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US 2021/0010778 A1Published application
Auto-Loading Firearm with Selectable Live Fire and Training Modes
AssigneeMustang Industrial Design, Inc.
InventorBrian Edward Bascom
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Abstract
An auto-loading firearm having a system for switches between live fire and training modes via a selector switch mounted either on the firearm frame or on a specially designed training attachment. A multi-part transfer bar, between the trigger and sear, can be selectively connected in a live fire mode and spaced apart in a training mode. A selectively engageable trigger resetting mechanism automatically returns the trigger to its set position after firing the firearm is in training mode.
Claims20
A method of operating an auto-loading firearm having a live fire mode and a training mode, the method comprising:
- placing the firearm in a live fire mode, and while the firearm is in the live fire mode:
- depressing a trigger from a home position to a depressed position;
- in response to depressing the trigger, releasing a hammer or striker and discharging the firearm;
- and
- placing the firearm in a training mode, and while the firearm is in the training mode:
- depressing the trigger from the home position to the depressed position, the hammer or striker not released in response to depression of the trigger;
- and
- automatically resetting the trigger from the depressed position to the home position.
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