Abstract
This work presents a recently-patented small arms concept demonstrator that substantially reduces the recoil force transmitted to the user during operation. In live-fire tests, this invention produced recoil forces that were approximately 84% to 91% less than those produced by the M240 machine gun. To achieve such recoil force reduction, this invention includes design features to reduce the propellant gas contribution to recoil force and cancel the moving internal component contribution to recoil force.
Keywords: Gun, inertia, mechanism, momentum, recoil reduction, small arms
Recent Patents on Mechanical Engineering
Title:A Concept Demonstrator for Small Arms Recoil Reduction
Volume: 6 Issue: 2
Author(s): Kevin Russell
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Keywords: Gun, inertia, mechanism, momentum, recoil reduction, small arms
Abstract: This work presents a recently-patented small arms concept demonstrator that substantially reduces the recoil force transmitted to the user during operation. In live-fire tests, this invention produced recoil forces that were approximately 84% to 91% less than those produced by the M240 machine gun. To achieve such recoil force reduction, this invention includes design features to reduce the propellant gas contribution to recoil force and cancel the moving internal component contribution to recoil force.
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Russell Kevin, A Concept Demonstrator for Small Arms Recoil Reduction, Recent Patents on Mechanical Engineering 2013; 6 (2) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/2212797611306020006
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/2212797611306020006 |
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