EP0966649B1 - Subsonische munition mit einem neuen geschoss für kleinkaliberwaffen - Google Patents
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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- the present invention relates to round of subsonic ammunition and to a method of manufacturing the same.
- This invention relates to ammunition wherein the projectile thereof has a muzzle velocity of less than the speed of sound, i.e. subsonic, as the projectile leaves the weapon and during its free flight to a target.
- the invention relates to subsonic ammunition for small-bore weapons, i.e. weapons of 127 cm (50 caliber) or smaller bore and which operate in a semi-automatic or automatic mode.
- small-bore weapons i.e. weapons of 127 cm (50 caliber) or smaller bore and which operate in a semi-automatic or automatic mode.
- the standard cartridge case is of a diameter which is substantially larger than the diameter of the bore of the weapon
- that end of the case which receives and holds the projectile of the cartridge is "necked down" to a diameter suitable to engage and hold the projectile in the case.
- the outer diameter of the case for a 5.56 mm cartridge commonly is approximately 9,14 mm (.360 inch), and the outer diameter of the projectile thereof is 5,69 mm (.224 inch).
- any portion of the projectile that projects from the end of the case is received within the breech end of the bore of the weapon.
- the circular shoulder developed on the case by the necking-down operation serves as a point of reference for the insertion of the cartridge in the chamber of the weapon.
- a round of ammunition for a small-bore weapon wherein the projectile of the round exits the muzzle of the weapon barrel at a subsonic velocity and which continues its flight path to a target at less than a sonic velocity without generating identifiable sound associated with the flight of the projectile through air. Additionally, the ammunition provides the energy required to operate the bolt of a weapon fired in the semi-automatic or automatic mode.
- the present inventor has discovered that by means of a unique projectile combined with a powder of selected burn rate, in a standard case, there can be attained the objectives of subsonic velocity of the projectile, development of the energy required to operate the bolt of a weapon fired in the semi-automatic or automatic mode and elimination of substantially all sound generated by the projectile during its free flight through air.
- the projectile of the present invention is maximized in weight for a given length of a projectile for a given caliber weapon.
- This action preferably takes the form of forming the projectile from high-density metal powders, maximizing the length of the projectile, consistent with intended caliber of the projectile and the twist of the lands in the barrel of the weapon for which the ammunition is intended, and minimizing any variation in the density of the projectile in any given plane normal to the length of the projectile and in a direction radially outward from the longitudinal centerline (spin axis) of the projectile.
- a benefit from the use of this unique projectile is that when the projectile is inserted in the open end of a standard case for a weapon of the intended caliber, the projectile occupies a substantial portion of the internal volume of the case, thereby diminishing that portion of the internal volume of the case which is available to receive gun powder, thereby permitting the case to be filled to a higher percentage of its void volume.
- the inventor has found that use of a gun powder of medium burn rate provides gas generation at a rate and of a volume which, in combination with the heavy projectile, propels the projectile at a subsonic velocity while generating the energy needed to operate the bolt of a weapon fired in the semi-automatic or automatic mode.
- maximization of the projectile weight and radial uniformity of density are promoted through the use of a mixture of metal powders that are cold-compacted in a die to produce multiple discrete core elements which are ultimately combined to define a core for the projectile.
- a mixture of metal powders that are cold-compacted in a die to produce multiple discrete core elements which are ultimately combined to define a core for the projectile.
- the density of the product is greater adjacent the opposite ends of the formed product than in the central portion of the length dimension of the product.
- each of the core elements is formed to its own specific geometry for purposes of the desired combining of the elements into a core for the projectile.
- the combining of the multiple core elements is preferably accomplished by selective insertion of the core portions into a soft metal jacket contained in a die cavity.
- the jacket employed preferably is cup-shaped, having a closed end and an open end.
- the jacket commonly is formed by deep drawing a metal blank so that the wall thickness of the jacket decreases from a maximum adjacent the closed end thereof to a minimum thickness adjacent the open end of the jacket.
- the change in wall thickness of the jacket along its length is of primary importance in approximately that half of the length of the jacket extending from the closed end to the midpoint of the length of the jacket.
- the wall thickness varies sufficiently as precludes the full insertion, without the application of substantial force, into this half of the jacket of a core element which is diametrally dimensioned to equal the internal diameter of the other half of the jacket.
- the inventor forms a first core element which is cylindrical in geometry and which has a diameter that permits the insertion of the first core element into the interior of that half of the jacket nearest the closed end of the jacket.
- a second core element is formed which is cylindrical in geometry and which has a diameter that is larger than the diameter of the first core element and which permits the second core element to fit snugly within that half of the jacket length nearest the open end thereof.
- the combined lengths of the first and second core elements is slightly less than the total interior length of the jacket so that a portion of the jacket wall adjacent the open end thereof is available for deformation radially inwardly of the jacket to at least partially close the open end of the jacket and capture the core elements within the jacket.
- a "heavy" projectile is defined as a projectile having a density greater than lead, e.g. about 12 or more g/cm 3 , and a total weight of at least 8,68 g (134 grains), for a 5.56 mm cartridge or a proportional weight projectile for a different size cartridge, such as a projectile of 16,20 g (250 grains) for a 7,8 mm (.308 caliber) cartridge and of a density greater than lead.
- a preferred powder exhibits a medium burning rate.
- a "medium burning" gun powder is a gun powder that has a burn rate substantially equal to the burn rate of Hodgdon 380® gun powder.
- Each of the elements of the present invention is selected in combination with the other elements to obtain consistency of subsonic velocity from round to round of the ammunition and provide the energy required for operating the bolt of a semi-automatic or automatic weapon without the projectile exceeding subsonic velocity, while also substantially eliminating any sound generation associated with the free flight of the projectile through air.
- a round of subsonic ammunition 10 which includes a generally tubular case 12 having a closed end 14 and an open end 16. Within the closed end 14 there is provided a flame port 18 and a primer 20 contiguous to the flame port.
- the open end of the case includes a necked down, i.e. reduced diameter, portion 22 that is internally sized to receive therein a projectile 24 having a multipart core 25.
- a cavity 26 within which there is loaded gun powder 28.
- the geometry of the case is chosen to conform with industry standards for a given caliber cartridge, e.g.
- Cartridges for a 5.56 mm weapon operating in the semi-automatic mode were fabricated and fired to test the velocity of the projectile from each cartridge and the ability of the cartridges to develop sufficient energy to consistently operate the bolt of the weapon. In the manufacture of these cartridges, there was chosen a standard case of brass metal.
- a projectile comprising a copper metal jacket which has been deep drawn to a length of 27,94 mm (1.100 inch).
- the wall thickness of the jacket adjacent the closed end thereof (“A") provided an internal diameter of about 4,75 mm (0.187 inch)at this location.
- the wall thickness of the jacket tapered from the closed end thereof toward the midpoint of the length of the jacket to a wall thickness ("B") providing an internal diameter of 4,83 mm (0.190 inch)at this location.
- the wall thickness of the jacket from the midpoint to the open end thereof did not vary materially for present purposes.
- the internal diameter of the jacket at its open end was 4,83 mm (0.190 inch).
- a first solid cylinder having an outer diameter of 4,75 mm (0.187 inch) employing a mixture of 60%, by weight, tungsten powder and 40%, by weight, of lead powder.
- the tungsten powder was of -2 + 0,21 mm (-10 + 70 mesh).
- the lead powder was of 0,044 mm (325 mesh).
- These powders were blended and a portion thereof introduced into a die having a cylindrical cavity. Within the die, the powder mixture was subjected to cold-compaction (at ambient temperature) under a pressure of 3,45 ⁇ 10 8 Pa (50,000 psi). The overall density of this first cylinder was in excess of 14 g/cm 3 .
- a second solid cylinder having an external diameter of 4,83 mm (0.190 inch) was formed in like manner as the first cylinder. This second cylinder exhibited an overall density in excess of 14 g/cm 3 .
- the copper jacket of the projectile was inserted into a die having a cylindrical internal cavity of an internal diameter of 5,69 mm (0.224 inch).
- the first solid cylinder was inserted into the jacket through the open end of the jacket disposed in the die, followed by insertion of the second cylinder into the jacket through the open end thereof, so that these cylinders were stacked in tandem within the jacket.
- a die punch was inserted into the die to engage and apply pressure to the stacked cylinders in a direction aligned with and parallel to the longitudinal centerline of the jacket.
- a pressure of 3,45 ⁇ 10 8 Pa (50,000 psi) was applied to the stacked cylinders. This pressure deformed the first cylinder, causing this cylinder to conform to and fill that portion of the internal cavity of the die adjacent the closed end thereof.
- the applied pressure served to consolidate the two cylinders into a functionally unitary core having an overall density in excess of 14 g/cm 3 and an overall length of 26,42 mm (1.040 inch). Some length increase of the jacket
- the rounds made up from the H 380® powder provided a standard deviation of less than 6,1 m/s (20 fps).
- the large variation in the standard deviation exhibited by those powders that were slower or faster burning than the H 380® powder is unacceptable for reliable-firing subsonic ammunition.
- Like cartridges were fired with like results from a M-16 weapon having a 50,8 cm (20 inch) barrel. In all tests in which the present projectiles, employing H 380® powder, were propelled at a subsonic velocity, there was no audibly detectable sound generated by the projectile due to its movement through air.
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- Unterschail-Munitionssatz (10), der ein Projektil (24, 28), das einen Metallmantel (52, 90) mit einem geschlossenen Ende (54) enthält, ein offenes Ende (56), ein Innenvolumen (26), eine Längsmittellinie (64) umfasst und Schmiereigenschaften bezüglich des Laufs einer Waffe zeigt,
mit einem Kem (25, 51), der innerhalb des Mantels (52, 90) enthalten ist,
wobei der Kern (25, 51) erste und zweite Elemente (40, 46; 86, 88) aufweist, wobei jedes der Elemente (40, 46; 86, 88) gegenüberliegende Enden aufweist und aus einer Mischung aus einem schweren Metallpulver und einem leichteren Metallpulver hergestellt ist, das zu einer geometrischen Form kaltverpresst ist, die geeignet ist, innerhalb des Mantels (52, 90) aufgenommen zu werden, wobei jedes der Elemente (40, 46; 86, 88) benachbart seiner gegenüberliegenden Enden eine größere Dichte aufweist als dies ihrer Dichte benachbart zu einer Stelle entspricht, die zwischen den gegenüberliegenden Enden gleichmäßig beabstandet ist, wobei die ersten und zweiten Elemente (40, 46; 86, 88) in gestapelter Anordnung zueinander in den Mantel (52, 90) eingesetzt sind und einem Druck unterworfen sind, um diese Elemente (40, 46; 86, 88) unter zumindest teilweiser Ausfüllung des Mantels (52, 90) an diesen anzupassen. - Munitionssatz nach Anspruch 1, wobei der Mantel (50, 90) durch die Elemente (40, 46; 86, 88) unvollständig gefüllt ist und einen Teil der Länge des Mantels (52, 90) aufweist, der nach innen in Richtung auf die Längsmittellinie des Mantels (52, 90) gefaltet ist, um das offene Ende (56) des Mantels (52, 90) zumindest teilweise zu schließen.
- Munitionssatz nach Anspruch 1, wobei die Dichte jedes der ersten und zweiten Elemente (40, 46; 86, 88) benachbart ihrer gegenüberliegenden Enden größer als die Dichte von Blei ist.
- Munitionssatz nach Anspruch 1, wobei das erste Metallpulver Wolframmetallpulver ist.
- Munitionssatz nach Anspruch 1, wobei das leichtere Metallpulver Blei ist.
- Munitionssatz nach Anspruch 1, wobei das Projektil (24) geeignet ist zum Schießen aus einer 5,56 mm Waffe und ein Gewicht von mindestens 8,68 g (134 grains) aufweist.
- Munitionssatz nach Anspruch 1, wobei die Mischung aus Metallpulvem ein weiteres Pulver enthält, das die Bindung der Metallpulver aneinander verhindert.
- Munitionssatz nach Anspruch 7, wobei das weitere Pulver mikronisiertes Polyolefinwachs umfasst.
- Munitionssatz nach Anspruch 8, wobei das weitere Pulver ein oxidiertes Polyäthylenhomopolymer oder eines seiner chemischen und physikalischen Äquivalente mit feiner Partikelgröße umfasst.
- Verfahren zum Herstellen eines Unterschall-Munitionssatzes (10) der ein Projektil (24, 84), das einen Metallmantel (52, 90) mit einem geschlossenen Ende (54) aufweist, ein offenes Ende (56), ein inneres Volumen (26), eine Längsmittellinie (64), einen Kem (25, 51), der innerhalb des Mantels (52, 90) angeordnet ist, umfasst und Schmiereigenschaften bezüglich des Laufs einer Waffe aufweist,
wobei das Verfahren die folgenden Verfahrensschritte enthält:Herstellen des Kerns (25, 51) aus ersten und zweiten Elementen (40, 46; 86, 88), wobei jedes dieser Elemente (40, 46; 86, 88) gegenüberliegende Enden aufweist und aus einer Mischung aus einem schweren Metallpulver und einem leichteren Metallpulver hergestellt ist, die in eine geometrische Form kaltverdichtet wurde, die geeignet ist, im Mantel (52, 90) aufgenommen zu werden, wobei jedes der Elemente (40, 46; 86, 88) eine größere Dichte an ihren gegenüberliegenden Seitenenden aufweist, als dies der Dichte benachbart einer Stelle entspricht, die zu seinen gegenüberliegenden Enden gleichmäßig beabstandet ist;Einsetzen der ersten und zweiten Elemente (40, 46; 86, 88) in den Mantel (52, 90) in einer gestapelten Beziehung zueinander, undUnterwerfen der Elemente unter einen Druck, um zu bewirken, dass sich die Elemente (40, 46; 86, 88) an den Mantel (52, 90) anpassen und ihn mindestens teilweise füllen. - Verfahren nach Anspruch 10, wobei der Mantel (52, 90) durch die Elemente (40, 46; 86, 88) unvollständig gefüllt ist und wobei ein Teil der Länge des Mantels (52, 90) nach innen in Richtung auf die Längsmittellinie des Mantels (52, 90) gefaltet wurde, um das offene Ende (56) des Mantels (52, 90) zumindest teilweise zu schließen.
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