The present invention relates to firearms.
Firearms serve both recreational and functional purposes in the private sector as well as in the military. Shooting is performed at a competitive level with many tours and events being held every year. Long range and precision shooting also offers tactical advantages in a military setting. For many reasons, excellence is a premium in the field.
Excellence in long range and precision shooting is dependent on skills that require extensive training and practice. However, elements of the weapon system can also contribute to firing effectiveness on both primary and secondary levels. Rifles can be long, heavy, and provide physical recoil as well as gaseous discharge. Minimizing weight, recoil, gaseous discharge, and versatility can provide the shooter a highly desirable advantage.
One embodiment of an actionless rifle may include a magazine well and a barrel. The barrel is detachably coupled to the magazine well. The barrel may include a main body and a forward barrel portion. The forward barrel portion may include a bore, a plurality of perpendicular support structures, a plurality of parallel support structures, a channel wall, and a closed channel wall.
One embodiment of an actionless rifle may include a barrel. The barrel may include a main body and a forward barrel portion. The forward barrel portion may include a bore, a plurality of perpendicular support structures, a plurality of parallel support structures, a channel wall, a closed channel wall, and a sleeve.
One embodiment of an actionless rifle may include a barrel. The barrel may include a main body and a forward barrel portion. The main body may include a raceway for guiding an exo-bolt. The forward barrel portion may include a bore, a plurality of perpendicular support structures, a plurality of parallel support structures, a channel wall, a closed channel wall, and a sleeve. The sleeve may include a cutout towards the closed channel wall.
The present invention will now be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which preferred embodiments of the invention are shown. This invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art. Those of ordinary skill in the art realize that the following descriptions of the embodiments of the present invention are illustrative and are not intended to be limiting in any way. Other embodiments of the present invention will readily suggest themselves to such skilled persons having the benefit of this disclosure.
Although the following detailed description contains many specifics for the purposes of illustration, anyone of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that many variations and alterations to the following details are within the scope of the invention. Accordingly, the following embodiments of the invention are set forth without any loss of generality to, and without imposing limitations upon, the invention.
In this detailed description of the present invention, a person skilled in the art should note that directional terms, such as “above,” “below,” “upper,” “lower,” and other like terms are used for the convenience of the reader in reference to the drawings. Also, a person skilled in the art should notice this description may contain other terminology to convey position, orientation, and direction without departing from the principles of the present invention.
Furthermore, in this detailed description, a person skilled in the art should note that quantitative qualifying terms such as “generally,” “substantially,” “mostly,” and other terms are used, in general, to mean that the referred to object, characteristic, or quality constitutes a majority of the subject of the reference. The meaning of any of these terms is dependent upon the context within which it is used, and the meaning may be expressly modified.
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The exo-bolt 102 may be configured to travel along an exterior of the barrel 104. The exo-bolt 102 may be further configured to stabilize itself on the exterior of the barrel 104. The exo-bolt 102 may be fully extended toward the collapsible stock 114 in order to grab a round and then pushed fully forward toward the barrel 104 in order to chamber the round. The barrel 104 may comprise a raceway, as further described hereinbelow with regards to
One of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that an action is not necessary in the current configuration. As a result, one of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that a reduction in weight is achieved due to the absence of an action. Additionally, one of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that an action will not need to be machined during the manufacturing of the rifle.
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In one embodiment, an exo-bolt of the actionless rifle 600 is pushed forward along the barrel prior to pushing forward the collapsible stock 602. The suppressor 604 may be a retractable suppressor and discussed further hereinbelow with regards to
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In one embodiment, the perpendicular barrel support structures 1110 the channel wall 1116, and a sleeve as described hereinbelow with reference to
One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that the perpendicular barrel support structures 1110, the channel wall 1116, and the sleeve may be configured to obtain any number of channels that comprise any number of open channels and closed channels and each of those configurations is anticipated by the present disclosure.
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The target height chevron 1708 is configured to estimate a distance of a target with the target's feet approximately at the crosshair 1702. In one embodiment, the target height chevrons 1708 represent hundreds of yards of distance away from the target. For example, a target with feet at the crosshair 1702 and with a top of the target head approximately at target height chevron 1708 number 3 is approximately 300 yards away. The target shoulder width guide 1710 is configured to correspond with a distance from target that approximately corresponds with the target height chevron 1708 just above the target's head when the target's shoulders are approximately lined up flush with a left and right side of the target shoulder width guide 1710.
In one embodiment, the ranging section 1704 is configured to correspond with a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) target size. One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that the ranging section 1704 can be configured to correspond with any target size established by a user.
One of ordinary skill in the art will also appreciate that the ranging section 1710 is configured to obtain multiple measurements simultaneously, such as distance based on approximate height of a target and distance based on approximate shoulder width of a target. One of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that a target can be ranged according to shoulder width if the target is sitting down, for example. Additionally, the target can be ranged according to height if the target is facing a side and not presenting a full shoulder width to the shooter.
The targeting section 1706 may be configured to utilize a known length box, density altitude (KL Box Delta) guide. The plurality of center mass ballistic solution chevrons 1712 may represent a location of an approximate shot, also referred to as a center mass shot, on a target at various distances, such as, but not limited to, a hundred yards for every number represented next to the center mass ballistic solution chevrons 1712 when the target fills a KL box corresponding to the center mass ballistic solution chevron 1712. One of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that the center mass ballistic solution chevrons 1712 may represent a ballistic drop compensation, also referred to as a bullet drop compensation.
The KL box shoulder bar 1714 and KL box upper torso bar 1716 may combine to form the KL box. The various KL boxes in the targeting section 1706 may be configured to be KL boxes that correspond to a target at various distances, such as, but not limited to hundred yards for every number represented next to the center mass ballistic solution chevron 1712 that is in a center of the KL box.
The KL box shoulder bar 1714 is configured to correspond to a target's shoulder width at a distance determined by the center mass ballistic solution chevron 1712 just below the KL box shoulder bar 1714. The KL box upper torso bar 1716 is configured to correspond to a target's waist to shoulder height at a distance determined by the center mass ballistic solution chevron 1712 just inside the KL box upper torso bar 1716. For example, a target with a shoulder width and waist to shoulder height that fill the KL box created by KL box shoulder bar 1714 and KL box upper torso bar 1716 would be approximately 400 yards away. One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that chevrons of the ranging section 1704 and the targeting section 1706 can be configured to represent any increment of distances determined by the user. One of ordinary skill in the art will also appreciate that the targeting section 1704 allows a user to simultaneously target using height and width with a ballistic drop compensation represented on the reticle 1700.
In one embodiment, a user may range a target using the ranging section 1704 and then target in the corresponding region of the target section 1706 based on the distance approximated in the ranging section 1704. In another embodiment, the user may range a target by estimating distance using the KL boxes of the target section 1706. In yet another embodiment, the user may use a separate piece of equipment, such as, but not limited to, a laser range finder to capture distance to target, and then use the appropriate region of the target section 1706 corresponding to that distance.
The density altitude guide 1718 is configured to compensate for ballistic travel affected by air density at various altitudes. The plurality of lines in the density altitude guide 1718 correspond to density altitude compensations over various distances from the target, such as, but not limited to, a hundred yards for every number represented next to the line. The bottom of the line 1722 may correspond to sea level. The middle of the line 1724 may correspond to an altitude of 5,000 feet. The top of the line may correspond to an altitude of 10,000 feet. Dotted lines running vertically through the density altitude guide 1718 may correspond to a compensation of wind, for example, a compensation of 10 miles per hour at that altitude and distance from target. One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that the lines may be configured to cover any range of altitudes determined by the user.
One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that the density altitude guide may also be represented as a firing solution card, also referred to as a data card, even if a rifle does not comprise the density altitude guide in its optic. One of ordinary skill in the art will also appreciate that the density altitude guide may be extended for further distances and may also comprise additional data points such as, but not limited to, the ballistic curve, also referred to as a drag curve, of a particular bullet. One of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that the reticle 1700 may be represented in any form of angular measurement such as, but not limited to, minute of angle reticles and mil-radian reticles.
Some of the illustrative aspects of the present invention may be advantageous in solving the problems herein described and other problems not discussed which are discoverable by a skilled artisan.
While the above description contains much specificity, these should not be construed as limitations on the scope of any embodiment, but as exemplifications of the presented embodiments thereof. Many other ramifications and variations are possible within the teachings of the various embodiments. While the invention has been described with reference to exemplary embodiments, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes may be made and equivalents may be substituted for elements thereof without departing from the scope of the invention. In addition, many modifications may be made to adapt a particular situation or material to the teachings of the invention without departing from the essential scope thereof. Therefore, it is intended that the invention not be limited to the particular embodiment disclosed as the best or only mode contemplated for carrying out this invention. Also, in the drawings and the description, there have been disclosed exemplary embodiments of the invention and, although specific terms may have been employed, they are unless otherwise stated used in a generic and descriptive sense only and not for purposes of limitation, the scope of the invention therefore not being so limited. Moreover, the use of the terms first, second, etc. do not denote any order or importance, but rather the terms first, second, etc. are used to distinguish one element from another. Furthermore, the use of the terms a, an, etc. do not denote a limitation of quantity, but rather denote the presence of at least one of the referenced items.
The present application claims priority from a previously provisional application, Ser. No. 63/223,533, filed Jul. 19, 2021, entitled “Actionless Rifle,” by the same inventor, which is incorporated herein by reference.
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