Muzzle device and venturi blast shield
OwnerPaul A. Oglesbyinventor
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Abstract
A muzzle device and blast shield. The muzzle device includes a body portion having a central borehole, and wherein the body portion comprises a plurality of prongs defined between longitudinally extending slots formed in the body portion and porting apertures, wherein the porting apertures provide fluid communication between an exterior of the muzzle device and at least one longitudinally extending slot. The blast shield includes a body portion having a central borehole, wherein the body portion comprises a couple portion having an internal cavity, a barrel extension portion extending into at least a portion of the internal cavity, and a plurality of porting apertures, wherein the porting apertures provide fluid communication between an exterior of the blast shield and the internal cavity.
Claims15
A muzzle device, comprising:
- a body portion extending from an attachment portion to a suppression portion and having a central borehole, wherein said body portion comprises a plurality of prongs defined between longitudinally extending slots formed in said body portion;
- and
- one or more porting apertures, wherein each of said porting apertures is formed through a sidewall of one of said longitudinally extending slots, wherein each of said porting apertures provides fluid communication between an exterior of said muzzle device and at least one of said longitudinally extending slots, and wherein each of said porting apertures provides fluid communication between an exterior of said attachment portion and said suppression portion.
A muzzle device, comprising:
- a body portion having a central borehole, wherein said body portion extends from an attachment portion to a suppression portion;
- a plurality of prongs defined between longitudinally extending slots formed in said suppression portion;
- and
- one or more porting apertures, wherein each of said porting apertures is formed through a sidewall of at least one of said longitudinally extending slots, wherein each of said porting apertures provides fluid communication between an exterior of said muzzle device and said central borehole, and wherein each of said porting apertures provides fluid communication between an exterior of said attachment portion and said suppression portion.
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