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  • Mechanical plating of small arms projectiles
    Patent number: 5597975
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for mechanically plating small arms projectiles with a particulate plating metal to form jacketed small arms projectiles. The process comprises agitating a slurry comprising the small arms projectiles, an aqueous solution of a strong acid, a plating agent and the particulate plating metal, thereby producing a jacketed small arms projectile having improved lubricity characteristics and in less time than prior art methods employing electrodeposition to form the jacketed small arms projectiles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 28, 1997
    Assignee: McGean-Rohco, Inc.
    Inventor: Arnold Satow