Firearm with side charging handle
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1. A side charging handle system for an auto-loading firearm, comprising:
- an upper receiver configured to attach to a lower receiver and having an internal longitudinal bore receiving a bolt carrier assembly for longitudinal reciprocation therein, a side longitudinal guide slot, and;
a side charging handle having an engagement pin extending through guide slot to engage the bolt carrier assembly; and
the bolt carrier assembly including a bolt carrier body with an engagement pin socket configured to cause rearward movement of the bolt carrier assembly when the charging handle is retracted to the rear in the side longitudinal guide slot while allowing the bolt carrier assembly to retract independently of the side charging handle,wherein the side longitudinal slot includes a detent recess adjacent a forward end and the engagement pin is spring biased relative to the charging handle into releasable engagement with the detent recess such that the charging handle remains in the forward position in engagement with the detent recess when the bolt carrier cycles automatically, unless manually displaced from the detent recess.
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Abstract
Provided is a side charging handle system for an AR-pattern firearm with an upper receiver having an internal longitudinal bore for receiving a bolt carrier assembly for longitudinal reciprocation therein, a side longitudinal guide slot, and a side charging handle having an engagement pin extending through guide slot to engage the bolt carrier assembly.
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1. A side charging handle system for an auto-loading firearm, comprising:
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an upper receiver configured to attach to a lower receiver and having an internal longitudinal bore receiving a bolt carrier assembly for longitudinal reciprocation therein, a side longitudinal guide slot, and; a side charging handle having an engagement pin extending through guide slot to engage the bolt carrier assembly; and the bolt carrier assembly including a bolt carrier body with an engagement pin socket configured to cause rearward movement of the bolt carrier assembly when the charging handle is retracted to the rear in the side longitudinal guide slot while allowing the bolt carrier assembly to retract independently of the side charging handle, wherein the side longitudinal slot includes a detent recess adjacent a forward end and the engagement pin is spring biased relative to the charging handle into releasable engagement with the detent recess such that the charging handle remains in the forward position in engagement with the detent recess when the bolt carrier cycles automatically, unless manually displaced from the detent recess. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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