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US 8,756,848 B2Granted
Rifle chassis having interchangable stocks
OwnerWilliam Bovensiepinventor
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Abstract
A rifle chassis is able to convert the M1A rifle to have a modular stock system. The chassis may be designed to permit attachment of a shotgun stock to the M1A chassis. For example, a particular model's modular stock system, such as a Mossberg® model 500 shotgun stock, may be attached to the chassis of the present invention to permit interchangeability of stocks on the rifle.
Claims15
A rifle design comprising:
- a M1A-type rifle chassis extending to a back end of an action of the rifle, the chassis configured to accept M1A-type rifle top action and trigger group, the chassis being absent of a butt stock, wherein M1A Rifles are gas-operated, semi-automatic rifles;
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- a receiver end of the chassis configured to accept aftermarket shotgun stocks interchangeably attachable thereto, wherein the aftermarket shotgun stocks are configured to mount on a Mossberg® 500 brand shotgun, wherein the Mossberg® 500 series shotguns are hammerless repeater, pump-action shotguns.
A M1A-type rifle chassis, the chassis being absent of a butt stock and the chassis comprising:
- a receiver end configured to accept aftermarket shotgun stocks interchangeably attachable thereto, wherein the aftermarket shotgun stocks are configured to mount on a Mossberg® 500 brand shotgun, wherein the Mossberg® 500 brand shotgun is a hammerless repeater, pump-action shotgun, and M1A Rifles are gas-operated, semi-automatic rifles.
A rifle comprising:
- a M1A-type rifle chassis having a receiver end, the chassis being absent of a butt stock, wherein M1A Rifles are gas-operated, semi-automatic rifles;
- a rifle action mounted into the chassis;
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- an interchangeable aftermarket shotgun stock removably attached to the receiver end of the rifle chassis, wherein the aftermarket shotgun stock is configured to mount on a Mossberg® 500 brand shotgun, wherein the Mossberg® 500 series shotguns are hammerless repeater, pump-action shotguns.
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