Patent ID: 8997620
Filing Date: 2015-04-07
Classification: F41A

Abstract:
1. A firearm comprising: a receiver defining a receiver bore extending along a longitudinal axis; a bolt carrier disposed in said receiver bore and moveable relative to said receiver along said longitudinal axis between a firing position and a rearward position; a hand guard coupled to said receiver; a gas tube disposed at least partially within and fixed relative to said hand guard and extending substantially parallel to said longitudinal axis; and a handle assembly at least partially disposed in said hand guard and moveable between a forward position and a charging position with said handle assembly having a body and an elongated member extending from said body toward said bolt carrier substantially parallel to said longitudinal axis with said elongated member disposed about said gas tube and movable relative to said gas tube between said forward and charging positions with said elongated member engaging said bolt carrier to move said bolt carrier from said firing position to said rearward position when said handle assembly moves from said forward position to said charging position; wherein said elongated member defines a bore substantially parallel to said longitudinal axis with said gas tube disposed within said bore and said handle assembly movable along said gas tube between said forward and charging positions.