One-piece guide rod
The one-piece guide rod with varying diameters and registered ports addresses recoil issues in semi-automatic handguns by enhancing recoil management and simplifying maintenance, while maintaining a tight barrel-slide fit to prevent gas escape.
US20260160509A1Pending Publication Date: 2026-06-11WILSONS GUN SHOP INC
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Patent Information
- Application Number
- US19/302672
- Authority / Receiving Office
- US · United States
- Patent Type
- Applications(United States)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Priority Date
- 2025-03-11
- Filing Date
- 2025-08-18
- Publication Date
- 2026-06-11
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Abstract
A pistol assembly comprising of a frame, a barrel connected to the frame, a slide operable to reciprocate with respect to the barrel and the frame between a forward position and a rearward position, a recoil spring compressively received between a forward position of the slide and a selected portion of the barrel and operable to bias the slide to the battery forward. The recoil spring defining a bore with an elongated guide rod received in the bore and the guide rod having a rear end abutting the frame and a forward free end. The guide rod having an elongated first portion proximate the rear end having at least a diameter of a first amount and a second portion forward of the first portion having a second diameter less than the first diameter. The slide and barrel having corresponding gas ports registered to one another in a slip fit relationship.
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