Gas operating system for low energy ammunition
AssigneeKRL Holding Company, Inc.
InventorsJoseph Beitelspacher, Konstantin Konev, Michael Anthony Conger
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Abstract
A gas operating system for a firearm for use with low energy ammunition that includes a barrel having a breech, a muzzle, a bore and a gas port, where the gas port is positioned between 1.0 and 2.2 inches away from the breech, a gas block on the barrel and a tube connecting the gas block to a bolt carrier, where the gas block directs energy from combustion gas pressure vented through the gas port to the bolt carrier via the tube.
Claims19
A gas operating system for a firearm adapted for use with low energy ammunition, wherein the firearm includes a bolt carrier, the system comprising:
- a barrel having a breech, a muzzle, a bore and a first gas port, wherein the first gas port is positioned between 1.0 and 2.2 inches away from the breech;
- a gas block disposed on the barrel;
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- a tube operatively connecting the gas block to the bolt carrier, wherein the gas block is configured to direct energy from combustion gas pressure vented through the first gas port to the bolt carrier via the tube.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.