Firearm modification kit
First Claim
1. A kit for modifying a firearm having a receiver, a primary charging handle extending outwardly from only one side of the receiver and a bolt carrier in the receiver, said kit comprising:
- a modified receiver cover having a crown and a left and right retaining fin integral with a bottom of said crown for engaging the top of the receiver of the firearm, the left retaining fin having an elongated slot extending longitudinally along the left retaining fin on the left side of receiver cover;
one single guide track having one single slot affixed to the left retaining fin aligned with the one single receiver cover slot, said guide track having a pair of retaining flanges being disposed on opposite sides of said slot;
an auxiliary charging handle assembly secured within the guide track, the auxiliary charging handle assembly including a slide being slidably engaged to slide along the length of the guide track, an auxiliary charging handle and an engagement pin projecting inwardly from the slide and extending through said receiver cover slot to engage the bolt carrier positioned within the receiver of the firearm and move the bolt carrier when the auxiliary charging handle is pulled rearwardly; and
wherein the bolt carrier of the firearm includes a primary charging handle extending therefrom a direction generally opposite of the auxiliary charging handle and extending outwardly from the receiver cover beneath the retaining fin not having the one single receiver cover slot.
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Abstract
A kit, system and method for modifying an AK-variant firearm to permit bolt carrier pull back by the right or left hand. The kit, system and method includes a receiver cover including an arch-shaped crown and a pair of opposing retaining fins affixed to the bottom of the crown. One retaining fin has a slot that extends along the length of its upper portion. A guide track is affixed to the retaining fin having the slot. A charging handle assembly is secured to the guide track and is slidably engaged with retaining flanges and adapted to move along the guide track. An auxiliary charging handle is affixed to, and projects from, the slide. An engagement pin affixed to the slide projects inwardly to extend through the slot to engage the bolt carrier and move it when the charging handle is pulled.
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18 Claims
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1. A kit for modifying a firearm having a receiver, a primary charging handle extending outwardly from only one side of the receiver and a bolt carrier in the receiver, said kit comprising:
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a modified receiver cover having a crown and a left and right retaining fin integral with a bottom of said crown for engaging the top of the receiver of the firearm, the left retaining fin having an elongated slot extending longitudinally along the left retaining fin on the left side of receiver cover; one single guide track having one single slot affixed to the left retaining fin aligned with the one single receiver cover slot, said guide track having a pair of retaining flanges being disposed on opposite sides of said slot; an auxiliary charging handle assembly secured within the guide track, the auxiliary charging handle assembly including a slide being slidably engaged to slide along the length of the guide track, an auxiliary charging handle and an engagement pin projecting inwardly from the slide and extending through said receiver cover slot to engage the bolt carrier positioned within the receiver of the firearm and move the bolt carrier when the auxiliary charging handle is pulled rearwardly; and wherein the bolt carrier of the firearm includes a primary charging handle extending therefrom a direction generally opposite of the auxiliary charging handle and extending outwardly from the receiver cover beneath the retaining fin not having the one single receiver cover slot. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for modifying a firearm having a receiver and a bolt being positioned in the receiver, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a modified receiver cover having a crown and a left and a right retaining fin extending outwardly and downwardly from a bottom of each side of the crown to mate with the receiver of the firearm and an elongated receiver slot extending longitudinally along the left retaining fin of the receiver cover; attaching a guide track having a longitudinal slot aligned with the receiver slot to the left retaining fin; providing a slide having an auxiliary charging handle extending outwardly in one direction away from the slide and a charging pin extending outwardly in an opposite direction away from the slide; slidably securing the slide within the guide track with the charging pin extending through the longitudinal slot into the receiver of the firearm and the auxiliary charging handle extending outwardly from the receiver cover; removing a receiver cover from the receiver of the firearm; and attaching the modified receiver cover to the receiver of the firearm with the auxiliary charging handle extending outwardly from the left side of the modified receiver cover in a direction opposite of a primary charging handle extending outwardly from a right side of the firearm receiver. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A modified receiver cover system for a firearm having a receiver and a bolt being positioned in the receiver, comprising:
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a modified receiver cover having a crown and a left and a right retaining fin extending outwardly and downwardly from a bottom of each side of the crown adaptable to mate with the receiver of the firearm and an elongated receiver slot extending longitudinally along the left retaining fin of the receiver cover; a guide track having a longitudinal slot aligned with the receiver slot to the left retaining fin; and a slide having an auxiliary charging handle extending outwardly in one direction away from the slide and a charging pin extending outwardly in an opposite direction away from the slide, wherein the slide is adapted to be slidably secured within the guide track with the charging pin extending through the longitudinal slot into the receiver of the firearm and the auxiliary charging handle extending outwardly from the receiver cover, and wherein after removing the receiving cover from the receiver of firearm the modified receiver cover is adapted to be attached to the receiver of the firearm with the auxiliary charging handle extending outwardly from the left side of the modified receiver cover in a direction opposite of a primary charging handle extending outwardly from a right side of the firearm receiver. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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