US Patent Issued to PCP Tactical on March 11 for "Two-piece insert and/or flash tube for polymer ammunition cartridges" (Florida Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,247,819, issued on March 11, was assigned to PCP Tactical LLC (Sebastian, Fla.).

"Two-piece insert and/or flash tube for polymer ammunition cartridges" was invented by Charles Padgett (Vero Beach, Fla.) and Lanse Padgett (Vero Beach, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A high strength polymer-based cartridge casing can include an upper polymer component, molded from a polymer. The upper component has a first end having a mouth, at least a wall between the first end and a second end of the upper component opposite the first end, an overlap portion extending from the wall near the second end. An upper insert is included and has a first en...