Patent ID: 6606934
Filing Date: 2003-08-19
Classification: F41A

Abstract:
A gas operated gun, comprising:a receiver; a bolt slidable within the receiver; an elongated barrel mounted to the receiver, the barrel defining a bore extending forwardly from the receiver along a longitudinal axis toward a discharge end; an operating rod including a charging handle portion and a guide rod portion, the operating rod movable relative to the bolt and the barrel to actuate the bolt, the charging handle portion including a manual operator lever, the guide rod portion disposed at a first angular position relative to the longitudinal axis and extending forwardly toward a distal end; a spring supported by the receiver urging the operating rod toward the discharge end of the barrel; a gas cylinder assembly including a housing and a piston, the housing including an internal piston chamber and a fluid passageway in fluid communication with the bore, the piston being reciprocally movable within the internal piston chamber; a contact interface between the operating rod and the piston at an intermediate position between the operator lever and the distal end, the contact interface being disposed at a second angular position angularly offset from said first angular position of the guide rod portion.