Patent ID: 8832983
Filing Date: 2014-09-16
Classification: F41A,F41C,F41G

Abstract:
1. A slide assembly for a pistol having a frame and a trigger assembly of a first caliber comprising: a barrel assembly with a firing chamber and a barrel defining an axis wherein the barrel assembly includes a lateral protrusion; and a slide housing that is adapted to be positioned on the frame of the pistol for reciprocation between a forward battery position and a rearward loading position, such that the recoil of the pistol induces the slide housing to slide backwards along the frame; wherein the slide housing defines a groove having a first section that extends in a direction parallel to the axis of the barrel; and the groove having an upper surface and a lower surface parallel to each other and closely receiving the protrusion therebetween when the slide is in the forward position, the rearward position, and all intermediate positions therebetween.