EP0979382B1 - Flaschenhals-förmige munition mit hoher mündungsgeschwindigkeit - Google Patents

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EP0979382B1
EP0979382B1 EP97941109A EP97941109A EP0979382B1 EP 0979382 B1 EP0979382 B1 EP 0979382B1 EP 97941109 A EP97941109 A EP 97941109A EP 97941109 A EP97941109 A EP 97941109A EP 0979382 B1 EP0979382 B1 EP 0979382B1
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Trevor Joe Barraclough
William Rogers Henry Alexander
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F42—AMMUNITION; BLASTING
    • F42B—EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION
    • F42B5/00—Cartridge ammunition, e.g. separately-loaded propellant charges
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  • the invention relates to firearms, and in particular to improved ammunition for side arms and improved side arms to fire such ammunition.
  • Small arms and small calibre weapons are convenient simply because they are small and lightweight, which makes them easy to use and carry about the person.
  • the performance of these types of weapon is limited. They cannot fire projectiles over long distances, and furthermore are very inaccurate at anything more than short distances.
  • pistol ammunitions have projectiles of a diameter which corresponds to the internal diameter of the cartridge case, the walls of the cartridge case being parallel, whereas rifle ammunitions have projectiles significantly smaller in diameter than the cartridge cases to which they are attached. The result is a projectile which travels further and is more accurate.
  • Pistol ammunition produces low velocity wound characteristics, characterised in animals by the destruction of tissue in the path of the projectile, and a minor amount of secondary cavity damage around the path to the projectile. It is the effect of the projectile destroying objects in its path which neutralises the target.
  • rifle ammunition produces a different type of wounding characteristic, where it is not only the destruction of tissue by the projectile which causes neutralisation, but damage to tissues caused by a velocity induced shock wave. In fact, the projectile itself causes limited damage, rather it is the shock wave induced by the projectile passing through the tissue which causes severe trauma, sometimes known as temporary cavity damage. This type of wounding is known as "high velocity wounding".
  • any projectile has a limit velocity, the limit velocity for the projectile in question being the change over point between low velocity wounding and high velocity wounding occurring on impact with an animal target.
  • Single shot pistols often being of bolt action type have been adapted to receive a rifle cartridge.
  • Bottleneck ammunition known as the 30 (7.63mm) Mauser is described in the book entitled Cartridges of the World (ISBN 0-695-80326-3) at page 152, and dimensional data of this ammunition is set out on page 177 of the same book.
  • the muzzle velocity provided by this ammunition is between 381 and 429 metres per second, which is less than the muzzle velocity required to cause high velocity wounding.
  • the ratio of the external diameter of the cartridge case at its widest point to the ratio of the projectile at its widest point is about 1.2 to 1.
  • sidearm shall be understood to encompass weapons such as pistols, and carbines.
  • One aspect of the invention provides ammunition suitable for firing from a side arm comprising a cartridge adapted to fire a projectile, the cartridge case having at one end a portion of reduced diameter, the projectile being held in the said portion of reduced diameter, wherein the ratio of the external diameter of the cartridge case at its widest point to the external diameter of the projectile at its widest point is such that when the projectile is fired into a target high velocity wounding is caused.
  • the invention also provides a cartridge case having at one end a portion of reduced diameter to receive a projectile therein, wherein the ratio of the external diameter of the cartridge case at its widest point to the internal diameter of the portion of reduced diameter at its widest point is greater than 1.26 to 1, and is preferably between 1.5 to 1 and 2.8 to 1, and still more preferably is 1.3 to 1 and 2.0 to 1.
  • the ratio of the external diameter of the cartridge case at its widest point to the external diameter of the projectile at its widest point is between 1.5 to 1 and 2.8 to 1.
  • the external diameter of the cartridge case at its widest point is 1.3 to 2.0 times the external diameter of the projectile.
  • the external diameter of the cartridge case at its widest point is substantially 1.8 times the external diameter of the projectile.
  • the external diameter of the projectile is substantially 5.56 mm
  • the external diameter of the cartridge case is substantially 10.80 mm.
  • the cartridge case is formed from a standard parallel sided cartridge case, having a length of between 17 and 25 mm.
  • the projectile may be a standard 5.56 mm (0.224 inch) projectile.
  • the cartridge may be formed from a standard 10 mm cartridge case, having a length of 25 mm.
  • the cartridge may be formed from a standard 40 Smith & Wesson parallel sided cartridge case, having a length of 21.5 mm.
  • the external diameter of the cartridge case is substantially 9.6 mm and the external diameter of the projectile is greater than or equal to 4.5 mm and less than or equal to 6 mm.
  • the external diameter of the cartridge case is substantially 12 mm and the external diameter of the projectile is greater than or equal to 4.5 mm and less than or equal to 6 mm.
  • the cartridge case may be swaged to provide the portion of reduced diameter.
  • the cartridge case is preferably formed from brass.
  • the projectile may be a standard full metal jacketed projectile.
  • the powder used in the cartridge is preferably a nitro based powder.
  • One aspect of the invention also provides a gun barrel having a chamber at one end so shaped and dimensioned as to receive ammunition according to the invention, one end of the said chamber entering into a rifled barrel of a diameter corresponding to the diameter of the projectile to be shot therethrough.
  • Another aspect of the invention provides a self-loading, automatic, or semi-automatic side-arm comprising a gun barrel having a chamber at one end so shaped and dimensioned as to receive ammunition according to the invention, one end of the said chamber entering into a rifled barrel of a diameter corresponding to the diameter of the projectile to be shot therethrough.
  • the ammunition of the invention fires its projectile at a much greater velocity, and therefore over a much longer range than would be the case with ammunition attached to a straight sided cartridge case. This is because the diameter of the projectile is less than the diameter of the case.
  • the ammunition of the invention allows side arms to fire projectiles which behave in a similar manner to projectiles fired from rifles.
  • the projectiles fired from ammunition according to the invention can produce high velocity wounding.
  • the ammunition uses known components which are the subject of considerable research regarding flight characteristics and terminal effects.
  • Figure 1 shows a cartridge case 1 having a primer 2 attached to one end thereof. At the other end of the case 1 there is a portion of reduced diameter 3. In the region 4 between the straight sided portion of the cartridge case 1 and the portion of reduced diameter 3, the sides of the cartridge case slope.
  • the diameters A and B are 10.80 mm, the diameter C is 10.75 mm, the diameter D of the portion of reduced diameter 3 is 6.46 mm, and the internal diameter E is 5.66 mm.
  • Letters F to K designate lengths of different parts of the cartridge case 1.
  • K is 23.00 mm.
  • J is 19.25 mm
  • I is 15.82 mm
  • H is 3.20 mm
  • G is 2.48 mm
  • F is 1.40 mm.
  • the angle y is 32 degrees in the preferred embodiment.
  • the cartridge case 1 is formed by taking a standard 25 mm cartridge case and forming the portion of reduced diameter and the region having sloping sides by means of swaging.
  • the internal diameter E of 5.66 mm accommodates a standard 0.224 inch (5.56 mm) projectile.
  • the cartridge case 1 is shown in cross-section in Figures 2 and 3, and it can be seen that the case 1 has an internal chamber 5 in which powder is held. As can be seen from Figure 3, a projectile 6 is fitted in the portion of reduced diameter 3. As the powder (not shown) held in the internal chamber 5 burns energy is released, and so the projectile is forced out of the cartridge case 1.
  • the projectile 6 comprises an inner shaped steel or lead mass 8, surrounded by a copper jacket 7.
  • Many different projectiles of a size suitable to fit into the portion of reduced diameter 3 are known and may be used in place of the projectile 6 shown.
  • FIG. 4 there is shown a barrel 10, comprising at one end a chamber 11 which is shaped to accommodate ammunition according to the invention, and a rifled barrel section 12.
  • the barrel 10 is attached to a weapon by means of block 13 having an aperture 14 through which a pin may pass.
  • the chamber 11 has a sloping face 15 and a portion of reduced diameter 16 which co-operate with the sloping face 4 and portion of reduced diameter 3 of the cartridge case shown in Figures 1 and 2.
  • the diameter of chamber 11 tapers 17 for a short distance to the end of the chamber 11.
  • the rifled barrel section 12 begins.
  • Tapered section 17 accommodates the shaped projectile such as the projectile 6 shown in Figure 3.
  • the dimensions of the chamber may be nominally 0.1 mm greater than those of the ammunition according to the invention.
  • Figures 5 to 10 are graphs showing the performance of the ammunition of the present invention compared with the performance of 9mm FMJ and 0.40 Smith and Wesson as modelled on the "Oehler Ballistic Explorer".
  • trace 1 indicates the performance of the ammunition of the invention
  • trace 2 indicates the performance of 9mm FMJ ammunition
  • trace 3 indicates the performance of 0.40 Smith and Wesson ammunition.
  • Each of the graphs serves to show that the ammunition of the invention significantly out performs the 9mm FMJ and the 0.40 Smith and Wesson.

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  1. Munition für eine selbstladende Seitenwaffe, die eine Hochdruck-Patronenhülse (1) und ein Projektil (6) aufweist, wobei die Patronenhülse (1) aus einem ersten Teil mit einem ersten Außendurchmesser von zwischen 9,6 und 12 Millimetern mit im Wesentlichen parallelen Seiten und einem zweiten Teil (3) mit reduziertem Durchmesser besteht, wobei die ersten und zweiten Teile jeweils im Wesentlichen parallele Seiten besitzen und durch eine geneigte Oberfläche miteinander verbunden sind, wobei das Projektil (6) in dem zweiten Teil (3) gehalten wird, wobei der Teil des Projektils, der in dem zweiten Teil gehalten wird, einen Außendurchmesser von zwischen 4,5 und 6 Millimetern besitzt, und wobei die Patronenhülse (1) eine Zündereinrichtung (2) und eine Kammer (5) aufweist, wobei die Kammer (5) mit einer Menge von vortreibendem Pulver geladen ist, wobei die Länge der Patronenhülse (1) größer als 17 Millimeter und kleiner als oder gleich 25 Millimeter ist, und dadurch, dass das Verhältnis des Außendurchmessers der Patronenhülse (1) an ihrer breitesten Stelle zu dem Außendurchmesser des Projektils (6) an seiner breitesten Stelle größer als oder gleich 1,3 bis 1 ist, so dass, wenn die Munition von einer geeigneten selbstladenden Seitenwaffe gefeuert wird, die Kombination der obigen Merkmale es dem Projektil gestatten, eine Mündungsgeschwindigkeit von ungefähr 600 Metern pro Sekunde (ungefähr 2000 Fuß (ft) pro Sekunde) oder darüber hinaus und eine Mündungsenergie von ungefähr 624 Joule (ungefähr 460 Fuß-Pfund(ft-lbs)) oder darüber hinaus zu erreichen, so dass das Projektil nicht nur eine Zerstörung von Gewebe verursacht, sondern ebenfalls einen Schaden für das Gewebe durch eine geschwindigkeitsinduzierte Stoßwelle verursacht, was eine traumatische Schädigung zur Folge hat, wenn das Projektil ein Ziel trifft.
  2. Munition nach Anspruch 1, wobei das Verhältnis des Außendurchmessers der Patronenhülse (1) an ihrer breitesten Stelle zu dem Außendurchmesser des Projektils (6) an seiner breitesten Stelle in dem Bereich von 1,5 bis 2,8 zu 1 ist.
  3. Munition nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, wobei das Verhältnis des Außendurchmesser der Patronenhülse (1) an ihrer breitesten Stelle zu dem Außendurchmesser des Projektils (6) an seiner breitesten Stelle in dem Bereich von 1,3 bis 2,0 zu 1 ist.
  4. Munition nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei der Außendurchmesser der Patronenhülse (1) an ihrer breitesten Stelle im Wesentlichen das 1,8-fache des Außendurchmessers des Projektils (6) ist.
  5. Munition nach Anspruch 1, wobei das Verhältnis des Außendurchmessers der Patronenhülse (1) an ihrer breitesten Stelle zu dem Innendurchmesser des Teils mit reduziertem Durchmesser (3) an seiner breitesten Stelle größer als 1,3 zu 1 ist.
  6. Munition nach Anspruch 5, wobei das Verhältnis des Außendurchmessers der Patronenhülse (1) an ihrer breitesten Stelle zu dem Innendurchmesser des Teils mit reduziertem Durchmesser (3) an seiner breitesten Stelle zwischen 1,5 zu 1 und 2,8 zu 1 ist.
  7. Munition nach Anspruch 5, wobei das Verhältnis des Außendurchmessers der Patronenhülse (1) an ihrer breitesten Stelle zu dem Innendurchmesser des Teils mit reduziertem Durchmesser (3) an seiner breitesten Stelle zwischen 1,3 zu 1 und 2,0 zu 1 ist.
  8. Munition nach Anspruch 1, wobei der Außendurchmesser des Projektils (6) im Wesentlichen 5,56 mm ist, und wobei der Außendurchmesser der Patronenhülse (1) im Wesentlichen 10,80 mm an ihrer breitesten Stelle ist.
  9. Munition nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 7, wobei das Projektil (6) ein Standard 5,56 mm (0,224 Zoll) Projektil ist.
  10. Munition nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 7, wobei die Patronenhülse (1) aus einer Standard-10 mm-Patronenhülse mit einer Länge von 25 mm gebildet ist.
  11. Munition nach Anspruch 1, wobei die Patronenhülse (1) aus einer Standard-40-Smith & Wesson-parallelseitigen Patronenhülse mit einer Länge von 21,5 mm gebildet ist.
  12. Munition nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei die Patronenhülse (1) verjüngungsbearbeitet ist, um den Teil mit reduziertem Durchmesser vorzusehen.
  13. Munition nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei die Patronenhülse (1) aus Messing gebildet ist.
  14. Munition nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei das Projektil (6) ein Standardvollmetallmantelprojektil ist.
  15. Ein Geschützlauf (10), der für eine Seitenwaffe geeignet ist, wobei der Lauf an einem Ende eine Kammer (11) besitzt, die so geformt und dimensioniert ist, um Munition nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 15 aufzunehmen.
  16. Eine Seitenwaffe, die einen Geschützlauf (10) mit einer Kammer (11) an einem Ende aufweist, die so geformt und dimensioniert ist, um Munition nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 15 aufzunehmen.
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