Single-shot survival rifle

Firearm apparatus which can assume either an assembled condition for loading and firing or a disassembled condition, comprising:

• means comprising a barrel assembly;
• means comprising a stock assembly;
• means defining a hinge interconnection between said barrel assembly and said stock assembly, said hinge interconnection permitting relative movement of said asemblies between a closed position for firing, an open position for loading, and a takedown position which disconnects the two assemblies;
• takedown catch means operatively associated with said barrel and stock assemblies and normally preventing movement of said assemblies to said takedown position, said takedown catch means being selectably operative to permit movement to said takedown position whereby the firearm apparatus are disassembled by disconnecting said two assemblies;
• said takedown catch means comprising:
• means defining a stop surface on one of said barrel and stock assemblies beneath said hinge interconnection;
• a stop member mounted on the other of said assemblies beneath said hinge connection;
• said stop member normally occupying a first position which abuts said stop surface and prevents further relative movement of said assemblies when said open position is reached;
• said stop member being resiliently movable to a second position whereat said stop member bypasses said stop surface means to permit further relative movement to said takedown position and resiliently returns to said first position to abut said stop surface when said assemblies are returned to said open position;
• said barrel assembly comprising a barrel having a chamber end, and also comprising a pair of side plates secured in mutually confronting relation alongside said barrel at the chamber end thereof;
• said side plates having portions in predetermined mutually spaced apart relation below said chamber end;
• said stop member being retained between said side plates below said chamber end, and having a stop engaging surface facing rearwardly toward said stock assembly;
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• said means defining a stop surface being disposed on said stock assembly.

Firearm apparatus which can assume either an assembled condition for loading and firing or a disassembled condition, comprising:

• means comprising a barrel assembly;
• means comprising a stock assembly;
• means defining a hinge interconnection between said barrel assembly and said stock assembly, said hinge interconnection permitting relative movement of said assemblies between a closed position for firing, an open position for loading, and a takedown position which disconnects the two assemblies;
• takedown catch means operatively associated with said barrel and stock assemblies and normally preventing movement of said assemblies to said takedown position, said takedown catch means being selectably operative to permit movement to said takedown position whereby the firearm apparatus are disassembled by disconnecting said two assemblies;
• means on said barrel assembly comprising a sight, and having a latch portion extending from said sight toward said stock assembly;
• said means on said barrel assembly comprising an elongate member having a front end and a back end, and secured intermediate its ends to said barrel assembly;
• means at said front end forming said sight;
• means at said back end defining at least one latching recess;
• means on said stock assembly operative to engage said latch portion when said assemblies are moved to said closed position, so as to maintain said closed position;
• said means on said stock assembly comprising at least one latch engaging member operative to enter and engage said latching recess when said assemblies are moved to said closed position;
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• said elongate member comprising a cantilever spring extending rearwardly from said intermediate securement so that said back end can be resiliently moved to selectably disengage said latching recess from said latch engaging member.

Firearm apparatus which can assume either an assembled condition for loading and firing or a disassembled condition, comprising:

• means comprising a barrel assembly;
• means comprising a stock assembly;
• means defining a hinge interconnection between said barrel assembly and said stock assembly, said hinge interconnection permitting relative movement of said assemblies between a closed position for firing, an open position for loading, and a takedown position which disconnects the two assemblies, and
• takedown catch means operatively associated with said barrel and stock assemblies and normally preventing movement of said assemblies to said takedown position, said takedown catch means being selectably operative to permit movement to said takedown position whereby the firearm apparatus are disassembled by disconnecting said two assemblies;
• said stock assembly comprising a receiver portion including a plurality of plates sandwiched together in assembly;
• stock means connected to said receiver portion and extending rearwardly therefrom to terminate at a back end;
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• shoulder engaging means at said back end of said stock means.

Firearm apparatus which can assume either an assembled condition for loading and firing or a disassembled condition, comprising:

• means comprising a barrel assembly;
• means comprising a stock assembly including a receiver portion and a hollow tubular stock extending rearwardly from said receiver portion;
• a cartridge tray removably received in said tubular stock;
• said cartridge tray having means to define a plurality of serially aligned receptacles, each of which has a forward end and can receive a round of ammunition;
• means associated with each of said receptacles to prevent a cartridge therein from contacting the forward end of the receptacle;
• means defining a hinge interconnection between said barrel assembly and said stock assembly, said hinge interconnection permitting relative movement of said assemblies between a closed position for firing, an open position for loading, and a takedown position which disconnects the two assemblies;
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• takedown catch means operatively associated with said barrel and stock assemblies and normally preventing movement of said assemblies to said takedown position, said takedown catch means being selectably operative to permit movement to said takedown position whereby the firearm apparatus are disassembled by disconnecting said two assemblies.

Firearm apparatus which can assume either an assembled condition for loading and firing or a disassembled condition, comprising:

• means comprising a barrel assembly;
• means comprising a stock assembly;
• means defining a hinge interconnection between said barrel assembly and said stock assembly, said hinge interconnection permitting relative movement of said assemblies between a closed position for firing, an open position for loading, and a takedown position which disconnects the two assemblies;
• and
• takedown catch means operatively associated with said barrel and stock assemblies and normally preventing movement of said assemblies to said takedown position, said takedown catch means being selectably operative to permit movement to said takedown position whereby the firearm apparatus are disassembled by disconnecting said two assemblies;
• said stock assembly comprising a hollow stock tube having a front end in proximate relation to said barrel assembly and having a rear end;
• buttplate means which removably attaches to said back end of said stock tube;
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• latch means which releasably retains said buttplate means in place on said stock tube;
• said buttplate means comprising a pair of sheet metal side members each of which is bent to form a channel, said side members being assembled with said channels aligned in mutually confronting relation so as to define a receptacle which receives said back end of said stock tube;
• said latch means having a portion operatively associated with said receptacle to engage and retain said stock tube therein;
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• force absorbent means connected to said side members in rearwardly facing relation thereto, so as to form a recoil pad to place against the shoulder of a person who uses the firearm.

Firearm apparatus which can assume either a closed condition for firing or an open condition for loading and unloading, comprising:

• means comprising a barrel assembly having a chamber end to receive a cartridge;
• means comprising a stock assembly;
• means defining a hinge interconnection between said barrel assembly and said stock assembly, said hinge interconnection permitting relative movement of said assemblies between a closed position for firing, and an open position for loading;
• extractor means carried by said stock assembly and operative to engage and extract a cartridge casing from said chamber end of said barrel assembly as said assemblies are moved from said closed position toward said open position;
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• means operative to withdraw said extractor means from said cartridge casing engagement in response to a predetermined extent of said movement toward said open position, so that said extractor means remains withdrawn to permit reloading in said open position.

Firearm apparatus which can assure either a closed condition for firing or an open condition for loading and unloading, comprising:

• means comprising a barrel assembly having a chamber end to receive a cartridge;
• means comprising a stock assembly;
• means defining a hinge interconnection between said barrel assembly and said stock assembly, said hinge interconnection permitting relative movement of said assemblies between a closed position for firing, and an open position for loading;
• said stock assembly comprising a receiver portion including a pair of outside plates and an intermediate plate retained in sandwiched assembly between said outside plates;
• said intermediate plate having a portion cut away relative to the corresponding area of said outside plates, so that said cut away portion provides a recess between said outside plates;
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• extractor means disposed in said recess and operative to engage and extract a cartridge casing from said barrel assembly as said assemblies are moved from said closed position to said open position.

Firearm apparatus comprising:

• a barrel assembly;
• a stock assembly;
• said stock assembly includes a hollow tubular passage having inner length and internal dimension adequate to receive plural rounds of ammunition in serial configuration;
• an opening in the underside of said tubular stock passage intermediate the ends thereof to insert or remove said rounds;
• the length of said opening being only slightly longer than the length of a round of said ammunition, so that the ammunition can fall from the opening one round at a time;
• a gate member slidably received in said tubular stock passage in proximate relation to said opening;
• means normally biasing said member to a position which blocks said opening;
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• a gate operating member extending laterally outwardly through the side of said stock and operative from outside said stock to slide said member rearwardly so as to unblock said opening, thereby enabling ammunition to be loaded or unloaded one round at a time.