Patent ID: 7428871

Claim:
In combination with at least one of a 0.22 caliber compressed gas and spring operated weapon having a barrel bore through which a unitary pellet travels and discharges, said unitary pellet comprising: (a) a forward head portion; (b) a cylindrical rearward tail portion disposed about a common centerline with said head portion, said tail portion having a first end and an opposed second end, wherein a diameter of said tail portion is between about 0.216 inches and about 0.217 inches; (c) a concave cavity formed within said tail portion in open communication with said first end thereof; (d) a frustoconical middle portion having a first end thereof connected to said second end of said tail portion and having a second end thereof connected to said head portion, said middle portion further having a convex outer surface; (e) a ledge formed by said first end of said middle portion having a diameter equal to the rearmost part of said tail portion, said ledge diameter being uniform from said first end of said middle portion to said rearmost part of said tail portion; and (f) wherein said pellet is manufactured from a lead material and wherein a weight thereof is between about 15-grain and about 16-grain.