High velocity tapered bore gun and ammunition

Claim 1

A high velocity tapered bore gun and ammunition consisting of: a gun having a barrel with a chamber at one end and a muzzle section at the other, said chamber having a bore of relatively larger diameter, said muzzle section having a bore relatively smaller diameter, said gun having a tapered bore extending between said ends, an ammunition package adapted to fit into said chamber, said package having a projectile of a diameter sufficient to pass through said muzzle section without deformation, said projectile being encased in a deformable material of a diameter sufficient to fit into said chamber without deformation, propellant means rearwardly of said deformable material which, when ignited, will expand and thus propel deformable material through said gun barrel, said tapered bore reducing the diameter of said deformable material to the muzzle diameter for ejection following ejection of said projectile, said deformable material increasing in length as it reduces in diameter to maintain its original volume, said deformable material imparting additional energy and acceleration to said projectile as said deformable material elongates, said projectile having a greater velocity than that of said deformable material and said propellant.