Tubular magazine firearm with sheet metal receiver
AssigneeKel-Tec CNC Industries, Inc.
InventorGeorge Kellgren
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Abstract
A novel firearm is lightweight, compact, and the method of manufacture is easy. A single or dual tubular magazine positioned below the barrel of a firearm includes the novel use of an inverted U-shaped stamped receiver cover with a cavity for housing a loading and ejection port. The present invention advances the art of firearm manufacture by disclosing a tubular magazine and stamped sheet metal receiver cover that encloses the major parts of a firearm. The firearm is simple to manufacture, lightweight, approximately 25 to approximately 27 inches in length, and affords an ammunition capacity that is at least twice the capacity of a comparable firearm, such as the Remington® 870 shotgun.
Claims12
A tubular magazine firearm, comprising:
- an assembly of at least one tubular magazine for ammunition positioned below a barrel with a barrel extension at a rear of the barrel;
- a stock with a lifter and a rear end;
- a pistol grip;
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- a receiver between the grip and the stock rear end with an inside cavity housing the lifter forming a loading and ejection port, the receiver including a front end attachable to a rear end of the grip and a rear end attachable to the stock rear end wherein the receiver partially encloses, fastens and securely holds the stock, the grip and the assembly of magazine and barrel with barrel extension thereby forming an assembled tubular magazine firearm, wherein the receiver includes an attached trunion for rigidity.
A tubular magazine firearm, comprising:
- an assembly of at least one tubular magazine for ammunition positioned below a barrel with a barrel extension at a rear of the barrel;
- a stock with a lifter and a rear end;
- a pistol grip;
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- a receiver between the grip and the stock rear end with an inside cavity housing the lifter forming a loading and ejection port, the receiver including a front end attachable to a rear end of the grip and a rear end attachable to the stock rear end wherein the receiver partially encloses, fastens and securely holds the stock, the grip and the assembly of magazine and barrel with barrel extension thereby forming an assembled tubular magazine firearm, wherein the receiver includes:
- an inverted U-shaped sheet metal receiver with an inside cavity, and wherein the loading and ejection port assembly further comprises:
- a frame on the rearward pistol grip;
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- a captor spring that forms an assembly push pin that is inserted into the front pin, an upward rotation of the U-shaped lifter lifts a shell into position to be fed into firing chamber and a downward rotation of the U-shaped lifter aids in expelling a spent shell from the firing chamber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.