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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2015
Fn America, Llc, McLean, VA (US);
Rob Wayne Sewell, Jr., Columbia, SC (US);
Edward Paul Schmitter, Eastover, SC (US);
Trenton Allen Newsome, Elgin, SC (US);
Daryl Matthew Atkins, Lugoff, SC (US);
FN America, LLC, McLean, VA (US);
Abstract
A semi-automatic rifle is configured to fire single rounds of ammunition via a magazine or a belt of ammunition. A receiver cover pivots open to receive the first round of a belt of ammunition or a magazine can be inserted in a magazine well. The rifle operates using a closed bolt firing cycle, with a sliding hammer that, on its return from recoil after firing a first round, is caught by a sear regardless of whether the trigger is still in the pulled position. The trigger must be fully released before a second round can be fired.