Reciprocating barrel pistol

Abstract

The present invention is a pistol incorporating a unique reciprocating barrel which is supported for reciprocal movement in a pistol frame in a manner reminiscent of a common pistol reciprocating slide with the barrel additionally incorporating an integrated cartridge feed ramp and cartridge from magazine extracting lug combination. The present invention may also optionally employ a unique gas operated barrel delay system which delays the forward movement of the barrel.

1 . In a fully operating pistol including:
 a frame unit having a front section and a rear section terminating in fore and aft ends thereof, respectively;   said front section being trough shaped defining a pair of spaced apart side walls and a bottom wall for forming the bottom of said trough and interconnecting said spaced apart side walls, with said spaced apart side walls optionally incorporating baffles intended to work against a flow of gases;   a barrel unit slidable on said frame unit in a manner reminiscent of current pistol slide designs, said barrel defining an axial bore for a bullet to pass therethrough; said bore having a muzzle and breech ends wherein the breech end incorporates an integrated cartridge feed ramp and cartridge from magazine extracting lug combination;   said barrel may OPTIONALLY incorporate;   a hole or holes which allow the communication of gases from a location within the bore to a location outside of the barrel, which location outside of the barrel directly communicates with said spaced apart side walls may optionally incorporate baffles with the express purpose of resisting the flow of these gases which have communicated from within the bore to a location outside of the barrel.   
     
     
         2 . A fully operated pistol as recited in  claim 1  wherein;
 a barrel return spring carrier unit slidably supported on said frame unit within said front section between said spaced apart side walls and located between said barrel unit and the lower wall of the trough and including a barrel fore movement limiter and a return spring attachment means. 
 
     
     
         3 . A fully operated pistol as recited in  claim 2  wherein;
 a biasing means comprising one or more barrel return springs disposed beneath said barrel unit and engaged to the fore end of the barrel unit and the aft end of the barrel return spring carrier.