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An improved sabot bullet for use primarily in connection with shotgun shells which includes a slug having a forward portion which radially converges towards the middle portion thereof, and an outer conforming sabot casing which includes a pair of sabot segments which substantially surround and confo

An improved sabot bullet for use primarily in connection with shotgun shells which includes a slug having a forward portion which radially converges towards the middle portion thereof, and an outer conforming sabot casing which includes a pair of sabot segments which substantially surround and conform to the outer configuration of the slug. Each sabot segment is constructed to be slightly radially spaced from the slug near the constricted middle portion thereof, and to converge and engage the radially diverging portion of the slug near the forward end thereof, so as to cause the slug to be guided mainly at a point adjacent the front end thereof. Each sabot segment is also constructed to extend rearwardly beyond the rear end of the slug to facilitate rearward movement of the slug relative to the sabot, and consequent outward radial wedging of the sabot segments against the inner walls of the gun barrel, upon firing the fireman.

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A sabot bullet to be employed within a shotgun shell for use with a firearm, comprising: (a) an integral bullet structure having a front end and a rear end with an elongated intermediate portion therebetween, said bullet structure having an outer configuration which is generally cylindrical in shape

A sabot bullet to be employed within a shotgun shell for use with a firearm, comprising: (a) an integral bullet structure having a front end and a rear end with an elongated intermediate portion therebetween, said bullet structure having an outer configuration which is generally cylindrical in shape with a radially constricted middle portion, said outer configuration of said bullet structure diverging outwardly from said radially constricted middle portion towards said front end thereof to define a sabot bearing surface; (b) a sabot means primarily for guiding said bullet structure through the barrel of the firearm, said sabot means comprising a plurality of sabot segments which cooperate to substantially surround said outer configuration of at lest said intermediate portion of said bullet structure in substantially close conforming relation therewith, each of said sabot segments being radially spaced annularly about the outer surface of said bullet structure at a point adjacent said constricted middle portion thereof, and diverging outwardly therefrom toward the front end of said bullet structure; and (c) each of said sabot segments propellably engaging said sabot bearing surface of said bullet structure in guiding relation mainly at a point near the front end thereof upon firing of the firearm. The structure defined in claim 13, wherein said radially diverging outer circumferential surface of said forward position of said bullet structure diverges at an angle slightly greater than said complimentary diverging forward inner surface portion of each of said sabot segments.