Small arms integration system
View Patent ↗Systems, devices, apparatus and methods for providing a semi-automatic rifle with ammunition magazine, having a docking port/station for allowing a semi-automatic pistol to be inserted. The trigger on the pistol can be used to fire the rifle and use the rifle ammunition. When the rifle ammunition is depleted, the pistol can be removed and separately fired using its' own ammunition.
1. A firearm system, comprising:
a rifle having a barrel end with forward grip and a rear end;
a firing mechanism in the rifle; and
an ammunition magazine attached to the rifle, wherein the rifle when fully loaded with the ammunition magazine can be safely stored and transported and is not operational without a separate handgun being attached to the rifle.
2. The firearm system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a docking station underneath the rifle between the forward grip and the rear end; and
a pistol having a trigger, wherein attaching the pistol to the docking station under the rifle, wherein pulling the pistol trigger causes the firing mechanism on the rifle to be fired using the ammunition magazine on the rifle.
3. The firearm system of claim 2 , wherein the rifle includes: a pivoting lever having an upper end portion attached to the firing mechanism of the rifle and a lower end portion adjacent to the pistol trigger, wherein pulling the pistol trigger causes the firing mechanism to fire the rifle.
4. The firearm system of claim 1 , wherein the fore grip on the rifle includes:
a longitudinal member with a front end and a rear end, the longitudinal member being slideable forward and backward to the barrel end of the rifle;
a pivot member for allowing the rear end of the fore grip to pivot up and down relative to the barrel end of the rifle; and
a cavity for allowing a barrel end of the pistol to be positioned therein.
5. The firearm system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a height adjustment member for adjusting height of the pistol inside of the docking station under the rifle.
6. The firearm system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a width adjustment member for fixing a spacing width of the pistol inside of the docking station under the rifle.
7. A method for allowing a quick transition from a rifle to a handgun comprising the steps of:
providing a rifle with a fore grip barrel and a rear end, ammunition internal trigger mechanism to fire the rifle, and a docking station underneath;
providing a pistol having a trigger;
inserting the pistol into the docking station under the rifle; pulling the pistol trigger to fire the ammunition from the rifle;
removing the pistol from the docking station; and
firing the pistol using ammunition for the pistol.