Abstract: A method of firing a firearm includes providing a blank firing adapter plus bullet trap attached to the end of a barrel of the firearm, the blank firing adapter plus bullet trap including a bore aligned with a longitudinal axis of the barrel; providing a magazine that limits loading of up to two live rounds; and arranging for a blast from a cartridge in the firearm to eject a shell casing from the cartridge and automatically operate the firearm to insert a new cartridge from the magazine into a chamber of the firearm.

Abstract: A reflective gun sight includes a rear sight including a light source; and a front sight including a reflective surface that is directly opposing the light source and recessed within an aperture of a front sight housing, wherein light emitted from the light source travels through the aperture and is reflected by the reflective surface toward the rear sight.

Abstract: A suppression device includes a body including an outermost external surface of the suppression device, a first end, and a second end; a core configured to be inserted into the body and including a baffle; and a bore extending completely through and along a longitudinal axis of the suppression device, wherein porosity is a fraction of a volume of pores per volume of mass in a material of the suppression device, a structure of the pores is not random, and the porosity of a portion of the core including the baffle is different than the porosity of a portion of the body.

Abstract: A blank firing system for a firearm includes a barrel configured to mount to the firearm and having a smooth bore at least a portion of a length of the barrel; a blank firing adapter plus bullet trap configured to attach to the barrel; and a magazine configured to accept a stack of blank rounds and up to two live rounds.

Abstract: A noise suppression device for a firearm includes a body including an internal surface; a plurality of raised strips protruding from the internal surface; and a plurality of fins corresponding to and extending from the plurality of raised strips, respectively, wherein the noise suppression device includes no joints, no seams, or any formerly separate pieces within the body or a core.

Abstract: A method of firing a firearm includes rotating a trigger to force a latch pin lever to move; forcing a latch pin forward by the latch pin lever to force a cylinder forward toward a barrel; sealing or substantially sealing the barrel and the cylinder; and releasing a hammer to strike a cartridge while the barrel and the cylinder are sealed.

Abstract: A reflective gun sight includes a rear sight including a light source; and a front sight including a reflective surface that is directly opposing the light source and recessed within an aperture of a front sight housing, wherein light emitted from the light source travels through the aperture and is reflected by the reflective surface toward the rear sight.

Abstract: A blank firing system for a firearm includes a barrel configured to mount to the firearm and having a smooth bore at least a portion of a length of the barrel; a blank firing adapter plus bullet trap configured to attach to the barrel; and a magazine configured to accept a stack of blank rounds and up to two live rounds.

Abstract: A reflective gun sight includes a rear sight including a light source; and a front sight including a reflective surface that is directly opposing the light source and recessed within an aperture of a front sight housing, wherein light emitted from the light source travels through the aperture and is reflected by the reflective surface toward the rear sight.

Abstract: A firearm includes a rail; a mount attached to the rail; a lens attached to and rotatable with respect to the mount; a light source that reflects a light off a reflective surface of the lens to aim the firearm; a hood rotatably mounted and in contact with the lens, wherein the hood folds over the lens in a collapsed configuration and is angled from the lens in a deployed configuration, and the hood and the lens each pivot on respective axes that are parallel to each other.

Abstract: A noise suppression device includes a body including an outermost external surface of the noise suppression device, an internal portion, a first end, and a second end; a core seamlessly connected to the internal portion of the body and including a plurality of baffles; and a bore extending completely through and along a longitudinal axis of the noise suppression device, wherein porosity is a fraction of a volume of pores per volume of mass in a material of the noise suppression device, a structure of the pores is not random, and the porosity of a portion of the core including one of the plurality of baffles is different than the porosity of a portion of the body.

Abstract: A pistol, incudes a slide; a lens attached to and rotatable with respect to the slide; a light source that reflects a light off a reflective surface of the lens to aim the pistol; a hood rotatably mounted and in contact with the lens, wherein the hood folds over the lens in a collapsed configuration and is angled from the lens in a deployed configuration, and the lens, the light source, and the hood fit within an outline profile of the slide in the collapsed configuration.

Abstract: A noise suppression device for a firearm, the noise suppression device including a body including an outermost external surface of the noise suppression device, and an internal surface; a raised strip protruding from the outermost external surface of the noise suppression device; and a plurality of fins extending from the raised strip and spaced apart from each other at intervals along a length of the raised strip, wherein the noise suppression device includes no joints, no seams, or any formerly separate pieces within the body or the core.

Abstract: A method of firing a firearm includes rotating a trigger to force a latch pin lever to move; forcing a latch pin forward by the latch pin lever to force a cylinder forward toward a barrel; sealing or substantially sealing the barrel and the cylinder; and releasing a hammer to strike a cartridge while the barrel and the cylinder are sealed.

Abstract: A method of firing a firearm includes compressing a main spring to rotate a latch pin lever; forcing a latch pin forward by the latch pin lever to force a cylinder forward toward a barrel; sealing or substantially sealing the barrel and the cylinder; and releasing a hammer to strike a cartridge while the barrel and the cylinder are sealed.

Abstract: A reflective gun sight includes a rear sight including a light source; and a front sight including a reflective surface that is directly opposing the light source and recessed within an aperture of a front sight housing, wherein light emitted from the light source travels through the aperture and is reflected by the reflective surface toward the rear sight.

Abstract: A pistol, incudes a slide; a lens attached to and rotatable with respect to the slide; a light source that reflects a light off a reflective surface of the lens to aim the pistol; a hood rotatably mounted and in contact with the lens, wherein the hood folds over the lens in a collapsed configuration and is angled from the lens in a deployed configuration, and the lens, the light source, and the hood fit within an outline profile of the slide in the collapsed configuration.

Abstract: A noise suppression device includes a body including an outermost external surface of the noise suppression device, an internal portion, a first end, and a second end; a core seamlessly connected to the internal portion of the body; and a bore extending completely through and along a longitudinal axis of the noise suppression device, wherein the noise suppression device includes no joints, no seams, and no formerly separate pieces within the body or the core, a porosity of the core at the internal portion of the body is different than a porosity of a portion of the core along a radial direction closer to the bore, where the porosity is defined as a fraction of a volume of pores per volume of mass in a material of the noise suppression device.

Abstract: A reflective sight for use with a firearm includes a rear sight including a light source; and a front sight including a reflective surface directly opposing the light source, where light emitted from the light source is reflected by the reflective surface toward the rear sight. The rear sight can include a plurality of light sources and at least two of the plurality of light sources emit different colors of light.

Abstract: A method of firing a firearm includes compressing a main spring to rotate a latch pin lever; forcing a latch pin forward by the latch pin lever to force a cylinder forward toward a barrel; sealing or substantially sealing the barrel and the cylinder; and releasing a hammer to strike a cartridge while the barrel and the cylinder are sealed.