiate the penetration of said firearm projectile into target material; stationary blades affixed to said shaft and/or said penetrating tip whereby said stationary blades are oriented opposite from each other, said stationary blades have cutting edges facing towards said penetrating tip; a stationary blade sabot affixed to the outer most edge of each said stationary blade whereby said stationary blade sabots provide a barrier between said stationary blades and a firearm barrel, said stationary blade sabots are releasable from said stationary blades when said firearm projectile enters the target material; two pivoting blades attached to the other end of said shaft by a pivot blade shaft, said pivoting blades are oriented opposite from each other and adjacent to said shaft, said pivoting blades are able to pivot outwardly at said pivot blade shaft when front tips of said pivoting blades contact said target material; a pivot stop positioned at the other end of said shaft behind said pivot blade shaft whereby said pivot stop terminates the pivoting deployment of said pivoting blades when said pivoting blades reach a full deployment position whereby said pivoting blades cutting edges are oriented towards said target material; pivoting blade sabots affixed to the front and outer tip portion of each of said pivoting blades whereby said pivoting blade sabots provide a barrier between said pivoting blades and the firearm barrel, whereby said pivoting blade sabots aid said pivoting blades to deploy, whereby said pivoting blade sabots are releasable from said pivoting blades upon full deployment; a wad to provide a barrier between powder charge and the projectile, said wad functions as a sabot for the rear portion of the projectile whereby said wad holds the rear portion of the projectile and provides a barrier between said gun barrel and said firearm projectile, said wad is releasable from said firearm projectile when the projectile exits the firearm barrel; and said firearm projectile, the sabots, the wad, and said powder charge reside inside of a shot shell, said shot shell is sized to fit within said firearm barrel.