Patent ID: 7698987

Claim:
A recoil control system for a weapon, the weapon having at least one barrel with a chamber end and a firing end, a chamber operably connected to the barrel, and a bolt head capable of closing a cartridge in the chamber, the recoil control system comprising: at least first and second inertia blocks capable of receiving a first and second momentum and the first and second inertia blocks having a component of movement perpendicular to the longitudinal axis defined by the barrel of the weapon; the bolt head configured to alternate between a forward position and a rearward position in response to the movement of the first and second inertia blocks, the first and second inertia blocks linked to the bolt head whereby the progressive movement of the inertia blocks in response to receiving momentum corresponds with a progressive backward movement of the bolt head substantially along the longitudinal axis defined by the barrel; and a breech locking mechanism separate from the inertia block and configured to be capable of locking the bolt head to the chamber at the chamber end of the barrel.