Abstract: The disclosed apparatus is a scissor-style action to be mounted to a firearm. In one embodiment the firearm is a semi-automatic firearm prior to removal of the stock action and attachment of the disclosed action. In one particular embodiment, the firearm is a rifle sold by the Ruger® company under the model name 10/22.

Abstract: The disclosed apparatus and method facilitates modification of a firearm, such as an automatic, semi-automatic, bolt action, or other firearm to be modified to a scissor-style bolt action firearm. In one embodiment the firearm is a semi-automatic firearm prior to modification. In one particular embodiment, the firearm is a rifle sold by the Ruger company under the model name 10/22.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an improved buffer tube assembly comprising a buffer tube having a longitudinal forward end, a longitudinal rearward end, and an inner annular surface. The buffer tube further comprises an attachment location operably configured to couple the buffer tube to a lower receiver of a firearm. One novel feature is a dead blow buffer positioned at the longitudinally rearward portion of the buffer tube. The buffer tube comprising an external surface configured to fit within and substantially in contact with the internal bore surface of the buffer tube, wherein the dead blow buffer is configured to receive an impact from a buffer that is attached to a buffer spring fitted within the buffer tube. In one form, the dead blow buffer is positioned between the rearmost portion of the inner annular surface of the buffer tube and the buffer spring.

Abstract: A muzzle device configured to be attached to the muzzle region of a barrel. The muzzle device has a compensator region positioned longitudinally rearward from a flash suppression region. The muzzle device further is provided with adjacent compensator ports in communication by a longitudinally extending access vent.

Abstract: A C-nucleoside compound, 2,4-dichloro-5-(2,3,5-Tri-O-acetyl-.beta.-D-Ribofuranosyl)pyrimidine, useful as a primary starting material in the synthesis of various C-nucleoside compounds having antitumor, antiviral and/or antibacterial activity. A structural formula is as follows: ##STR1## The location of the 2,4-dichloro members on the heterocycle, with the active sites of the carbohydrate being blocked, provides an intermediate compound well adapted for a variety of nucleophilic substitutions. Such procedures have yielded several novel analogs of known pyrimidine nucleosides found in RNA, as well as other compounds which have demonstrated chemotherapeutic utility.