Patent ID: 8079169

Claim:
A take down system for a firearm comprising: a lower plate adapted for embedding within a firearm stock; an upper plate adapted to mate with the lower plate; and a receiver and integral barrel assembly attached to the upper plate to form a unit, the unit attachable and detachable from the lower plate to allow user take down of the firearm into a first portion comprising the unit and a second portion comprising the lower plate and the firearm stock, wherein the upper plate and the lower plate attach through a forward attachment port disposed forward of a front action screw port on the firearm stock when the lower plate is embedded within the firearm stock and the upper and lower plates are mated, and further wherein the upper plate includes a recoil extension at a first end of the upper plate and extending downward from a longitudinal axis of the upper plate; and the lower plate includes a recoil extension receptacle for receiving the recoil extension of the upper plate such that a majority of the unit floats above the lower plate.