Recoil can affect accuracy from repetitive back to back shots due to factors including but not limited to kinetic energy from action of firearm, barrel rise, muzzle flash, or even the noise created by the firearm. These factors can increase time to make an accurate follow up shot. There are many other devices that can solve one of these factors at a time such as muzzle brakes, flash riders, or even a suppressor but very rarely do these devices cross over into each others area of the effectiveness for reducing a negatively perceived recoil affect.
This apparatus is a universal custom recoil solution that covers a holistic spectrum of problems that may be associated with perceived recoil. Due to different calibers and types of firearm actions that exist, this device will be encompassed as a system that can be integrated or built into a firearm, to be custom tuned or calibrated to adjust different aspects of that firearms recoil. This system can come in multiple embodiments due to factors included but not limited to; types of firearm platforms, caliber psi, hand loaded ammunition psi, noise level, barrel rise or any other aspect of perceived recoil. This apparatus can be encompassed in multiple different embodiments using alternative variation in parts, and in multiple combinations but will surround the core design principle and be utilized as a universal custom recoil solution system made for any desired effect on recoil.
When the Firearm is fired, the bullet will be propelled by the gases that will be utilized to cycle the firearms action through its gas block or gas system that is typically what also causes recoil. This device is intended to provide a Counter balance to the kinetic kick shooters experience from recoil to increase accuracy from consecutively fired shots, by utilizing the same gas pressure that is creating the recoil to negate itself. The Material Chosen for this system can be metal that should be able to with stand heat and corrosion for most if not all parts if chosen to be made for traditional firearms. For example, included but not limited to (Stainless steel, aluminum, or titanium) If chosen to be made for alternative less powerful firearms replicas found in Airsoft, Paintball, or high pressure air or water powered types weapons, material choice could possibly be made of polymer material. The preferred type of manufacturing will be machining and welding utilizing CNC machines or Manual techniques. If made of polymer for less powerful applications, then 3d printing would be a good alternative mode of manufacturing.
The Universal Custom Recoil Solution system is encapsulated around either a provided Firearm barrel that would also provide a gas port hole for a Gas block Base to be mounted to and replace the original gas block from the firearms original configuration, or the system can be embodied to have an independent secondary Gas Block Base with a Barrel Extension to be mounted on the muzzle of the firearms barrel, for the purpose of the barrel or barrel extension being utilized to act as a guide rod along the longitudinal axis within the major interior volume of the shell housing for the Counter Weight and Spring to operate and function as a counter balance to the firearms action when firing the firearm;
The gas exhaust ports located on the prismatic shell housing; that would otherwise be blocked off by the counter weight in its original or starting position. When the firearm is fired, the gas would travel through the gas block base pathways into the shell housing major interior volume, onto the face of the Counter Weight to push the Counter Weight against the spring 8 and End Wall the gas exhaust ports on the prismatic shell housing can be potentially utilized as thrusters to counter act barrel rise from consecutive shots if those ports where located towards the top end of the device. Once the gas is released from within the system in any direction necessary to counter recoil it would allow the spring to reset the Counter weight back to its original starting position after the gas pressure is released, mimicking and working synergistically with the firearm actions movement. If one where to engage in long range shooting with multiple targets, one could use this device to maintain sight picture and stay in control of where the next shot would be placed.
When the firearm is fired the bullet 5 travels through the firearms barrel 1, in this basic embodiment
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Exhaust ports 6 can be located on the Prismatic shell housing 9 and are featured to direct gas pressure 4 in any direction desired to negate any undesired effects of the firearms recoil. In the embodiment in
If Utilizing a Suppressor, the gas exhaust port 3 size and the Housing 9 wall thickness will be directly correlated with firearm caliber psi or hand loaded psi. thus will have to be made for the intended use of a suppressor and will correlate with chosen material to construct this device to contain pressure. These suppressor embodiments will be made by manufactures who have special permission to make suppressors. In other embodiments the system will utilize threaded Gas ports 6 and fixed straight through gas ports 6 that do not have the option to be plugged or closed, this will allow the system to have the ability to tune the Threaded gas ports 6, and the guarantee that the gas pressure will escape through the Fixed gas ports 6, So that the intended use of embodied system will not include the option to be a suppressor, in which a suppressor traps all gas pressure and noise by function and the provided embodiment would always release gas. Any combination of these features stated or not stated will be claimed as part of this system for purpose of being a universal custom solution and potentially have the ability to be used and reconfigured for different firearms.
Referring to an embodiment where the gas block base 10 has no barrel extension. After the bullet 5 is fired and gases 4 enter the Gas Block base 10, the bullet 5 will continue to travel through and out the barrel 1 or gas block base barrel extension 10 providing the back pressure behind the bullet 5 required to cycle both the firearm and the Universal Recoil System. The gas pressure 4 will flow into the firearms action and onto the face of the counter weight 7. The Counter Weight 7 feature can be made in any prismatic, or cylindrical shape or size so that it would have more or less mass and is used in combination with the spring feature 8 to provide a counter balance to kinetic energy and motion generated from the firearms recoil. This is to achieve an optimal spring to weight ratio for the purpose of the universal custom solution to counter acting the firearms recoil while still being able to have enough gas pressure 4 to cycle fire arm. Once gas pressure 4 pushes the weight 7 and spring 8 in opposite direction of actions movement then the weight 7 will expose exhaust ports 6 to redirect gas 4, the combination of the weight 7 at being moved to the opposite end of the firearm and redirected gas pressure in upward direction to will create an opposite “Forward and Down” movement for the firearm to Counter an “Up and Back” movement associated from recoil and barrel rise when firing a firearm. The counter weight 7 can be a solid ring piece in any prismatic shape or size with an aperture through its longitudinal axis, to slide from one end of the barrel 1 or Barrel Extension to the other in a reciprocating movement, using the barrel 1 or gas block barrel extension 10 as a guide rod. The inner diameter of counter weight 7 can be slightly larger than barrel to promote a smooth movement of weight 7 within the system. Or the weight 7 could utilize the shell housing 9 internal wall as point of contact for the movement within the systems interior volume with lubricant to assist in function. The Counter Weight 7, can also feature grooves or pockets on either end or face of its longitudinal axis to enhance of the system, for example a circular groove can be cut onto face of the Counter Weight 7 to create a pocket between the Gas Block Base 10 Gas ports 3 to increase the gas pressure volume within the System to so that more gas would be available within both the firearm and Universal Custom Recoil system to ensure both operate synergistically as the fire arm completes its firing cycle and the Universal Custom Recoil System counter balances the movement. If a pocket, groove or material is removed on the back end of counter weight 7 it would be to encase the spring or if an annular cutter is used on the rear end of counter weight then the Counter Weight could be seated inside of the spring enabling the weight to impact the end wall of the shell housing before the spring would be overly compressed past the spring specified maximum deflection distance. multiple variances of weights are included for this system for purpose of being a universal custom solution and potentially can be used and reconfigured for different firearms, and the ability to choose to either have the Counter Weight make contact with the End Wall 2 or not can be determined by the spring specification of the spring chosen for the device.
This design is made to counter multiple aspects of recoil and effectively aid in consecutive accurate follow up shots. Due to included but not limited to different types of firearm platforms, caliber psi, hand loaded ammunition psi, noise level, barrel rise or any other aspect of perceived recoil. This apparatus can be encompassed in multiple different embodiments using alternative variations in parts, shapes, and in multiple combinations but still surround the designs principle as a universal custom recoil solution system for desired effect on recoil.
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62302186 | Mar 2016 | US |