Patent ID: 9389035
Filing Date: 2016-07-12
CPC Classification: F41A

Claim Text:
1. A retrofit apparatus for a firearm having a gas-operated reloading unit that is configured to use a gas flow produced by firing a cartridge to reload the firearm, wherein the retrofit apparatus comprising: a pressure control unit coupled to the reloading unit, wherein the pressure control unit has (i) a first configuration that reduces the gas flow to the reloading unit in an amount effective to prevent the reloading unit from reloading the firearm, and (ii) a second configuration that allows the gas flow to the reloading unit in an amount effective to enable the reloading unit to reload the firearm; and a controller operatively coupled to the pressure control unit and configured to operate the firearm in the first or second configuration, wherein the controller is configured to operate the firearm in the first configuration without continuous manual actuation, and operate the firearm in the second configuration with continuous manual actuation.