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Firearm having a debris shield

  • US 8,393,103 B2
  • Filed: 07/01/2009
  • Issued: 03/12/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/01/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A firearm comprising:

  • a receiver defining a bore with said receiver extending along a longitudinal axis and said receiver defining an ejection port transverse to said longitudinal axis with said bore defining an inner surface;

    a bolt carrier disposed in said bore and moveable relative to said receiver along said longitudinal axis between a firing position and a rearward position; and

    a shield longitudinally affixed to said bolt carrier and moving with said bolt carrier as a unit between said firing and rearward positions along said longitudinal axis, said shield being immovable relative to said bolt carrier along said longitudinal axis, and said shield blocking said ejection port when in said firing position and said shield sliding along said inner surface away from said ejection port when moving to said rearward position in conjunction with said bolt carrier.

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