Firearm with barrel cinching clamp

Abstract

Firearms with barrel cinching clamps have a receiver having a forward portion defining an internally threaded bore, a barrel having a threaded end removably received in the bore, at least a selected portion of the forward portion being split by a gap, the selected portion having connection elements on opposite sides of the gap, and an adjustable element connected to the connection elements and operable to narrow the gap to secure the barrel in the bore and to widen the gap to permit the barrel to be readily unscrewed from the bore. The bore may define a bore axis, and the gap may be parallel to the bore axis. A circumferentially complete portion of the threaded bore including a plurality of threads adjacent to the gap may be unbroken by a gap. The circumferentially complete portion of the threaded bore may be forward and/or rearward of the selected portion.

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