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Firearms and laser beam aim assisting methods and apparatus

  • US 4,313,273 A
  • Filed: 04/25/1979
  • Issued: 02/02/1982
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/25/1979
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In a method of operating a firearm having a firing device selectively actuable by a manually cockable hammer and a finger trigger for actuating said hammer and for releasing said cocked hammer for actuation of said firing device, with the aid of an aiming device activable via a switch to provide when activated an aiming mark on a target, the improvement comprising the steps of:

  • providing a switch with switch control means;

    coupling said trigger to said switch control means for deactivating said aiming device in a rest position of said trigger;

    manually cocking said hammer and decoupling said trigger from said switch control means for starting activation of said aiming device through said manual cocking of said hammer to provide said aiming mark; and

    releasing said cocked hammer with said finger trigger for actuation of said firing device only after activation of said aiming device and provision of said aiming mark.

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