Firearms; Rifles; Firearm receivers; Firearm attachments, namely, modular external rail systems for attaching accessories to firearms; Gas blocks for firearms; Pistols; Tactical rails for firearms
Firearms; Rifles; Firearm attachments, namely, modular external rail systems for attaching accessories to firearms; Sporting rifles; Tactical rails for firearms
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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AN ADJUSTABLE WEIGHT ASSEMBLY FOR A FIREARM
Systems and methods for adjusting a weight, center of gravity, and balance point of a firearm are disclosed. The systems and methods include a handguard, a weight configured to be attached to the handguard, and a firearm accessory configured to be adjustably secured about the weight.
A trigger assembly for providing a straight pull trigger may be provided. The trigger assembly may comprise a trigger shoe, a safety plunger, and a safety blade. The trigger shoe may comprise a trigger shoe cavity disposed between a trigger shoe first side and a trigger shoe second side. The trigger shoe may further comprise a safety plunger pocket. The safety plunger may be disposed in the safety plunger pocket. The safety blade may be slidably disposed in the trigger shoe cavity and be connected to the safety plunger. The safety plunger may retract into the trigger shoe from a safety plunger first position to a safety plunger second position when the safety blade slides in the trigger shoe from a safety blade first position to a safety blade second position.
An apparatus that includes a position indexing feature for a firearm with an adjustable butt may be provided. The apparatus may comprise a butt pad base and a butt pad slide. The butt pad base may comprise a first slidable retention element and a marking face. The butt pad slide may comprise a second slidable retention element that slidably engages and retains the first slidable retention element, and a window through which at least a portion of the marking face is viewable.
A bolt carrier may be provided. The bolt carrier may comprise a counter-bore, a housing, a cap, and a free-floating mass. The counter-bore may be disposed in the bolt carrier. The housing may be disposed in the counter-bore. The housing may have an interior, a first end, and a second end. The cap may be disposed at the second end of the housing and may be connected to the bolt carrier. The free-floating mass may be slidably disposed in the housing. A length of the free-floating mass may be less than a length of the interior of the housing between the cap and the first end.
F41A 3/26 - Rigid bolt locks, i.e. having locking elements rigidly mounted on the bolt or bolt handle and on the barrel or breech-housing respectively the locking elements effecting a rotary movement about the barrel axis, e.g. rotating cylinder bolt locks semi-automatically or automatically operated, e.g. having a slidable bolt-carrier and a rotatable bolt
A firearm receiver assembly is disclosed herein. The firearm receiver assembly includes a receiver having at least two pillar apertures. The firearm receiver assembly also includes a chassis having a top portion, a bottom portion, and a side portion. The receiver is configured to be set within the top portion. The firearm receiver assembly also includes a bottom metal having a top side, a bottom side, a proximate end, and a distal end. More so, the firearm receiver assembly includes at least two integrated pillars extending from the top side of the bottom metal. The at least two integrated pillars are configured to align with the pillar apertures of the receiver.
F41A 3/22 - Rigid bolt locks, i.e. having locking elements rigidly mounted on the bolt or bolt handle and on the barrel or breech-housing respectively the locking elements effecting a rotary movement about the barrel axis, e.g. rotating cylinder bolt locks hand-operated the locking being effected by rotating the operating handle or lever transversely to the barrel axis
A firearm stock may be provided. The firearm stock may comprise a fore-end portion and a pistol grip portion. The fore-end portion may comprise a fore-end portion cavity and a fore-end insert. The fore-end insert may comprise a fore-end insert reinforcing structure disposed in the fore-end portion cavity. The pistol grip portion may comprise a pistol grip portion cavity and a pistol grip insert. The pistol grip insert may comprise a pistol grip insert reinforcing structure disposed in the pistol grip portion cavity.
A bolt may be provided for a bolt carrier. The bolt carrier may comprise a gas inlet, a gas expansion chamber, a bolt bore, and the bolt. The gas expansion chamber that may receive a pressurized gas from the gas inlet. The bolt may be disposed in the bolt bore in the bolt carrier. The bolt may comprise a gas ring groove, a gas ring assembly disposed in the gas ring groove, and at least one gas port. The gas ring assembly may be adjacent to the bolt bore. The at least one gas port may provide a pathway for the pressurized gas from the gas expansion chamber to a volume underneath the gas ring assembly to increase a radial sealing force between the gas ring assembly and the bolt bore.
F41A 5/24 - Mechanisms or systems operated by propellant charge energy for automatically opening the lock gas-operated by direct action of gas pressure on bolt or locking elements
F41A 3/74 - Obturating or packing devices for gas leak prevention in breech mechanisms
F41A 3/26 - Rigid bolt locks, i.e. having locking elements rigidly mounted on the bolt or bolt handle and on the barrel or breech-housing respectively the locking elements effecting a rotary movement about the barrel axis, e.g. rotating cylinder bolt locks semi-automatically or automatically operated, e.g. having a slidable bolt-carrier and a rotatable bolt
A bolt stop assembly is disclosed herein. The bolt stop assembly may include a receiver and a bolt. The receiver may include a plurality of channels extending longitudinally to a firearm barrel. The bolt may include a series of lugs on a distal end of the bolt configured to traverse the plurality of channels. The bolt stop assembly may include an aperture adjacent to the breech end of the receiver, and an actuating bolt stop set within the aperture. The actuating bolt stop actuates around a pivot pin within a pin hole set parallel to a longitudinal axis. The actuating bolt stop may include an interior surface where a biasing member is disposed between the interior surface and the receiver.
Disclosed is a firearm configuration for a handgun. The firearm configuration is designed to reduce the recoil forces encountered by a user upon firing the weapon. It further includes a recoil plate that absorbs forces generated by the slide during firing. Recoil forces are reduced by lowering the firearm's center of mass and by aligning a recoiling mass with the user's arm and trigger finger. The firearm configuration further includes a locking block which prevents rotational and lateral movement of the barrel upon firing.
F41A 25/12 - Spring-operated systems using coil springs
F41A 5/10 - Mechanisms or systems operated by propellant charge energy for automatically opening the lock recoil-operated having a movable inertia weight
F41C 23/06 - Stocks specially adapted for recoil reduction
F41A 5/12 - Mechanisms or systems operated by propellant charge energy for automatically opening the lock recoil-operated having a movable inertia weight mounted in a gun having a fixed barrel
Disclosed is a firearm configuration for a handgun. The firearm configuration is designed to reduce the recoil forces encountered by a user upon firing the weapon. It further includes a recoil plate that absorbs forces generated by the slide during firing. Recoil forces are reduced by lowering the firearm's center of mass and by aligning a recoiling mass with the user's arm and trigger finger. The firearm configuration further includes a locking block which prevents rotational and lateral movement of the barrel upon firing.
F41A 25/12 - Spring-operated systems using coil springs
F41A 5/10 - Mechanisms or systems operated by propellant charge energy for automatically opening the lock recoil-operated having a movable inertia weight
F41C 23/06 - Stocks specially adapted for recoil reduction
An assembly for coupling a device to a firearm is disclosed. The device may be a suppressor, flash hider, compensator, or the like. The assembly may include a muzzle brake, a coupling body attached to the muzzle brake, a moveable collar disposed around the coupling body, at least one moveable clamp sandwiched between the coupling body and the moveable collar, a device core attached to the coupling body, and a spring disposed between the device core and the moveable collar.
Disclosed is a firearm configuration for a handgun. The firearm configuration is designed to reduce the recoil forces encountered by a user upon firing the weapon. It further includes a recoil plate that absorbs forces generated by the slide during firing. Recoil forces are reduced by lowering the firearm's center of mass and by aligning a recoiling mass with the user's arm and trigger finger. The firearm configuration further includes a locking block which prevents rotational and lateral movement of the barrel upon firing.
F41A 25/12 - Spring-operated systems using coil springs
F41A 5/10 - Mechanisms or systems operated by propellant charge energy for automatically opening the lock recoil-operated having a movable inertia weight
F41C 23/06 - Stocks specially adapted for recoil reduction
F41A 3/56 - Bolt locks of the unlocked type, i.e. being inertia operated the bolt being provided with an additional slidable mass
F41A 5/12 - Mechanisms or systems operated by propellant charge energy for automatically opening the lock recoil-operated having a movable inertia weight mounted in a gun having a fixed barrel
Disclosed is a firearm configuration for a handgun. The firearm configuration is designed to reduce the recoil forces encountered by a user upon firing the weapon. It further includes a recoil plate that absorbs forces generated by the slide during firing. Recoil forces are reduced by lowering the firearm's center of mass and by aligning a recoiling mass with the user's arm and trigger finger. The firearm configuration further includes a locking block which prevents rotational and lateral movement of the barrel upon firing.
F41A 3/56 - Bolt locks of the unlocked type, i.e. being inertia operated the bolt being provided with an additional slidable mass
F41A 3/86 - Coil spring buffers mounted under the barrel
F41A 25/12 - Spring-operated systems using coil springs
F41A 5/12 - Mechanisms or systems operated by propellant charge energy for automatically opening the lock recoil-operated having a movable inertia weight mounted in a gun having a fixed barrel
Disclosed is a firearm configuration for a handgun. The firearm configuration is designed to reduce the recoil forces encountered by a user upon firing the weapon. It further includes a recoil plate that absorbs forces generated by the slide during firing. Recoil forces are reduced by lowering the firearm's center of mass and by aligning a recoiling mass with the user's arm and trigger finger.
F41A 5/12 - Mechanisms or systems operated by propellant charge energy for automatically opening the lock recoil-operated having a movable inertia weight mounted in a gun having a fixed barrel
A modular charging handle assembly that includes a charging handle body that extends between a bolt engagement end and a pull end. The charging handle body is oriented along a longitudinal axis. The charging handle assembly also includes a base disposed at the pull end of the charging handle body and operatively connected thereto. The base includes a pair of mounting guides set on either side of the longitudinal axis to provide thereby a modular structure. The charging handle assembly also includes a pair of pull grips mateably and releasably secured to the pair of mounting guides to provide ambidextrous operating means.
Disclosed is a firearm configuration for a handgun. The firearm configuration is designed to reduce the recoil forces encountered by a user upon firing the weapon. It further includes a recoil plate that absorbs forces generated by the slide during firing. The various details of the present disclosure, and the manner in which they interrelate, will be described in greater detail hereinafter.
F41A 21/00 - Barrels or gun tubes; Muzzle attachments; Barrel mounting means
F41A 3/86 - Coil spring buffers mounted under the barrel
F41C 23/06 - Stocks specially adapted for recoil reduction
F41A 5/10 - Mechanisms or systems operated by propellant charge energy for automatically opening the lock recoil-operated having a movable inertia weight
F41A 25/12 - Spring-operated systems using coil springs
Disclosed is a firearm configuration for a handgun. The firearm configuration is designed to reduce the recoil forces encountered by a user upon firing the weapon. Recoil forces are reduced by lowering the firearm's center of mass and by aligning a recoiling mass with the user's arm and trigger finger. The various detail of the present disclosure, and the manner in which they interrelate, will be described in greater detail hereinafter.
F41A 21/00 - Barrels or gun tubes; Muzzle attachments; Barrel mounting means
F41A 3/86 - Coil spring buffers mounted under the barrel
F41C 23/06 - Stocks specially adapted for recoil reduction
F41A 5/10 - Mechanisms or systems operated by propellant charge energy for automatically opening the lock recoil-operated having a movable inertia weight
F41A 25/12 - Spring-operated systems using coil springs
A semi-automatic pistol has a frame having a trigger guard defining a trigger finger space, a barrel connected to the frame and defining a bore axis, a slide connected to the frame and operable to reciprocate along the bore axis between a forward battery position and a rearward open position, a recoil mechanism operably connected between the slide and the frame, and operable to bias the slide to the battery position, and the recoil mechanism being entirely below the barrel axis and forward of the trigger finger space. The recoil mechanism may be a recoil spring defining a spring axis. The spring axis may be parallel to the bore axis. The recoil spring may be a helical shape defining a bore receiving a guide rod. The guide rod may be below the barrel. The trigger guard may have a downwardly facing upper surface defining the trigger finger space.
Systems and methods for mounting a barrel to a firearm are disclosed herein. The firearm may include a barrel, an upper receiver, a hand guard assembly, a lower receiver, a pistol grip, a buttstock, and a trigger. A barrel extension may include internal threads, mounting protrusions, mounting apertures, an elongated front barrel extension portion, an elongated rear barrel extension portion, and a barrel extension mounting flange. The barrel extension may be sandwiched and secured in between the upper receiver and the hand guard assembly via clamping screws.
Disclosed is a firearm configuration for a handgun. The firearm configuration is designed to reduce the recoil forces encountered by a user upon firing the weapon. Recoil forces are reduced by lowering the firearm's center of mass and by aligning a recoiling mass with the user's arm and trigger finger. The various detail of the present disclosure, and the manner in which they interrelate, will be described in greater detail hereinafter.
Firearms and firearms accessories, namely, complete rifles, upper and lower receivers, barrel assemblies, firearm rail systems, firearm gas blocks for transferring gases within firearms, firearm vertical grips, firearm sights, and firearm sling mounts excluding sprays for personal defense purposes
Firearms, excluding commemorative firearms, and firearms accessories not for commemorative firearms, namely, upper and lower receivers, and barrel assemblies
Accessory parts for firearms, namely, mounting rail apparatus and mounting rails, firearm sling mounts, firearm optic mounts, firearm light mounts, and upper receivers for feeding and ejecting cartridges to firearms
Accessory parts for firearms, namely, mounting rail apparatus and mounting rails, firearm sling mounts, firearm optic mounts, firearm light mounts, upper receivers for feeding and ejecting cartridges to firearms, and gas blocks for transferring gases within firearms
