Granted Patent B1

US 12,188,735 · App. 18/219,128 · Granted Jan 7, 2025

Inventor: Aaron Voigt (Asheville, NC)

F41A21/482F41A11/04F41A21/18

Abstract

Claims (14)

1. A firearm comprising:

a frame having a barrel mount facility;

the barrel mount facility having a barrel engagement portion and a threaded portion;

a rear barrel portion having a rear end defining a chamber and configured to connect to the barrel engagement portion;

the rear barrel portion having a front end having a first mating facility;

a forward barrel portion having a rear end having a second mating facility configured to connect to the first mating facility;

the forward barrel portion having a first retention facility proximate the rear end;

an elongated barrel nut having a forward end with a second retention facility configured to bias the first retention facility in a rearward direction, the barrel nut having a rear end having nut threads configured to connect with the threaded portion of the frame.

2. The firearm of claim 1 wherein the barrel nut is free of contact with the rear barrel portion.

3. The firearm of claim 1 wherein the first retention facility is a forward-facing shoulder surface.

4. The firearm of claim 1 wherein the forward barrel portion and the rear barrel portion form a barrel assembly having a length greater than a preselected threshold.

5. The firearm of claim 4 wherein each of the forward barrel portion and the rear barrel portion has a length less than the preselected threshold.

6. The firearm of claim 5 wherein the preselected threshold is 16 inches.

7. The firearm of claim 1 wherein at least one of the forward barrel portion and the rear barrel portion has a rifled bore.

Assignments (1)

References Cited (10)