Patent ID: 8082850

Claim:
A projectile, comprising: a leading part formed by a tip having an ogive configuration; a tip base formed integrally with said tip, said tip base being substantially cylindrical but having a slight diameter-reducing taper formed in its leading extent where said tip base meets a trailing end of said tip; a first annular shoulder formed where said trailing end of said tip meets a leading end of said tip base; a trailing part formed by a base that includes a frusto-conical trailing end and a tail drive formed by an annular cylindrical leading end of truncate extent that is formed integrally with said frusto-conical base; a cylindrical interface connecting said leading part to said trailing part; a cylindrical rod formed integrally with said tail drive and extending therefrom in leading relation thereto; said cylindrical rod having a diameter less than the diameter of said tail drive; and a second annular shoulder formed where a leading end of said tail drive meets a trailing end of said cylindrical rod.