Conversion set for a firearm and method for converting a firearm
View Patent ↗A conversion set for a firearm having a grip and a slide locked by a moveable barrel and including an ejecting opening is disclosed. To permit timely opening of the slide when using a replacement barrel which does not lock the slide, the conversion set for use of a replacement barrel which does not lock the slide includes a jacket which may be connected to the slide in a detachable, form-fitting manner. The jacket has a defined mass for the predetermined movement of the slide following a shot being fired.
1. A conversion set for a firearm operating according to a Browning system, the firearm having a grip and a slide, the slide being locked by a movable barrel, the slide including an ejecting opening, said conversion set comprising a replacement barrel which does not lock the slide and a jacket connectable to the slide in a detachable, interlocking manner, said jacket having a defined mass for predetermined movement of the slide following a shot being fired and at least substantially surrounding the slide.
2. The conversion set of claim 1 , further comprising a return device configured for connection to the firearm to exert a force on a cartridge case situated in the slide approximately in a direction of a cartridge ejector arranged in the firearm.
3. The conversion set of claim 2 , wherein the return device is arranged in the jacket.
4. The conversion set of claim 2 , wherein the return device is arranged in the jacket at a position which corresponds to the ejecting opening.
5. The conversion set of claim 1 , wherein the replacement barrel is rigidly connectable to the grip and insertable into the slide.
6. The conversion set of claim 1 , wherein the replacement barrel is insertable into the slide from the front.
7. The conversion set of claim 1 , further comprising a housing configured for detachable connection to the grip to thereby indirectly connect the replacement barrel to the grip.
8. The conversion set of claim 7 , wherein the replacement barrel is connected via the housing to the grip in a friction-locked manner.
9. The conversion set of 1 , further comprising a feed ramp configured for insertion through the ejecting opening into the firearm.
10. A method for converting a firearm operating according to a Browning system using a conversion set comprising a replacement barrel, the firearm having a grip and a slide, the slide being locked by a movable barrel and including an ejecting opening, said method comprising detachably connecting a jacket of the conversion set to the slide for use with the replacement barrel which does not lock the slide, wherein the jacket has a defined mass for a predetermined movement of the slide after a shot is fired, wherein the jacket at least substantially surrounds the slide.
11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising connecting a return device to the firearm to exert a force on a cartridge case situated in the slide approximately in a direction of a cartridge ejector arranged in the firearm.
12. The method of claim 10 , further comprising replacing a barrel by the replacement barrel which is rigidly connected to the grip.
13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising inserting the replacement barrel from a front into the slide.
14. The method of claim 12 , further comprising connecting the firearm to a housing which connects the replacement barrel indirectly to the grip.
15. The method of claim 12 , further comprising inserting a feed ramp through the ejecting opening into the firearm and connecting the feed ramp in an interlocking manner to the grip.