Take-down rifle
First Claim
1. A take-down rifle having a stock and receiver secured together as a first unit and a forearm and barrel secured together as a second unit, with the receiver end of said barrel provided with means which engage with said receiver for securing said first and second units together as an assembled rifle, a reinforcing member mounted in said forearm, with said barrel being bonded to said forearm by means of an elastomeric adhesive, a barrel bracket mounted to the receiver end of said forearm and secured to said reinforcing member in said forearm with a portion of said bracket surrounding the receiver end of said barrel, and an adjusting collar positioned about the receiver end of said barrel and in contact with said barrel bracket and said barrel, whereby moving said adjusting collar in a direction toward said barrel bracket will cause said barrel to move in a direction away from said barrel bracket and said receiver end of said rifle to thereby compensate for wear in said means for securing said first and second units together as an assembled rifle.
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Abstract
A take-down rifle which permits easy removal and reassembly of the barrel to the receiver portion of the rifle and incorporating a system for effectively accommodating for wear in the mating parts thus providing for proper alignment between the rifle'"'"'s two main components. The system includes a barrel bracket secured to the forearm, an adjustable collar threaded on the receiver end of the barrel and in contact with the barrel bracket, and the bonding of the barrel to the forearm by means of a low durometer elastomeric adhesive. Adjustment for wear can be made by turning the adjusting collar in a direction to cause the barrel to move in a direction away from the barrel bracket which accommodates for any thread wear between the receiver and the barrel.
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- 1. A take-down rifle having a stock and receiver secured together as a first unit and a forearm and barrel secured together as a second unit, with the receiver end of said barrel provided with means which engage with said receiver for securing said first and second units together as an assembled rifle, a reinforcing member mounted in said forearm, with said barrel being bonded to said forearm by means of an elastomeric adhesive, a barrel bracket mounted to the receiver end of said forearm and secured to said reinforcing member in said forearm with a portion of said bracket surrounding the receiver end of said barrel, and an adjusting collar positioned about the receiver end of said barrel and in contact with said barrel bracket and said barrel, whereby moving said adjusting collar in a direction toward said barrel bracket will cause said barrel to move in a direction away from said barrel bracket and said receiver end of said rifle to thereby compensate for wear in said means for securing said first and second units together as an assembled rifle.
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