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A highly pliant projectile intended to be deployed from a firearm is adapted to be elongated during transit through the firearm. The propellant gases act upon a piston element which is coupled to a force transfer member that is positioned in a cavity within the projectile body so that propulsion for

A highly pliant projectile intended to be deployed from a firearm is adapted to be elongated during transit through the firearm. The propellant gases act upon a piston element which is coupled to a force transfer member that is positioned in a cavity within the projectile body so that propulsion forces are applied to the forwardmost part of the projectile, causing it to elongate, thereby reducing its diameter so as not to interfere with the walls of the firearm.

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1. A pliant projectile for use with a cartridge including a powder charge which, when ignited, generates expanding gases comprising:a projectile body of a soft elastomeric material, said projectile body having a front end, a rear end and a central void, said central void extending from the rear end

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A pliant projectile for use with a cartridge including a powder charge which, when ignited, generates expanding gases comprising:a projectile body of a soft elastomeric material, said projectile body having a front end, a rear end and a central void, said central void extending from the rear end into the projectile interior;a piston member, having a face surface and a force transfer element, mounted adjacent the powder charge; anda motion transfer member including a projecting element adapted at one end to be engaged with said force transfer element and, at the other, to be received in said central void interior, said piston member being adapted to be displaced by the expanding propellant gases of the powder charge when ignited;whereby the projectile, when used in a weapon, functions so that upon ignition of the powder charge, under the influence of expanding gases resulting from the powder charge ignition within the weapon, initially deploy said piston, said piston engaging said motion transfer member to bring said transfer member into contact with the interior of said projectile body causing said projectile body to stretch and thereby reduce its diameter to enable easy passage through the weapon, the expanding gases further deploying both said projectile body and said motion transfer member until said piston contacts said projectile body rear end, after which expanding gases further deploy said projectile body and said transfer member until said projectile body clears the weapon. 2. The pliant projectile of claim 1 wherein said projectile body has a Shore “A” Durometer value between 20 and 40. 3. The pliant projectile of claim 1 whereinsaid projectile body has a Shore “A” Durometer value greater than 10. 4. The pliant projectile of claim 1 wherein said projectile body has a Shore “A” Durometer value less than 80. 5. The pliant projectile of claim 1, whereinsaid projectile body has dense particles incorporated therein to increase the mass thereof. 6. The pliant projectile body of claim 5 whereinsaid projectile body is saturated with metallic particles selected from the group including copper, brass, bronze, iron, bismuth, lead and tungsten to increase the mass of said projectile body. 7. The pliant projectile combination of claim 1 further including a stabilizer member surrounding said projectile body near the rear end thereof, said stabilizer being normally stored in a retracted configuration but being adapted to be extended once said projectile body clears the weapon. 8. The pliant projectile combination of claim 7 wherein said stabilizer member includes a ring portion surrounding said projectile body and a plurality of tab elements radially extending from said ring portion when otherwise unrestrained but arranged to be substantially parallel to said projectile body when stored within the cartridge. 9. The pliant projectile cartridge of claim 1 wherein said propellant charge is contained within a small caliber shell including a primer. 10. The pliant projectile cartridge of claim 1 wherein said cartridge body includes an apertured jacket adapted to receive a small caliber cartridge including a primer, said propellant charge being contained within said small caliber cartridge shell, whereby upon ignition of said propellant charge, said cartridge shell ruptures at the jacket apertures, allowing expanding gases to enter the cartridge body for propelling said motion transfer member and said projectile body. 11. For use in a weapon having a firing chamber and a barrel, a pliant projectile cartridge including, in combination:a cartridge body containing a propellant charge adapted to be received in the firing chamber;motion transfer means including, at one end, a piston face and, at the other end, an elongation;a substantially cylindrical pliant projectile body including a front end, a rear end and a central void, said control void including a forward end and a rearward end, said centr al void located at the rear end of said projectile and adapted to receive said transfer means elongation; andmeans for igniting the propellant charge to create expanding gases;whereby expanding gases impinge upon said piston face imparting forward motion thereto, said motion transfer member elongation contacting the forward end of the void in said projectile body pushing said projectile body forward thereby reducing said projectile body diameter to easily clear the weapon barrel, said piston eventually contacting the rear surface of said projectile body to impart forward motion thereto sufficient to accelerate the projectile through the weapon barrel until it exits therefrom. 12. The pliant projectile cartridge of claim 11, wherein said motion transfer means comprises a unitary member combining said piston face and said elongation. 13. The pliant projectile cartridge of claim 11 wherein said projectile body is comprised of a soft elastomeric material having a Shore “A” Durometer value between 10 and 80. 14. The pliant projectile cartridge of claim 11 wherein said projectile body is comprised of a soft elastomeric material having a Shore “A” Durometer value between 20 and 40. 15. The pliant projectile body of claim 13 wherein said projectile body is saturated with fine metallic particles selected from the group including copper, brass, bronze, iron, bismuth, lead and tungsten to increase the mass of said projectile body. 16. The pliant projectile cartridge of claim 11 wherein motion transfer means include, on a side of said piston face opposite said elongation a peripheral flange that, in free flight, stabilizes the flight of said projectile body. 17. The pliant projectile combination of claim 11 further including a stabilizer member surrounding said projectile body near the rear end thereof, said stabilizer being normally stored in a retracted configuration but being adapted to be extended once said projectile body clears the weapon. 18. The pliant projectile cartridge of claim 11 wherein said propellant charge is contained within a small caliber shell including a primer. 19. The pliant projectile cartridge of claim 11 wherein said cartridge body includes an apertured jacket adapted to receive a small caliber cartridge including a primer, said propellant charge being contained within said small caliber cartridge shell, whereby upon ignition of said propellant charge, said cartridge shell ruptures at the jacket apertures, allowing expanding gases to enter the cartridge body for propelling said motion transfer member and said projectile body. 20. A pliant projectile for use with a cartridge including a powder charge which produces expanding propellant gses when ignited comprising:a projectile body of elastomeric material having metallic granules incorporated therein, said projectile body having a front end, a rear end and a central void, said central void extending from the rear end into the projectile interior;a piston member, having a face surface and force transfer element, mounted adjacent the powder charge; anda motion transfer member including a projecting element adapted at one end to be engaged with said force transfer element and, at the other, to be received in said central void, said piston member being adapted to be displaced by the expanding propellant gases of the powder charge when ignited;whereby the projectile, when used in a weapon, functions so that, upon ignition of the powder charge, under the influence of expanding gases within the weapon, initially deploy said piston, said piston engaging said motion transfer member to bring said motion transfer member into contact with the interior of said projectile body causing said projectile body to stretch and thereby reduce its said projectile body diameter to enable easy passage through the weapon, the expanding gases further deploying both said projectile body and said motion transfer member until said piston contacts said projectile bo dy rear end, after which expanding gases further deploy said projectile body and said transfer member until said projectile body clears the weapon. 21. The pliant projectile of claim 20 whereinsaid soft elastomeric material has a Shore “BA” Durometer value between 10 and 80. 22. The pliant projectile of claim 20 whereinsaid soft elastomeric material has a Shore “A” Durometer value between 20 and 40. 23. The pliant projectile of claim 20 whereinsaid metallic granules are selected from the group including iron, copper, brass, bronze, bismuth, lead and tungsten. 24. The pliant projectile of claim 20, above, wherein said projectile internal void includes a first diameter portion adjacent the rear end of the projectile, a second, smaller diameter portion near the front of the projectile and a shoulder between the first and second portions, and whereby said force transfer member has a similar first diameter portion, a second, smaller diameter portion and a shoulder between the portions, said second transfer member portion engaging said second void portion to elongate said projectile and, after a predetermined elongation, said transfer member shoulder engaging said void shoulder to impart additional forces to said projectile at an area closer to the rear of said projectile. 25. For use in a weapon having a firing chamber and a barrel, a pliant projectile cartridge including, in combination:a cartridge body containing a propellant charge adapted to be received in the firing chamber;motion transfer means comprising, at one end, a piston face and, at the other end, an elongated element;a substantially cylindrical pliant projectile body including a front end, a rear end and a a central void, said central void including a forward end and a rearward end, said central void located at the rear end of said projectile and adapted to receive said elongated element; andmeans for igniting the propellant charge to create expanding gases;whereby expanding gases impinge upon said piston face imparting forward motion thereto, said motion transfer member elongated element contacting the forward end of the void in said projectile body pushing the projectile body forward thereby reducing said projectile body diameter to easily clear the weapon barrel, said piston face eventually contacting the rear surface of said projectile body to impart forward motion thereto sufficient to accelerate the projectile through the weapon barrel until it exits therefrom. 26. The pliant projectile cartridge of claim 25, wherein said motion transfer means piston face and elongated element are combined in a unitary structure. 27. The pliant projectile cartridge of claim 25, above, wherein said projectile body internal void includes a first diameter portion adjacent the rear end of the projectile body, a second, smaller diameter portion near the front of the projectile body and a shoulder between the first and second portions, and whereby said force transfer means elongated element has a similar first diameter portion, a seconds smaller diameter portion and a shoulder between the portions, said second transfer means elongated element engaging said second void portion to elongate said projectile body and, after a predetermined elongation, said transfer means elongated element shoulder engaging said void shoulder to impart additional forces to said projectile at an area closer to the rear of said projectile. 28. The pliant projectile cartridge of claim 25 further including a stabilizer member surrounding said projectile body near the rear end thereof, said stabilizer being normally stored in a retracted configuration but being adapted to be extended once said projectile body clears the weapon. 29. The pliant projectile cartridge of claim 28, wherein said stabilizer member includes a plurality of individual tabs radially extending from said stabilizer member. 30. The pliant projectile cartridge of claim 24 wherein said propellant charge is contained w ithin a small caliber shell including a primer. 31. The pliant projectile cartridge of claim 25 wherein said cartridge body includes an apertured jacket adapted to receive a small caliber cartridge including a primer, said propellant charge being contained within said small caliber cartridge shell, whereby upon ignition of said propellant charge, said cartridge shell ruptures at the jacket apertures, allowing expanding gases to enter the cartridge body for propelling said motion transfer member and said projectile body.