Firearm barrel stiffening and/or cooling systems and methods
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1. A barrel, comprising:
- a monolithic body comprising an elongate tubular structure extending from a breach end to a muzzle end;
a projectile bore extending from a projectile chamber to said muzzle end;
one or more tubular recesses formed in said body, wherein each tubular recess is defined by an elongate hole extending from an open end formed proximate said muzzle end; and
a plurality of apertures formed through said body of said barrel, wherein at least two of said plurality of apertures provide fluid communication between an exterior of said barrel and at least one of said one or more tubular recesses.
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Abstract
A barrel having a body including an elongate tubular structure extending from a breach end to a muzzle end; a projectile bore extending from a projectile chamber to the muzzle end; and a one or more tubular recesses formed in the body, wherein each tubular recess is defined by an elongate hole extending from an open end formed in an area proximate the muzzle end.
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20 Claims
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1. A barrel, comprising:
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a monolithic body comprising an elongate tubular structure extending from a breach end to a muzzle end; a projectile bore extending from a projectile chamber to said muzzle end; one or more tubular recesses formed in said body, wherein each tubular recess is defined by an elongate hole extending from an open end formed proximate said muzzle end; and a plurality of apertures formed through said body of said barrel, wherein at least two of said plurality of apertures provide fluid communication between an exterior of said barrel and at least one of said one or more tubular recesses. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A barrel, comprising:
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a monolithic body comprising an elongate tubular structure extending from a breach end to a muzzle end; a projectile bore extending from a projectile chamber to said muzzle end; one or more tubular recesses formed in said body, wherein each tubular recess is defined by an elongate hole extending from an open end formed proximate said muzzle end; and one or more apertures formed through said body, wherein one or more of said one or more apertures provides fluid communication between an exterior of said barrel and at least one of said one or more tubular recesses.
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20. A barrel, comprising:
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a monolithic body comprising an elongate tubular structure extending from a breach end to a muzzle end; a projectile bore extending from a projectile chamber to said muzzle end; one or more tubular recesses formed in said body, wherein each tubular recess extends from an open end, along one or more side walls, to a bottom wall; and a plurality of apertures formed through said body, wherein each of said plurality of aperture provides fluid communication between an exterior of said barrel and at least one of said one or more tubular recesses.
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