Patent ID: 7343844

Claim:
A firearm recoil abatement system for reducing recoil forces resulting from the firing of a projectile from the barrel of a firearm, said recoil reducing system comprising: a firearm having a barrel and bolt assembly for containing high-pressure gas upon firing, said barrel and bolt assembly including a bolt having a rearward end, said barrel and bolt assembly slidably movable between forward and rearward positions; a gas-actuated piston disposed within a housing in proximity to said rearward end of said bolt and generally longitudinally aligned therewith; said piston having a resilient bumper connected to the forward end thereof; said piston biased to a rearward position by a spring in a ready to fire configuration wherein said resilient bumper is spaced from said rearward end of said bolt; said piston in fluid communication with said barrel when said barrel and bolt assembly is disposed proximal said rearward position such that high pressure gas generated by the firing of said firearm forces said piston forward toward said bolt and forces said bolt rearward toward said piston and into engagement with said resilient bumper; whereby said resilient bumper engages said bolt and reduces the momentum of said bolt.