Buttplate and comb assembly for shoulder firearms
First Claim
1. An adjustable comb and buttplate assembly for shoulder firearms having a stock and including recoil reduction means at the butt end of the stock for yieldably resisting recoil movement of the stock rearwardly toward the shooter when the firearm is fired, comprisinga buttplate at the rear of the stock in engagement with the recoil reduction means and normally urged thereby rearwardly away from the butt end of the stock,an anchor extending forwardly from the buttplate adjacent the upper surface of the stock,a comb slidable over the stock for movement forwardly and rearwardly relative to the stock,a slide carried by the stock forwardly of the butt end thereof, said slide slidably engaging said comb for retaining said comb on the stock and for guiding said comb for sliding movement forwardly and rearwardly relative to the stock,a threaded stud mounted on one of the stock and said slide and extending generally vertically toward and engaging the other of the stock and said slide substantially normal to the axis of sliding movement of said comb,threaded follower means on one of the stock and slide in threaded engagement with said stud,one of said stud and follower means being mounted for rotation and being rotatable to cause said comb to move vertically relative to the stock thereby to adjust the vertical elevation of the comb relative to the stock, said one of said stud and follower means being accessible from the exterior of the stock and comb for facilitating precise threaded adjustment of the elevation of the comb without disassembly of the stock and comb,said slide and comb including abutment means limiting rearward movement of said comb relative to the stock,said comb extending rearwardly to said anchor and being detachably engage with said anchor, said comb thereby retaining said buttplate on the stock and said abutment means normally preventing disassociation of said buttplate from the stock, said comb and buttplate thereby being interengaged for conjoint movement forwardly and rearwardly relative to the stock for accomodating rearward recoil movement of the stock relative to said comb and buttplate while the comb and buttplate remain stationary relative to the shooter when the firearm is fired.
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Abstract
An adjustable comb and buttplate assembly for shoulder firearms, such as shotguns, having a stock and a recoil reducing or absorbing means at the butt end of the stock, comprises a buttplate slidably and removably mounted at the rear of the stock in engagement with the recoil absorbing means, a comb slidably mounted on the stock and interengaged with the butt plate for retaining the buttplate on the stock, the comb and buttplate being slidable as a unit relative to the stock so that the comb and buttplate may remain stationary relative to the shooter'"'"'s head and body when the firearm and its stock recoil upon firing of the firearm, the comb being capable of disassociation from the buttplate to accomodate removal of the buttplate and replacement of the same by another buttplate providing a different stock length and/or a different pitchdown angle for the firearm, and means accessible from the exterior of the firearm and the stock, comb and buttplate for varying the elevation of the comb relative to the stock, thereby to provide an improved and universally adjustable buttplate and comb assembly for shoulder firearms embodying recoil absorbing means.
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1. An adjustable comb and buttplate assembly for shoulder firearms having a stock and including recoil reduction means at the butt end of the stock for yieldably resisting recoil movement of the stock rearwardly toward the shooter when the firearm is fired, comprising
a buttplate at the rear of the stock in engagement with the recoil reduction means and normally urged thereby rearwardly away from the butt end of the stock, an anchor extending forwardly from the buttplate adjacent the upper surface of the stock, a comb slidable over the stock for movement forwardly and rearwardly relative to the stock, a slide carried by the stock forwardly of the butt end thereof, said slide slidably engaging said comb for retaining said comb on the stock and for guiding said comb for sliding movement forwardly and rearwardly relative to the stock, a threaded stud mounted on one of the stock and said slide and extending generally vertically toward and engaging the other of the stock and said slide substantially normal to the axis of sliding movement of said comb, threaded follower means on one of the stock and slide in threaded engagement with said stud, one of said stud and follower means being mounted for rotation and being rotatable to cause said comb to move vertically relative to the stock thereby to adjust the vertical elevation of the comb relative to the stock, said one of said stud and follower means being accessible from the exterior of the stock and comb for facilitating precise threaded adjustment of the elevation of the comb without disassembly of the stock and comb, said slide and comb including abutment means limiting rearward movement of said comb relative to the stock, said comb extending rearwardly to said anchor and being detachably engage with said anchor, said comb thereby retaining said buttplate on the stock and said abutment means normally preventing disassociation of said buttplate from the stock, said comb and buttplate thereby being interengaged for conjoint movement forwardly and rearwardly relative to the stock for accomodating rearward recoil movement of the stock relative to said comb and buttplate while the comb and buttplate remain stationary relative to the shooter when the firearm is fired.
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