Mount for firearms
First Claim
1. A machine gun of the type having a significant recoil force, the machine gun comprising a gun body, an accessory mount mounted onto the machine gun, at least one accessory detachably mounted to the accessory mount, the accessory mount detachably securing the at least one accessory directly to the machine gun, the accessory mount having a base portion detachably and directly mounted to the gun body, a body portion mounted to the base portion and slidable along a first axis substantially parallel to a firing direction of the machine gun, an attachment portion connected to the body portion for releasably receiving the at least one accessory, and a hydraulic dampener system connected to the base and body portions for dampening a recoil force produced by the machine gun, the hydraulic dampener system having first and second dampeners mounted in parallel along the firing direction, the first and second dampeners cooperating together to provide damping during both opposed recoil and reaction movements.
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Abstract
A mount comprising a connecting portion attachable to a firearm, a first member connected to the connecting portion to be rotatable about a first axis, a second member connected to the first member to be rotatable about a second axis substantially perpendicular to the first axis, and an attachment system connected to the second member for receiving an accessory. Also, a mount attachable to a firearm and having a dampener system connected to base and body portions thereof, the dampener system acting to dampen a recoil force produced by the firearm. Further, a mount attachable to a firearm and allowing a first rotation varying an azimuth of an accessory and a second rotation varying an angle of elevation of the accessory, and control means adjusting the second rotation to obtain a desired value and automatically producing the first rotation to correct a lateral drift of the firearm.
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6 Claims
- 1. A machine gun of the type having a significant recoil force, the machine gun comprising a gun body, an accessory mount mounted onto the machine gun, at least one accessory detachably mounted to the accessory mount, the accessory mount detachably securing the at least one accessory directly to the machine gun, the accessory mount having a base portion detachably and directly mounted to the gun body, a body portion mounted to the base portion and slidable along a first axis substantially parallel to a firing direction of the machine gun, an attachment portion connected to the body portion for releasably receiving the at least one accessory, and a hydraulic dampener system connected to the base and body portions for dampening a recoil force produced by the machine gun, the hydraulic dampener system having first and second dampeners mounted in parallel along the firing direction, the first and second dampeners cooperating together to provide damping during both opposed recoil and reaction movements.
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