Patent ID: 8413361
Filing Date: 2013-04-09
Classification: F41C

Abstract:
1. A firearm comprising: a frame; a barrel; a stock including a body; a recoil pad; and a hydraulic kick absorption mechanism connecting the recoil pad to the body such that a space is defined between an end wall of the stock and an end wall of the recoil pad adjacent the hydraulic kick absorption mechanism, the hydraulic kick absorption mechanism including a return spring pushing the recoil pad away from the body of the stock when the hydraulic kick absorption mechanism is in a rest position, and enabling the space between the stock and the recoil pad to decrease during discharge of the firearm, the hydraulic kick absorption mechanism further including a shock absorber comprising: wherein the shock absorber is positioned within the stock and the stock is positioned with respect to the recoil pad such that, when the recoil pad is positioned against a shoulder of a gunman and a cheek of the gunman is positioned against the stock in a shooting position, and the firearm is discharged by the gunman, the body of the stock has a tendency to move downward with respect to the recoil pad and the shoulder and the cheek of the gunman.