Firearm buffer system and buttstock assembly
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1. A gas-operated firearm comprising:
- a receiver;
a barrel coupled to said receiver;
a bolt carrier, configured to be received within said receiver, having a weighted buffer assembly secured thereto;
a bolt;
a return spring for resisting the rearward movement of said bolt carrier and for biasing said bolt carrier into battery;
said bolt carrier including a front end where said bolt is rotatably mounted, a rear end defining an internal longitudinal opening where said weighted buffer assembly is housed, and a body portion extending therebetween, said weighted buffer assembly having a front portion, a rear portion and a connecting member extending therebetween, said rear portion of said weighted buffer assembly extends past the rear end of said bolt carrier, said connecting member is received within said internal longitudinal opening of said bolt carrier;
said rear end of said bolt carrier defines a boss thereon having an outer diameter that is in contact with an interior portion of said receiver, the area extending between the back side of said boss and the rear end of said bolt carrier is smaller in diameter that an interior opening of said return spring, a portion of which is received thereon.
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Abstract
A buttstock assembly configured to work in conjunction with a compact buffer assembly consisting of a buffer tube, spring and bolt carrier with an integral buffer is provided. The buttstock assembly, buffer tube and bolt carrier are configured to work with AR15/M16 type firearms and their derivatives. By incorporating the buffer onto the bolt carrier, which is used in conjunction with a buffer tube of reduced length, the overall length of the host firearm is reduced by approximately 3.2 inches. No permanent modification need be made to the host firearm in order to utilize the compact buffer assembly and buttstock assembly disclosed herein.
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1. A gas-operated firearm comprising:
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a receiver; a barrel coupled to said receiver; a bolt carrier, configured to be received within said receiver, having a weighted buffer assembly secured thereto; a bolt; a return spring for resisting the rearward movement of said bolt carrier and for biasing said bolt carrier into battery; said bolt carrier including a front end where said bolt is rotatably mounted, a rear end defining an internal longitudinal opening where said weighted buffer assembly is housed, and a body portion extending therebetween, said weighted buffer assembly having a front portion, a rear portion and a connecting member extending therebetween, said rear portion of said weighted buffer assembly extends past the rear end of said bolt carrier, said connecting member is received within said internal longitudinal opening of said bolt carrier; said rear end of said bolt carrier defines a boss thereon having an outer diameter that is in contact with an interior portion of said receiver, the area extending between the back side of said boss and the rear end of said bolt carrier is smaller in diameter that an interior opening of said return spring, a portion of which is received thereon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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