Practice munitions

Abstract

A simulation munition of a bean bag crowd control round is provided. The simulation munition includes a cartridge with first and second bores disposed therein; a muzzle loading primer insertable into the second bore at the second opening to the cartridge wherein any explosive force created by the primer will be directed toward the first opening; a shotgun wad insertable into the first bore through the first opening until the wad positions adjacent the second bore; and a reball insertable into the shotgun wad. When the munition is assembled, the shotgun wad is located adjacent the second bore, the reball is located in the shotgun wad and the muzzle loading primer is located in the second bore of the cartridge. The munition is configured to fire the reball from an explosive force caused by the muzzle loading primer that moves the reball with a less than lethal force.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A simulation munition of a bean bag crowd control round, the simulation munition comprising:
 a cartridge having first and second bores disposed therein;   wherein the first and second bores are coaxially aligned, the first bore has a greater diameter than the diameter of the second bore, and the first bore terminates at a first opening that is opposite on the cartridge from a second opening that terminates the second bore;   a muzzle loading primer that is insertable into the second bore at the second opening to the cartridge wherein any explosive force created by the primer will be directed toward the first opening;   a shotgun wad that is insertable into the first bore through the first opening until the wad positions adjacent the second bore;   a single reball that is insertable into the shotgun wad;   wherein when the munition is assembled, the shotgun wad is located adjacent the second bore, the reball is located in the shotgun wad and the muzzle loading primer is located in the second bore of the cartridge; and   wherein the munition is configured to fire the reball from an explosive force caused by the muzzle loading primer that moves the reball with a less than lethal force.   
     
     
         2 . The simulation munition of  claim 1 , wherein the cartridge is sized to fit in a launcher gun. 
     
     
         3 . The simulation munition of  claim 1 , wherein the cartridge is sized to fit in an oversized single-barrel shotgun that accommodates 37 to 40 millimeter shells. 
     
     
         4 . The simulation munition of  claim 1 , wherein the reball is configured in the cartridge such that when fired will impact a target similar to that of a beanbag. 
     
     
         5 . The simulation munition of  claim 1 , wherein the shotgun wad is a 12-guage shotgun wad. 
     
     
         6 . The simulation munition of  claim 1 , wherein the cartridge, wad, and reball are reusable. 
     
     
         7 . The simulation munition of  claim 1 , wherein the cartridge is made of an aluminum material. 
     
     
         8 . The simulation munition of  claim 1 , wherein the cartridge is made of a polymer material. 
     
     
         9 . The simulation munition of  claim 1 , wherein the cartridge is configured to receive a used wad and reball, and a new primer to be ready for refiring. 
     
     
         10 . A method of making a simulation munition of a bean bag crowd control round, the method of making simulation munition comprising the steps of:
 providing a cartridge having first and second bores disposed therein, where the first and second bores are coaxially aligned, the first bore has a greater diameter than the diameter of the second bore, and the first bore terminates at a first opening that is opposite on the cartridge from a second opening that terminates the second bore;   inserting a muzzle loading primer into the second bore at the second opening to the cartridge wherein any explosive force created by the primer will be directed toward the first opening;   inserting a shotgun wad into the first bore through the first opening until the wad positions adjacent the second bore; and   inserting a single reball into the shotgun wad such that when the shotgun wad is located adjacent the second bore, the reball is located in the shotgun wad and the muzzle loading primer is located in the second bore of the cartridge, the munition is made.