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US 2017/0363398 A1Published application
Malfunction training device for firearms
OwnerSTEPHEN A. McCLOYinventor
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A firearm malfunction training device and method include a blank malfunction round that simulates a T3 malfunction and allows a realistic clearing protocol during the training. The malfunction round size and shape generally mimic the corresponding live round, so that malfunction round moves like the live round through the magazine. However, the malfunction round has a front end/portion that is oversized in diameter and does not fit properly or fully through the firearm breech, to jam the firearm loading mechanism at the breech. Preferably, the malfunction round also has a conical rear region radially-undersized relative to the live round casing, whereby the malfunction round leaves the magazine when the magazine is stripped from the firearm to start the clearing protocol. The enlarged front end and undersized rear region effectively simulate, and provide a realistic protocol for identifying, clearing and, correcting, a T3 malfunction.
A combination of a semi-automatic firearm having a magazine with an internal diameter, a chamber, and a breech opening into the chamber, the breech opening having a breech diameter, and a blank malfunction round for use in training in the firearm, wherein the malfunction round is configured to be operative in the magazine, and the malfunction round is configured to inoperative in the breech opening, by the malfunction round comprising a front end portion having a diameter larger than said breech diameter, so that the malfunction round abuts into one or more surfaces of the breech opening, but does not fully pass through the breech opening into the chamber.
A blank malfunction round for use in a firearm with a breech opening and a magazine, for training a user to handle a T3 malfunction of the firearm, the malfunction round having a front end, a rear base, a longitudinal axis and a length between the front end and the base, a main portion rearward of the front portion, and a conical portion between the main portion and the base, wherein the front end has a maximum diameter that is enlarged in diameter compared to all of the base, main portion, and the conical portion, so that the front end jams in the breech opening, and wherein the conical portion extends axially along 15-30 percent of the length of the malfunction round, at 15-30 degrees to the longitudinal axis of the malfunction round, so that the malfunction round separates from the magazine upon stripping of the magazine from the firearm.
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