Patent ID: 8459171

Claim:
A semi-automatic firearm and mount assembly comprising: a semi-automatic firing unit, said firing unit including a receiver and a barrel and a trigger, said firing unit including a pressure applicator, a slide stand for supporting the weight of said firing unit on or from a support structure, said slide stand including a sliding interface slidably connecting to said firing unit so that in use said firing unit freely reciprocates back-and-forth relative to said slide stand, said sliding interface establishing a constrained path of reciprocation generally parallel to said firearm barrel, said slide stand including at least one grip location for a user to grasp when firing said firearm, a trigger actuator configured to depress said trigger when said firing unit is moved forwardly in said slide stand, and said slide stand and said firing unit being arranged without spring force assistance acting therebetween so that in use a user's muscle effort applied through said pressure applicator moves said firing unit longitudinally forward within said slide stand to press said trigger actuator into said trigger in order to discharge a round of ammunition without requiring the user to support the weight of said firing unit.