Projectile with Enhanced Ballistics

Abstract

The present invention provides a projectile device and a method of manufacture of a projectile device and in particular to a pistol bullet and a rifle bullet and method of manufacture of the same. In one embodiment, the projectile apparatus has a cylindrical body portion having a diameter, a front nose section tapering from a most proximal point of the projectile to the cylindrical body portion, and a rear tail section connected to the body portion and extending to the most distal point of the projectile, in which the front nose portion comprises a plurality of twisting depressions forming troughs.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A projectile with enhanced performance characteristics for use with a firearm, comprising:
 a cylindrical body with a first end and a second end which define a first length therebetween;   a nose portion comprising:
 a tip on a forward-most portion; 
 a nose rear end opposite the tip; 
 a second length extending from the forward-most portion to the nose rear end, the nose rear end integrally interconnected at a first junction to the first end of the cylindrical body; 
 a first nose portion with a concave radius of curvature integrally to the tip, wherein the first nose portion is concave tapers outwardly from the tip such that a first diameter of the first nose portion increases from the tip to a second junction; and 
 a second nose portion with a convex radius of curvature integrally interconnected at the second junction to the first nose portion and integrally interconnected at the first junction to the first end of the cylindrical body, wherein the second nose portion is convex and tapers outwardly from the second junction such that a second diameter of the second nose portion increases from the second injunction to the first injunction; and 
   a base with a base end at a rear-most portion of the projectile, the base integrally interconnected at a third injunction to the second end of the cylindrical body, wherein the base tapers inwardly from the third junction such that a third diameter of the base decreases from the third injunction to the base end.   
     
     
         2 . The projectile of  claim 1 , wherein the concave radius of curvature of the first nose portion is between about 0.25 inches and about 3 inches. 
     
     
         3 . The projectile of  claim 1 , wherein the convex radius of curvature of the second nose portion is between about 1.0 inch and about 5.0 inch. 
     
     
         4 . The projectile of  claim 1 , wherein the projectile is construed with a material selected from the group consisting of brass, copper, copper alloys, bronze, tungsten-carbide, and alloys of these materials. 
     
     
         5 . The projectile of  claim 1 , wherein the tip is a rounded tip with a radius of curvature between about 0.015 inches and about 0.03 inches. 
     
     
         6 . The projectile of  claim 1 , wherein the cylindrical body has a diameter between about 0.20 inches and about 0.50 inches. 
     
     
         7 . The projectile of  claim 1 , wherein a height of the second junction of the projectile reaches the maximum diameter of the first nose portion, and the height is between about 0.10 inches and about 0.35 inches. 
     
     
         8 . The projectile of  claim 1 , wherein the base end is substantially flat. 
     
     
         9 . The projectile of  claim 8 , wherein the cylindrical body has a constant fourth diameter from the cylindrical body first end to the cylindrical body second end, and wherein the base end has a fifth diameter smaller than the diameter of the cylindrical body. 
     
     
         10 . A bullet adapted for insertion into a casing filled with an explosive propellant, comprising:
 a front end comprising a tip;   a rear end comprising a base;   a cylindrical body integrally interconnected on a first end to the base, the cylindrical body having a second end opposite the first end, wherein the cylindrical body has a consistent diameter between about 0.20 inches and about 0.50 inches; and   a nose portion interconnected to the second end of the cylindrical body, the nose portion tapering outwardly from the tip to the cylindrical body, wherein the nose portion comprises:
 a first nose portion extending from the tip, wherein the first nose portion has a concave radius of curvature and tapers outwardly from the tip such that a first diameter of the first nose portion increases from the tip to a first point; and 
 a second nose portion integrally interconnected to the first nose portion at the first point and integrally interconnected to the second end of the cylindrical body at a second point, wherein the second nose portion has a convex radius of curvature and tapers outwardly from the first nose portion towards the cylindrical body such that a second diameter of the second nose portion increases from the first point to the second point. 
   
     
     
         11 . The bullet of  claim 10 , wherein the concave radius of curvature of the first nose portion is between about 0.35 inches and about 2.0 inches. 
     
     
         12 . The bullet of  claim 10 , wherein the convex radius of curvature of the second nose portion is between about 1.5 inches and about 3.0 inches. 
     
     
         13 . The bullet of  claim 10 , wherein the base tapers inwardly from the first end of the cylindrical portion to the rear end. 
     
     
         14 . The bullet of  claim 10 , wherein the tip is a rounded tip with a radius of curvature between about 0.015 inches and about 0.03 inches. 
     
     
         15 . A projectile with enhanced performance characteristics for use with a firearm, comprising:
 a longitudinal axis; and   a one-piece body comprising:
 a tip at a first end; 
 a nose tapering outwardly from the tip; 
 a cylindrical body integrally interconnected with the nose at a first junction and extending from the first junction to a second junction; and 
 a base integrally interconnected with the cylindrical body at the second junction and extending from the second junction to a rear end of the one-piece body, 
 wherein the nose has a diameter that increases from the tip to the first junction, 
 wherein the nose has a first portion proximate the tip with a concave radius of curvature and a second portion proximate the cylindrical portion with a convex radius of curvature. 
   
     
     
         16 . The projectile of  claim 15 , wherein the tip is a rounded tip with a radius of curvature between about 0.015 inches and about 0.03 inches. 
     
     
         17 . The projectile of  claim 15 , wherein the concave radius of curvature of the first portion is between about 0.35 inches and about 2.0 inches and the convex radius of curvature of the second portion is between about 1.5 inches and about 3.0 inches. 
     
     
         18 . The projectile of  claim 15 , wherein the second portion with the convex radius of curvature comprises a minimum diameter equal to a maximum diameter of the first portion with the concave radius of curvature. 
     
     
         19 . The projectile of  claim 15 , wherein the cylindrical body has a consistent diameter from the first junction to the second junction equal to a maximum diameter of the second portion with the convex radius of curvature. 
     
     
         20 . The projectile of  claim 15 , wherein the one-piece body is construed with a material selected from the group consisting of brass, copper, copper alloys, bronze, tungsten-carbide, and alloys of these materials.