Abstract: A shotgun sighting device and method for sighting a shotgun with the eye of a gunner that is opposite the gun mounting shoulder of the gunner. The device is comprised of a linear sighting plane mounted by a plurality of bracket members to the barrel of a shotgun. The sighting plane has elongated mounting slots and for receiving mounting bolts for adjustably mounting the sighting plane to the bracket members in a position that is adjustably offset both horizontally and vertically from the barrel of the shotgun. The device provides a sighting plane for the gunner that is in alignment with the eye of the gunner that is opposite the gunner's gun mounting shoulder and thus provides a shotgun sighting aid for gunner's having impaired vision in their customary sighting eye.

Abstract: A safety triggering mechanism for a non-lethal weapon has a trigger for discharging the weapon. A control circuit is coupled to the trigger. The control circuit will only allow the trigger to discharge the weapon when a light signal transmitted by the control circuit is reflected back to the control circuit.

Abstract: A firearm is provided with a weapon operating system for firing large cartridges. The firearm may be a shoulder-fired, multi-shot, semiautomatic grenade launcher for firing grenade cartridges. The grenade launcher includes a magazine with a receptacle that holds one or more cartridges, a barrel, and a receiver coupled between the magazine and the barrel. The receiver includes a lightweight weapon operating system. Springs may be provided between the receiver and the magazine to isolate the receiver and barrel from the mass of cartridges in the magazine and the mounting resistance. A vernier feed system is disclosed for disengaging stacked cartridges in a tubular magazine from one another. A lifter based cartridge feed system is disclosed for magazine round control and/or chambering. A dwell is disclosed for retarding the breech lever after it has applied power to the accelerator lever during opening.

Abstract: Miniature machine gun in which all components are housed within a cylindrical tube, the barrel being disposed axially of the tube and the magazine surrounding the barrel. Barrel and magazine is a removable unit which may be replaced by an identical unit where rapid reloading is desired; has no stock, sights or other appendages and is intended to be operated from the hip of the user.

Abstract: A firearm sight for providing the user with a consistent reference point for his sighting includes an elongate member designed for mounting on a barrel of a firearm. The elongate member includes an elongate base portion for mounting on the firearm and having a proximal end and a distal end. The elongate member also includes an elongate upper portion mounted on the base portion and has a substantially V-shaped cross section. The upper portion comprises a pair of side walls. A sighting member is mounted on the elongate member, and extends between the side walls of the upper portion.

Abstract: A weapon aiming device is disclosed which comprises a circular transparent and colored disk having a hole and a sleeve having a first and second end. The circular disk is configured to be mounted at a first end of the sleeve, and the second end of the sleeve is configured to fit over an eyepiece of a telescopic optical sight.

Abstract: A combined gun rest and armrest is described which includes an armrest which is attachable to a tripod. The armrest has a pair of elongated slots into which U-shaped gun rests are inserted and are laterally adjusted to support a gun. One of the gun rests is constructed to accommodate the forearm of the gun; and the other, the stock of the gun. The lateral adjustment of the gun rests enables the positioning thereof so as to have the center of gravity of the gun aligned with the tripod connection. Upon placing the gun in the gun rests, the opening between the gun and the armrest enables the marksmen to assume the normal shooting position and provides unencumbered access to the trigger and the area surrounding the trigger. The device is constructed to be compatible with the normal physical range. However, in the cases outside the range, the gun rests may be raised or lowered accordingly. Once adjusted for a particular person and for a particular gun, the settings are readily maintained for future use.

Abstract: A manual safety system for reducing the chances of inadvertent discharge of a linear striker fired semi-automatic or automatic pistol equipped with the system. An otherwise conventional pistol is modified by structural changes in the trigger mechanism housing and by the addition of a trigger bar guide, a manually movable safety lever, a pressure plate and a spring. The trigger bar guide and safety lever are mounted to the trigger mechanism housing for linear and pivotal movement, respectively. A portion of the conventional trigger bar, which must be moved in order to effect firing movement of the trigger, is engaged with and blocked by the trigger bar guide which in turn is engaged and blocked by a portion of the safety lever. In order to unblock and enable the firing system, the safety lever is moved by applying pressure to a tab serving as a thumb rest.

Abstract: An improved firearm having a low creep, safety trigger. The firearm includes a frame, a barrel attached to the frame, a firing mechanism, a step having an adjustable step height, an over travel stop, and a sear and step trigger assembly with a secondary sear block. The secondary sear block is selectively movable between a first blocking position and a second non-blocking position.

Abstract: A gunlock that is semi-permanently attached to the trigger guard of a firearm. The gunlock is designed to stay attached to the trigger guard both when the firearm is locked and unlocked. A trigger jam simply moves into a locked position where it locks the trigger in a rearward or forward position. Once the correct combination has been entered via thumb-wheels, a push-button quickly releases the jam. If complete removal of the gunlock is desire able, a second push on the push-button completely release the gunlock. An alternative design of this gunlock incorporates the lock as an integral part of the trigger guard. Its compact streamline design provides an attractive appearance.

Abstract: A portable support assembly includes a central generally elongated panel piece flanked at both sides by lateral panel pieces which extend adjacent a portion of the central piece. Both the central piece and the two flanking pieces include a transverse slot for receiving an insert extending across the panel assembly. The lower common surfaces of the panels are slotted with three recesses, the first extending longitudinally from the front into the central piece and the other two aligned diagonally towards each other from the rear corners of the lateral pieces and into the central piece. Legs are then inserted into each recess to provide the support for the assembly and also to interlock the flanking pieces together to the center piece. One leg includes a mount for an adjustable front firearm support while a shaped transverse recess in the center piece receives a slide deploying an adjustable rear firearm support.

Abstract: A sidearm mounting and locking apparatus comprises a base-plate adapted for surface mounting, the plate providing spaced apart guide-plates extending from the base-plate in side-by-side juxtaposition for cradling a sidearm therebetween. The guide-plates provide aligned pin apertures and a trigger blocking-pin adapted for engaging the pin apertures and positioned for disabling a trigger of the sidearm. A barrel supporting bracket assembly engages the base plate and is positioned for receiving a barrel of the sidearm in rest thereon. The barrel supporting bracket assembly includes a barrel-pin integral thereto and positioned within the sidearm barrel. The blocking pin is positioned for preventing withdrawal of the sidearm from the barrel-pin.

Abstract: A quick-detachable sling swivel comprises a body and a shift/swing gate mounted on the body through an elongated plunger. The gate, through manipulation of the plunger, is adjustable between open and closed positions relative to the body to enable mounting, demounting and securing of the swivel relative to an external structure.

Abstract: An upper sling attachment adapter for M-16 rifles and M-4 carbines and others utilizing a front sight having at least one leg extending at one end from near the end of the weapon barrel to, at its other end, the front sight of the weapon and having right and left sides with respect to the weapon, the improvement comprising a sling attachment means encircling and clamping said leg and extending along at least one of the right or left sides of the said leg, said sling attachment means having upper sling mount means to which the upper end of a weapon sling is attached, said upper sling mount means being suspended by said attachment means and extending away from said leg so that the upper end of the weapon sling is held away from the sight line of the front sight.

Abstract: A safety mechanism for a handgun having a pivotal hammer arranged to activate a firing pin, the mechanism including a locking element for engaging the firing pin and preventing its movement, and a separate release element for releasing the locking element, the release element being releasable upon being hit by the hammer with a force above a pre-determined threshold.

Abstract: A gun rest [101] comprises a fore stock support assembly [103] supported from a support surface [127] and a butt stock support assembly [105] attached to a connecting beam [107] pivotally connected to the tripod support assembly by a pivot pin [123]. A butt stock height adjustment screw [135], attached to the connecting beam and engaging the support surface allows adjustment of the butt stock height above the support surface independent of the fore stock height. The device includes elevation and adjustment mechanisms for the fore stock height adjustment assembly and attachment holes for securing the fore stock height adjustment assembly to the support surface.

Abstract: An improved shooting system is provided by using a firearm having a telescopic gunsight mounted a predetermined distance above the barrel in conjunction with a computer including a controller, memory; a program stored in memory for calculating targeting information. The computer can be a hand-held, personal digital assistant type device which enables the user to input information regarding weather, gun and ammunition characteristics, and target information, including range to target, and which quickly calculates the adjustments which need to be made to a conventional scope, or the location on the reticle which should be used as an aiming point, in order to hit the target.

Abstract: A barrel assembly (10) having a plurality of projectiles (11) stacked axially within the barrel (12) together with discrete selectively ignitable propellant charges (13) for propelling the projectiles (11) sequentially through the muzzle of the barrel (12) is provided with adjacent projectiles (11) separated from one another by locating means (13) independent of the projectiles. The locating means may be a solid propellant charge (13) located between adjacent projectiles or it may be a rigid casing (122) for the propellant. When subject to an in-barrel load a rear skirt portion of the active projectile (11) is expanded outwardly by the interaction between an inwardly reducing recess (14) formed in the rear end of a projectile and the nested complementary leading portion of the propellant charge (13) or propellant casing (122).

Abstract: A one-piece trigger lock adapted to be inserted into a trigger guard of a gun is disclosed. The trigger lock has a keyway into which a key may be engaged for moving the lock mechanism between the locked and release positions. The key may be a ring-key. The key can unlock the trigger lock by pressing against the keyway. The trigger lock may have a safety feature which may include multiple lock-pins, a design which prevents the trigger lock from being disassembled unless it is in the unlocked position, or a behind-the-trigger safety wedge. A method for using the trigger lock is also disclosed. The method includes the steps of releasing the locking mechanism of the trigger lock, moving the trigger lock from the locked to the release position, pushing the trigger lock away from the trigger guard area of a gun, and placing the trigger finger inside the trigger guard area in one swift, fluid, easy motion.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for securing a firearm against unauthorised removal and/or firing and for securing and/or storing objects against unauthorised removal, which comprises a locking device (9, 10, 14) and an identification device (11, 16). The identification device (11, 16) is designed for the wireless exchange at least of unambiguous identification codes (30, 36) and comprises at least one transmission and/or receiving unit (18, 19, 20) assigned to an authorised user and another to the identification device (11, 16). At a distance or in a distance range between the transmission and/or receiving units (18, 19, 20) of 0 to 1000 mm, preferably 0 to 50 mm and corresponding identification codes (30, 36) of the transmission and/or receiving unit (19) of the user and the transmission and/or receiving unit (18, 20) of the identification device (11, 16) the locking device (9, 10, 14) is deactivated by the identification device (11, 16).