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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2010
Clifton L. Cook, Boise, ID (US);
Thomas M. Gregory, Belgrade, MT (US);
Robert A. Kincaid, Bozeman, MT (US);
Kurtis Sparing, Belgrade, MT (US);
Eric M. Yeates, Virginia Beach, VA (US);
Birten L. Todd, Harrison, MT (US);
Gary Cauble, Chesapeake, VA (US);
Chris Michaels, Belgrade, MT (US);
James K. Bentley, Paso Robles, CA (US);
Clifton L. Cook, Boise, ID (US);
Thomas M. Gregory, Belgrade, MT (US);
Robert A. Kincaid, Bozeman, MT (US);
Kurtis Sparing, Belgrade, MT (US);
Eric M. Yeates, Virginia Beach, VA (US);
Birten L. Todd, Harrison, MT (US);
Gary Cauble, Chesapeake, VA (US);
Chris Michaels, Belgrade, MT (US);
James K. Bentley, Paso Robles, CA (US);
Alliant Techsystems Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A recoil reduction system having a stock with a track formed therein and extending a bottom wall; a sliding member that includes a rail extending from the right side and the left side of the rail, and wherein the sliding member is slidably received within the track by interaction of the track and the rail; a handgrip member formed as a portion of the stock, wherein the handgrip member includes a chamber that extends within the handgrip member; a first recoil reduction means mounted within the chamber, wherein the first recoil reduction means is configured to oppose sliding by the sliding member in at least one direction; and a second recoil reduction means mounted within the track, wherein the recoil reduction means is configured to oppose sliding by the sliding member in at least one direction.