Handguns
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1. A handgun comprising:
- a body with a trigger and a grip, the body further comprising at least one upper barrel and a lower barrel;
a firing pin mounted in the body and movable between different positions; and
a cylinder movably mounted to the body and comprising chambers aligned into an outer group that are positioned in proximity to an outer periphery of the cylinder and an inner group that are positioned radially inward from the outer group, each of the chambers sized to hold one round;
the cylinder is rotatable relative to the body to indexing positions that each comprise at least one of the chambers of the outer group being aligned with the at least one upper barrel and one of the chambers of the inner group being aligned with the lower barrel;
the firing pin is movable between the different positions to be positioned at at least one of the chambers of the inner and outer groups.
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Abstract
A handgun that can be configured to different firing settings. The settings provide for selectively firing a single round or two or more rounds. The handgun can include a body with two or more barrels. The handgun can also include a cylinder with different chambers positioned into groups that align with the barrels. The handgun includes a switch that can be moved to configure the handgun between the different settings.
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1. A handgun comprising:
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a body with a trigger and a grip, the body further comprising at least one upper barrel and a lower barrel; a firing pin mounted in the body and movable between different positions; and a cylinder movably mounted to the body and comprising chambers aligned into an outer group that are positioned in proximity to an outer periphery of the cylinder and an inner group that are positioned radially inward from the outer group, each of the chambers sized to hold one round; the cylinder is rotatable relative to the body to indexing positions that each comprise at least one of the chambers of the outer group being aligned with the at least one upper barrel and one of the chambers of the inner group being aligned with the lower barrel; the firing pin is movable between the different positions to be positioned at at least one of the chambers of the inner and outer groups. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A handgun that fires ammunition rounds, the handgun comprising:
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a body comprising a trigger, a grip, two upper barrels, and a lower barrel; a firing pin mounted in the body and movable between a first position and a second position; a cylinder rotatable relative to the body, the cylinder comprising chambers that are aligned in an outer group positioned in proximity to a periphery of the cylinder and an inner group positioned in proximity to a center of the cylinder; the cylinder is rotatable relative to the body to indexing positions that each comprise two of the chambers of the outer group being aligned with the two upper barrels and one of the chambers of the lower group being aligned with the lower barrel; the firing pin is movable between the first position to fire rounds from two of the chambers of the outer group and the second position to fire rounds from one of the chambers of the inner group. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of using a handgun, the method comprising:
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positioning a switch on a body to a first position; while the switch is in the first position, pulling a trigger and indexing a cylinder to a first indexing position and firing through a first upper barrel a round from one of a plurality of outer chambers of a cylinder; positioning the switch to a second position; while the switch is in the second position, pulling the trigger and indexing the cylinder to a second indexing position and firing through a lower barrel a round from one of a plurality of inner chambers of the cylinder; positioning the switch to a third position; while the switch is in the third position, pulling the trigger and indexing the cylinder to a third indexing position and firing through the first upper barrel a round from one of the plurality of outer chambers of the cylinder and simultaneously firing a round through the lower barrel from one of the inner chambers of the cylinder. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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