SMALL ARMS Russian patent published in 1998 - IPC

FIELD: small arms, in particular, hunting guns with a fore grip that is movable for reloading. SUBSTANCE: small arms uses a barrel, receiver, underbarrel magazine, firing mechanism having a casing with two parallel vertical posts on the front end, feed mechanism in the form of a feeder with a tray hinge-mounted on the casing posts, reloading mechanism with a movable fore grip, and a locking lever with a fold flange for engagement with the reloading mechanism and hinge-mounted in the casing in the vertical plane; the post of the firing mechanism casing on the side of the locking lever has a stepped boss with a cut-out, and the locking lever has a shoulder on the front end before the fold flange. The introduced members prevent lateral and vertical displacements of the rear part of the reloading mechanism and of the front arm of the locking lever preventing a probable separation of the reloading mechanism from the locking lever. A cross-piece may be made between the casing posts at a distance not exceeding the cartridge length from the breech face; the tray has a length providing for engagement with the cross-piece, and longitudinal cut-outs are formed on the tray rear part. EFFECT: enhanced reliability and safety in handling due to enhanced stiffness of the construction. 2 cl, 9 dwg