Ballistic lubricating grease, ammunition and process

Claim 1

Ammunition, comprising: a shell providing a casing, said casing having a base and an annular skirt extending from said base, and said skirt defining an open end providing an outlet opening; an explosive propellant positioned in said shell adjacent said base; a projectile having a rearward portion with a base section annularly surrounded by said skirt and a forward portion having a tip extending forwardly of said skirt and out of said outlet opening; a lubricating chamber positioned in proximity to said rearward portion of said projectile, said chamber containing a substantially nontoxic ballistic lubricating grease and having means for injecting said nontoxic ballistic lubricating grease upon a barrel of a weapon upon firing of said ammunition in said weapon; and said nontoxic ballistic lubricating grease cooperating with said projectile for substantially preventing the emission of sand and soot from said weapon to enhance the safety of surrounding personnel and minimize ballistic pollution and for lubricating and substantially protecting said barrel of said weapoin from corrosive ballistic gases released from said fired explosive propellant, said nontoxic ballistic lubricating grease comprising a substantial portion of a base oil, said base oil comprising a member selected from the group consisting of naphthenic oil, paraffinic oil, aromatic oil, mineral oil, and a synthetic oil, said synthetic oil selected from the group consisting of a polyalphaolefin, a polyester, and a diester; a thickener selected from the group consisting of fumed silica, polyurea, lithium soap, sodium soap, complex soap, and and clay, said complex soap having at least one member selected from the group consisting of lithium, calcium, and aluminum; and a boron additive comprising about 1% to about 20% by weight of said grease, said boron additive comprising at least one member of the group consisting of a borate of a Group 2a alkaline earth metal, potassium borate, zinc borate, sodium borate, boric oxide, and disodium octaborate tetrahydrate.