A concealed amalgamated neutralizer covertly combines neutralizer material comprised of various combinations of inert materials such as calcium carbonate or silicates with common explosive material for the prevention of malicious use of the explosive material in improvised explosive devices. The concealed amalgamated neutralizer device may vary in shape, size, and color and is therefore adaptable to varying methods of containment typified by common pyrotechnic products. The neutralizer material mimics the explosive material of the pyrotechnic products without detection. Upon disassembly of a concealed amalgamated neutralizer device, the neutralizer material is mixed with and neutralizes the explosive material rendering the explosive material useless as a component for an improvised explosive device. A biodegradable container is also provided for the amalgamated neutralizer and the explosive material.

A concealed amalgamated neutralizer covertly combines neutralizer material comprised of various combinations of inert materials such as calcium carbonate or silicates with common explosive material for the prevention of malicious use of the explosive material in improvised explosive devices. The concealed amalgamated neutralizer device may vary in shape, size, and color and is therefore adaptable to varying methods of containment typified by common pyrotechnic products. The neutralizer material mimics the explosive material of the pyrotechnic products without detection. Upon disassembly of a concealed amalgamated neutralizer device, the neutralizer material is mixed with and neutralizes the explosive material rendering the explosive material useless as a component for an improvised explosive device.

Systems for analyzing performance of an activity involving using an implement to strike a moving target object effectively have a first sensor attached to the implement, a second sensor attached to a launcher human or mechanically operable to launch the moving target, wherein the first sensor generates a signal associated with motion of the implement, wherein a second sensor generates a signal associated with motion of at least one of the group consisting of the launcher and the moving target being launched, a processor operably coupled to the first and second sensors to receive the signals generated by the first and second sensors, and wherein the processor analyzes the received signals to measure performance of the activity. The implement may be a firearm. The implement may be a shotgun. The launcher may be a clay pigeon trap.

A bio-based or biodegradable binder is provided that may be made by: (a) mixing tall oil pitch with (i) rosin or fatty acid material, (ii) rosin and a fatty acid material, (iii) a tall oil bio fraction and rosin or fatty acid material, or (iv) rosin, fatty acid material, and tall oil bio fraction, wherein pitch, rosin, fatty acid material, and/or tall oil bio fraction is a salt thereof; or (b) mixing at least one of acrylic acid, maleic acid, maleic anhydride, fumaric acid, acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, or a combination thereof, to a mixture of: (i) tall oil pitch, and rosin or fatty acid material; (ii) rosin, tall oil pitch, and fatty acid material; (iii) tall oil pitch, tall oil bio fraction, and rosin or fatty acid material; or (iv) rosin, tall oil pitch, fatty acid material, and tall oil bio fraction.

A bio-based or biodegradable binder is provided that may be made by: (a) mixing tall oil pitch with (i) rosin or fatty acid material, (ii) rosin and a fatty acid material, (iii) a tall oil bio fraction and rosin or fatty acid material, or (iv) rosin, fatty acid material, and tall oil bio fraction, wherein pitch, rosin, fatty acid material, and/or tall oil bio fraction is a salt thereof; or (b) mixing at least one of acrylic acid, maleic acid, maleic anhydride, fumaric acid, acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, or a combination thereof, to a mixture of: (i) tall oil pitch, and rosin or fatty acid material; (ii) rosin, tall oil pitch, and fatty acid material; (iii) tall oil pitch, tall oil bio fraction, and rosin or fatty acid material; or (iv) rosin, tall oil pitch, fatty acid material, and tall oil bio fraction.

A biodegradable target disk device for hunters which breaks apart into edible pieces of food for small and larger animals in the hunting zone when struck by a shell from a shotgun.

A biodegradable target disk device for hunters which breaks apart into edible pieces of food for small and larger animals in the hunting zone when struck by a shell from a shotgun.

The invention relates to a sports shooting target made of a biodegradable material, the target having a rotational axis (z) and attachment means (2, 4, 4, 10, 11, 15) for releasable attachment to a launching device, where the target is provided with trajectory stabilizing means that are configured to stabilize the trajectory of the target by gyro effect caused by rotation about said rotational axis (z) which stabilizing means further function as propelling means that cause forward movement of the target along its trajectory due to the rotation about said rotational axis (z), when the target is rotating, where said stabilizing means comprises a fan comprising fan blades (3, 3) that rotates in unison with the target, when the target rotates, such that the stabilizing means both provides said stabilizing gyro effect and forward propulsion (movement) of the target along a chosen trajectory. The target comprises a hub portion (2, 15) configured for releasable attachment to a corresponding portion of a launching device and a plurality of concentric ring members (5, 6, 7; 12, 13, 14) arranged about the rotational axis (z) of the target at different distances (r.sub.5, r.sub.6, r.sub.7) from the rotational axis (z) and outside the hub portion (2) The stabilizing means comprises first fan blades (3) that extend radially from the hub portion (2, 15) to the ring member (7, 14) provided at the largest distance from the rotational axis (z) and second fan blades (3) that extend radially between two adjacent ring members. The invention further relates to a launching device for launching the target, launching apparatuses comprising the launching device of the invention as well as a method of launching targets for skeet shooting and similar sport shooting activities.

Target for helice target shooting comprising a helical body and a center piece that are snap-coupled together; the helical body comprising a cylindrical annular portion that extends according to a central axis (A) and is provided, peripherally, of at least one pair of mushroom-shaped projections so configured as to couple with the center piece in correspondence of respective peripheral seats; the annular portion having crack nucleation means suitable to facilitate the fracture, in use, by at least one shot.

Target for helice target shooting comprising a helical body and a center piece that are snap-coupled together; the helical body comprising a cylindrical annular portion that extends according to a central axis (A) and is provided, peripherally, of at least one pair of mushroom-shaped projections so configured as to couple with the center piece in correspondence of respective peripheral seats; the annular portion having crack nucleation means suitable to facilitate the fracture, in use, by at least one shot.