US 12,253,345 B2
Accurate, low recoil shotshell
John R. Tiffany, Hudson, OH (US); and Kerry L. Tiffany, Hudson, OH (US)
Filed by John R. Tiffany, Hudson, OH (US); and Kerry L. Tiffany, Hudson, OH (US)
Filed on Nov. 17, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/512,226.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/469,484, filed on May 29, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0401921 A1, Dec. 5, 2024
Int. Cl. F42B 7/04 (2006.01); F42B 7/08 (2006.01)
CPC F42B 7/046 (2013.01) [F42B 7/08 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A shotshell comprising:
a casing having a top end and bottom end, and a longitudinal axis that runs from the top end to the bottom end;
a base disposed at and sealing the bottom end of the casing;
a propellant disposed toward the bottom end of the casing, above the base;
a primer set into the base and in contact with the propellant;
a wad disposed above the propellant;
a plurality of shot pellets;
a payload carrier disposed between the wad and the top end of the casing, the payload carrier comprising two or more longitudinal chambers, each chamber configured to store a portion of the plurality of shot pellets in a single file column aligned parallel to the longitudinal axis of the casing.