Systems and methods for providing firearms with lighter cocking action
OwnerMartin Bryant, James M. Buschowinventors
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Abstract
Apparatuses and methods for facilitating reloading and resisting recoil of a firearm include an elastic member in communication with a portion of the firearm. A contact member coupled to the portion of the firearm, the elastic member, or combinations thereof, is movable between a first position in which movement of the portion of the firearm is biased by the elastic member and a second position in which movement of the portion of the firearm is generally unaffected by the elastic member. An actuator can be used to move the contact member between the first and second positions.
Claims17
An apparatus for facilitating reloading of a firearm, wherein the firearm has a length extending between a front end of the firearm adjacent a barrel and a back end of the firearm, the apparatus comprising:
- an elastic member, wherein the elastic member is in communication with a moveable portion of the firearm, wherein the moveable portion comprises a recoil slide and a chamber slide, wherein the recoil slide extends about the elastic member and along the exterior of the chamber slide;
- at least one contact member, wherein the at least one contact member is moveable between a first position connecting the chamber slide and the recoil slide, whereby movement of the chamber slide is biased by the elastic member, and a second position disconnecting the chamber slide from the recoil slide, whereby movement of the chamber slide is generally unaffected by the elastic member;
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- an actuator in communication with the at least one contact member for moving the at least one contact member between the first position and the second position.
A method for facilitating reloading of a firearm, wherein the firearm has a length extending between a front end of the firearm adjacent a barrel and a back end of the firearm, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing ammunition into a firearm having an elastic member in communication with a moveable portion of the firearm, wherein the moveable portion comprises a recoil slide and a chamber slide, wherein the recoil slide extends about the elastic member and along the exterior of the chamber slide;
- moving at least one contact member coupled to the moveable portion of the firearm, the elastic member, or combinations thereof, to a second position in which movement of the chamber slide is generally unaffected by the elastic member;
- manually moving the chamber slide of the firearm to load ammunition into a chamber thereof, wherein manual movement of the chamber slide of the firearm is generally unaffected by the elastic member;
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- moving the at least one contact member to a first position in which movement of the chamber slide is biased by the elastic member such that a recoil force generated by discharging the firearm is resisted by the elastic member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.