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A one piece shot cup (also commonly known as a shot pouch) designed especially for use in protecting the bore of a shotgun barrel when shooting hard shot made of a material such as tungsten or non-annealed steel. The cup is characterized by the use of shield members located opposite and outwardly of

A one piece shot cup (also commonly known as a shot pouch) designed especially for use in protecting the bore of a shotgun barrel when shooting hard shot made of a material such as tungsten or non-annealed steel. The cup is characterized by the use of shield members located opposite and outwardly of equally spaced tear lines which are defined by narrow areas of substantially weakened wall structure extending longitudinally of the cup. The shield members are connected to the wall structure of the tubular member only adjacent its closed rear end portion and are otherwise separate and free thereof. Portions of the tubular member extend between the circumferentially spaced shield members. The shield members prevent the shot, which ruptures the tear lines, from damaging the bore of the shotgun barrel. They also aid in holding the shot in an improved aligned relation to thereby improve the shot pattern. They also aid in causing the shot cup to separate from the shot immediately after leaving the end of the barrel of the gun. The tapered wall thickness of the pouch is within the range of 0.0601" at its front end and 0.080" at the rear end of the pouch.

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[ We claim:] [1.] A one piece shot pouch for containing shot pellets therewithin, comprising a tubular member having:(a) a closed rear end portion constructed in one piece with the remainder of said tubular member,(b) an open forward end portion,(c) tubular wall structure extending between said port

[ We claim:] [1.] A one piece shot pouch for containing shot pellets therewithin, comprising a tubular member having:(a) a closed rear end portion constructed in one piece with the remainder of said tubular member,(b) an open forward end portion,(c) tubular wall structure extending between said portions and characterized by elongated tear line areas extending longitudinally of said wall structure, and said wall structure having a generally cylindrically shaped exterior surface, and(d) a plurality of shield members constructed in one piece with said wall structure and disposed radially opposite said tear line areas in shielding position to effectively shield the bore of the barrel of a gun from damage by shot to be contained within said tubular wall structure which will otherwise extend through said tear line areas and damage the bore of a gun upon firing therein of a shotshell containing said tubular member while so loaded;(e) said shield members being connected to said tubular member only adjacent said closed rear end portion and being otherwise separate and free of said tubular member; and(f) portions of said wall structure extending between said shield members.