Semi-automatic rifle
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1. A semi-automatic rifle, comprising:
- a receiver group having a receiver body, the receiver body further including a rectangular-shaped magazine well formed in a lower portion of the receiver body;
a barrel group having a gas-operated operating rod, the operating rod further coupled to and guided by a follower rod, the operating rod being biased away from the follower rod; and
a cavity formed in a forward portion of the receiver body, the cavity being sized and shaped to receive and movably retain a proximal end of the follower rod;
wherein the follower rod is configured to pivot about an axis perpendicular to the follower rod and against a forward facing wall of the cavity during operation of the semi-automatic rifle.
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Abstract
A gas-operated semi-automatic rifle having a barrel group, a receiver group, a bolt group, a stock group, a trigger group, and a magazine group. The barrel group includes a gas-operated operating rod, the operating rod further including a follower rod, the operating rod being biased away from the follower rod. The receiver group includes a receiver body. A cavity is formed in a forward portion of the receiver body, the cavity being sized and shaped to receive and movably retain a proximal end of the follower rod.
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20 Claims
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1. A semi-automatic rifle, comprising:
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a receiver group having a receiver body, the receiver body further including a rectangular-shaped magazine well formed in a lower portion of the receiver body; a barrel group having a gas-operated operating rod, the operating rod further coupled to and guided by a follower rod, the operating rod being biased away from the follower rod; and a cavity formed in a forward portion of the receiver body, the cavity being sized and shaped to receive and movably retain a proximal end of the follower rod;
wherein the follower rod is configured to pivot about an axis perpendicular to the follower rod and against a forward facing wall of the cavity during operation of the semi-automatic rifle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A semi-automatic rifle, comprising:
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a receiver group having a receiver body; a receiver cover, the receiver cover closing off an upper portion of the receiver body; a magazine well formed in a lower portion of the receiver body, the magazine well configured to receive rounds of ammunition from a spring fed magazine; a bolt group configured to expel a spent shell casing from an expended round and to feed a new round; a barrel group having a gas-operated operating rod coupled to the bolt group, the operating rod further coupled to and guided by a follower rod, the operating rod being biased away from the follower rod; a cavity formed in a forward portion of the receiver body, the cavity being sized and shaped to receive and movably retain a proximal end of the follower rod; and a follower rod pin removably fixed to the receiver body and configure to pivotably retain the follower rod, wherein during operation of the semi-automatic rifle the movement of the follower rod is limited by at least one of the follower rod pin and a forward facing wall of the cavity. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for constructing a semi-automatic rifle, comprising the steps of:
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providing a receiver group having a receiver body, the receiver body further including a rectangular-shaped magazine well formed in a lower portion of the receiver body; providing a barrel group having a gas-operated operating rod, the operating rod further coupled to and guided by a follower rod, the operating rod being biased away from the follower rod; and forming a cavity in a forward portion of the receiver body, the cavity being sized and shaped to receive and movably retain a proximal end of the follower rod;
wherein the follower rod is configured to pivot about an axis perpendicular to the follower rod and against a forward facing wall of the cavity during operation of the semi-automatic rifle.
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