Tapered barrel guides for firearms
A recoil operated gun or firearm utilizes a tapered guide face on a barrel guide and/or a tapered barrel face on a barrel of the gun to realign or zero the barrel relative to a sight device (e.g., optic or iron signs) mounted on the slide or forend supporting the barrel guide.
1 . A gun comprising:
a barrel configured to extend along a longitudinal axis and reciprocate when the gun is fired such that the barrel has a forward position and a rear position, wherein the barrel comprises a barrel face; and
a barrel guide comprising a guide face, wherein the guide face is configured to contact the barrel face of the barrel when the barrel is in the forward position;
wherein the barrel face is a snap ring fitted into a groove in an outer surface of the barrel.
2 . A gun comprising:
a barrel configured to extend along a longitudinal axis and reciprocate when the gun is fired such that the barrel has a forward position and a rear position, wherein the barrel comprises a barrel face; and
a barrel guide comprising a guide face, wherein the guide face is configured to contact the barrel face of the barrel when the barrel is in the forward position;
wherein the barrel face is integrally formed with a muzzle of the barrel such that the barrel face does not extend outwardly from an outer surface of the barrel.