A system and method for the determination of an optimal ammunition round based upon a barrel length of a given firearm and resulting ammunition. The ammunition is preferably provided in a pair of rounds for a given caliber and bullet optimized for a range of barrel lengths, wherein a user can select a preferred round for a given firearm based upon the barrel length.

A powder trickler has a housing, a hopper connected to the housing and defining a reservoir, a first dispensing element having a first inlet in communication with the reservoir and a first outlet, a second dispensing element having a second inlet in communication with the reservoir and a second outlet, a receptacle connected to the housing and configured to receive powder from the first outlet and from the second outlet, a scale connected to the receptacle and operable to generate a weight value of powder in the receptacle, a controller connected to the scale to receive a weight value and connected to the first and second dispensing elements and operable to operate the dispensing elements, and the second dispensing element being a vibratory feeder and the first dispensing element having a feeding facility other than a vibratory feeder.

The invention relates to a paintball projectile comprising a front portion (15) and a body portion (16), which body portion comprises a side wall (17). The paintball projectile comprises a body component (10), which is a single piece forming outer surfaces (15a, 17a) of the front portion (15) and the side wall (17), a closed cavity (30) in the interior volume of the front portion (15), a fill (31) in the closed cavity (30), and a middle component (20) in the interior volume of the body component, the middle component having a first side and a second side. The first side of the middle component (20) is facing the closed cavity (30), and the projectile further comprises a barrier layer (41) on the second side of the middle component (20). The invention further relates to a method for manufacturing paintball projectile.

The invention relates to a paintball projectile comprising a front portion (15) and a body portion (16), which body portion comprises a side wall (17). The paintball projectile comprises a body component (10), which is a single piece forming outer surfaces (15a, 17a) of the front portion (15) and the side wall (17), a closed cavity (30) in the interior volume of the front portion (15), a fill (31) in the closed cavity (30), and a middle component (20) in the interior volume of the body component, the middle component having a first side and a second side. The first side of the middle component (20) is facing the closed cavity (30), and the projectile further comprises a barrier layer (41) on the second side of the middle component (20). The invention further relates to a method for manufacturing paintball projectile.

The present invention provides a diffuser cup adapted to fit a primer recess in an ammunition cartridge comprising: a diffuser ring sized to fit in a primer recess for an ammunition cartridge comprising a diffuser top surface opposite a diffuser bottom surface, a diffuser aperture positioned through the diffuser top surface and the diffuser bottom surface such that the diffuser aperture can align with a flash hole, a diffuser neck positioned about the diffuser aperture to extend away from the diffuser top surface, wherein the diffuser neck is sized to fit at least partially through the flash hole; a ring connected to the diffuser neck, wherein the ring comprises a ring aperture connected to the diffuser neck to align the ring aperture and the diffuser aperture; and a cup wall attached to the diffuser ring to extend away from the diffuser bottom surface, wherein the cup wall is configured to frictionally fit a primer and frictionally fit a primer recess.

A powder dispensing device is provided including a housing; a hopper sized and shaped to engage the housing to form a reservoir; a first barrel in fluid communication with the reservoir via one or more first apertures and having a first internal diameter; a second barrel in fluid communication with the reservoir via one or more second apertures and having a second internal diameter, wherein the first internal diameter is greater than the second internal diameter; at least one motor coupled to the first barrel and the second barrel, the at least one motor configured to rotate the first barrel and the second barrel; a scale electrically coupled to a scale plate, the scale plate disposed on the housing and below the first barrel and the second barrel; and a user interface in electrical communication with the at least one motor and the scale, the user interface configured to receive a user-input.

The present invention provides a diffuser ring adapted to fit a primer recess in an ammunition cartridge comprising: a diffuser ring sized to fit in a primer recess for an ammunition cartridge comprising a diffuser top surface opposite a diffuser bottom surface, a diffuser aperture positioned through the diffuser top surface and the diffuser bottom surface such that the diffuser aperture can align with a flash hole, a diffuser neck positioned about the diffuser aperture to extend away from the diffuser top surface, wherein the diffuser neck is sized to fit at least partially through the flash hole, and a ring connected to the diffuser neck, wherein the ring comprises a ring aperture connected to the diffuser neck to align the ring aperture and the diffuser aperture.

A dispenser for dispensing powder for firearm ammunition and associated methods. The dispenser can include a hopper, a conveyor, a scale, a dispenser controller, and a tangible storage medium storing instructions executable by the dispenser controller. The dispenser controller can execute a powder calibration sequence and/or a dispensing sequence. In the powder calibration sequence and/or the dispensing sequence, the dispenser controller desirably learns the dispense rate of the powder and uses the dispense rate to optimize dispensing of the powder and increase precision in dispensing a target mass of powder. The conveyor can comprise a conveyor tube having a conveyor tube axis oriented to extend at an upward angle with respect to horizontal.

A dispenser for dispensing powder for firearm ammunition and associated methods. The dispenser can include a hopper, a conveyor, a scale, a dispenser controller, and a tangible storage medium storing instructions executable by the dispenser controller. The dispenser controller can execute a powder calibration sequence and/or a dispensing sequence. In the powder calibration sequence and/or the dispensing sequence, the dispenser controller desirably learns the dispense rate of the powder and uses the dispense rate to optimize dispensing of the powder and increase precision in dispensing a target mass of powder. The conveyor can comprise a conveyor tube having a conveyor tube axis oriented to extend at an upward angle with respect to horizontal.

A dispenser for dispensing powder for firearm ammunition and associated methods. The dispenser can include a hopper, a conveyor, a scale, a dispenser controller, and a tangible storage medium storing instructions executable by the dispenser controller. The dispenser controller can execute a powder calibration sequence and/or a dispensing sequence. In the powder calibration sequence and/or the dispensing sequence, the dispenser controller desirably learns the dispense rate of the powder and uses the dispense rate to optimize dispensing of the powder and increase precision in dispensing a target mass of powder. The conveyor can comprise a conveyor tube having a conveyor tube axis oriented to extend at an upward angle with respect to horizontal.