IP Library Granted Patent US 12,566,037
Granted Patent B2
US 12,566,037 · App. 18/706,802 · Granted Mar 3, 2026

Hunting or sports weapon with improved magazine arrangement

Inventor: Daniel Dentler (Leutkirch, DE)
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,566,037
App. No.
18/706,802
Granted
Mar 3, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A hunting or sports weapon with a handguard ( 4 ) attached to a receiver ( 5 ) and a barrel ( 3 ), wherein the barrel ( 3 ) with a cartridge chamber ( 34 ) leads into a breechblock ( 26 ) and forms a breech face ( 20 ) for the cartridge to be fired there, wherein a magazine well ( 24 ) for the introduction of a magazine ( 17 ) is arranged on or in the receiver ( 5 ), and on the receiver ( 5 ) a trigger unit ( 6 ), wherein a buttstock ( 11 ) adjoins the receiver ( 5 ), wherein the magazine ( 17 ) is arranged in a swivel unit ( 31 ) which can be swung away in a horizontal axis or in a plug unit ( 32 ) and is integrated at least partly in the buttstock ( 11 ).

Claims (19)

1 . A hunting or sports weapon with a handguard attached to a receiver and a barrel, wherein the barrel with a cartridge chamber leads into a breechblock and forms a breech face for the cartridge to be fired there, wherein a magazine well for the introduction of a magazine is arranged on or in the receiver, and on the receiver a trigger unit, wherein a buttstock adjoins the receiver, wherein the magazine is arranged in a swivel unit which can be swung away in a horizontal axis and is integrated at least partly in the buttstock,

wherein the trigger unit is connected firmly to the pistol grip and is part of the swivel unit, and

wherein the breech face and a magazine front edge of the magazine are arranged behind a trigger center line of the trigger at a distance in a range from 10 to 50 mm.

2 . A hunting or sports weapon with a handguard attached to a receiver and a barrel, wherein the barrel with a cartridge chamber leads into a breechblock and forms a breech face for the cartridge to be fired there, wherein a magazine well for the introduction of a magazine is arranged on or in the receiver, and on the receiver a trigger unit, wherein a buttstock adjoins the receiver, wherein the magazine is arranged in a vertical axis pluggable plug unit and is integrated at least partly in the buttstock,

wherein the breech face and a magazine front edge of the magazine are arranged behind a trigger center line of the trigger at a distance in a range from 10 to 50 mm, and

wherein the magazine is arranged above a pluggable pistol grip and connected thereto.

3 . The hunting or sports weapon according to claim 1 , wherein the magazine well for receiving the magazine adjoins the rear end of the receiver and projects into the buttstock and at least partly is part of the buttstock.

4 . The hunting or sports weapon according to claim 1 , wherein the magazine is arranged above a pluggable or swivelable pistol grip and connected thereto.

5 . The hunting or sports weapon according to claim 2 , wherein the trigger unit is connected firmly to the pistol grip and is part of the plug unit.

6 . The hunting or sports weapon according to claim 1 , wherein the trigger unit is connected firmly to the receiver and connected to the pistol grip to be separable and in that the pistol grip with the magazine attached thereto forms the swivel or plug unit.

7 . The hunting or sports weapon according to claim 1 , wherein the horizontal swivel chamber of the swivel unit is arranged on the front part of the receiver or on the handguard.

8 . The hunting or sports weapon according to claim 1 , wherein the horizontal swivel chamber of the swivel unit is arranged on the front part of the buttstock or on the rear part of the receiver.

9 . The hunting or sports weapon according to claim 1 , wherein when the length of the barrel is 690 mm and the length of the buttstock is constant with respect to the prior art, there is a shortened total weapon length of 1.040 mm compared to a comparable weapon length according to the prior art of 1.130 mm.

10 . The hunting or sports weapon according to claim 9 , wherein the total weapon length of the hunting and sports weapon is shortened with respect to a hunting or sports weapon of equal dimensions by about 100 mm.

11 . The hunting or sports weapon according to claim 1 , wherein the breech face with the breech face line is behind the trigger and behind the trigger center line at a distance in the range between 10 to 50 mm.

12 . The hunting or sports weapon according to claim 1 , wherein the swivel unit has a draw-pull for insertion of the magazine.

13 . The hunting or sports weapon according to claim 1 , wherein the free swivelable part of the swivel unit can be connected to the weapon via a locking device.

14 . The hunting or sports weapon according to claim 1 , wherein a functional separation is provided between the pistol grip and the buttstock.

15 . The hunting or sports weapon according to claim 1 , wherein the bolt handle is arranged above and on the rear end of the pistol grip.

Priority Claims (1)
EP 21206685 · Nov 5, 2021 · regional
Continuity (1)
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