PISTOL BULLET Russian patent published in 1999 - IPC

FIELD: small arms ammunition intended for pistols, submachine guns, etc, weapon using pistol cartridges. SUBSTANCE: in pistol bullet, having a metal envelope accommodating a steel slug in a lead jacket, the core is drop-shaped, and the envelope has a thinning of its head top. Besides, the thinning of the envelope head top makes up 0.1 to 0.5 of the envelope wall thickness, and the slug from the head to the tail has the shape of a truncated cone with the base near the head. The slug diameter near the head equals the inside diameter of the envelope cylindrical section. EFFECT: enhanced effectiveness of hitting of protected target, especially at a range of more than 70 m. 1 dwg