Recoil attenuating mechanism for a firearm
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1. A pistol comprising:
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a slide adapted to reciprocate with respect to the frame;
the pistol having a center of mass on a horizontal center of mass axis;
the slide having an upper portion above the center of mass axis;
the slide having a weight element connected to the upper portion of the slide; and
the weight element having an upper surface below the center of mass axis.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to firearms, especially to guns, and more particularly to a system for attenuating recoil, reducing muzzle climb and increasing accuracy. The invention provides a recoil attenuating mechanism that is an improvement on the well-known and widely used Browning tilting barrel system which is used mostly in semi-automatic pistols. The recoil attenuation is achieved by redirecting and manipulating the forces of the recoil of the slide of the pistol to a different axis than what is the norm on a regular Browning action, thus reducing muzzle climb substantially in addition to attenuating recoil, and therefore improving accuracy, recovery time, and controllability.
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1. A pistol comprising:
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a frame; a slide adapted to reciprocate with respect to the frame; the pistol having a center of mass on a horizontal center of mass axis; the slide having an upper portion above the center of mass axis; the slide having a weight element connected to the upper portion of the slide; and the weight element having an upper surface below the center of mass axis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A pistol comprising:
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a frame; a slide adapted to reciprocate with respect to the frame; a guide rod connected to the frame; a recoil spring about the guide rod and interposed between the frame and the slide; the pistol having a center of mass on a horizontal center of mass axis; the slide having an upper portion above the center of mass axis; the slide having a tubular weight element connected to the upper portion of the slide; the weight element defining a passage receiving the guide rod; the weight element being entirely below the center of mass axis. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A pistol comprising:
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a frame; a slide adapted to reciprocate with respect to the frame; the pistol having a center of mass on a horizontal center of mass axis; the slide having an upper portion above the center of mass axis; the slide having a weight element connected to the upper portion of the slide; and the weight element having a tubular upper surface below the center of mass axis.
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