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US 2023/0296340 A1Published application
Barrel bushing
AssigneeSig Sauer, Inc.
InventorJesse D. Cole
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Abstract
A firearm including a barrel bushing is disclosed. The barrel bushing provides for guidance of the slide without a need for forward rails. The barrel bushing is retained by a bushing stop that allows the slide to be removed while the recoil spring and bushing are retained on the barrel.
Claims28
A firearm comprising:
- a barrel connected to a frame;
- a slidable ring shaped bushing mounted on the barrel, the bushing including a convex surface;
- a bushing stop attached to a muzzle end of the barrel;
- a recoil spring retaining the bushing on a proximal end of the barrel;
- and
- a slide in contact with the bushing at the convex surface.
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A handgun comprising:
- a barrel connected to a frame;
- a slidable ring shaped bushing mounted on the barrel, the bushing including a convex surface;
- a bushing stop attached to a muzzle end of the barrel;
- and
- a slide in contact with the bushing at the convex surface,
- wherein the frame is free of forward guide rails for guiding the slide.
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A method of disassembling a firearm comprising:
- rotating a takedown lever;
- pulling the slide backward in relation to the frame;
- rotating the rear of the slide upward while the front of the slide retains contact with a barrel bushing that is retained by, and slidable along, the barrel;
- allowing the slide to return forward with the slide in a position that is not parallel to the barrel;
- and
- removing the slide from the firearm while the barrel bushing and recoil spring are fully retained on the barrel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.