Disclosed is a firearm configuration for a handgun. The firearm configuration is designed to reduce the recoil forces encountered by a user upon firing the weapon. Recoil forces are reduced by lowering the firearm's center of mass and by aligning a recoiling mass with the user's arm and trigger finger. The various detail of the present disclosure, and the manner in which they interrelate, will be described in greater detail hereinafter.

Disclosed is a firearm configuration for a handgun. The firearm configuration is designed to reduce the recoil forces encountered by a user upon firing the weapon. Recoil forces are reduced by lowering the firearm's center of mass and by aligning a recoiling mass with the user's arm and trigger finger. The various detail of the present disclosure, and the manner in which they interrelate, will be described in greater detail hereinafter.

Disclosed is a firearm configuration for a handgun. The firearm configuration is designed to reduce the recoil forces encountered by a user upon firing the weapon. It further includes a recoil plate that absorbs forces generated by the slide during firing. The various details of the present disclosure, and the manner in which they interrelate, will be described in greater detail hereinafter.

Disclosed is a firearm configuration for a handgun. The firearm configuration is designed to reduce the recoil forces encountered by a user upon firing the weapon. It further includes a recoil plate that absorbs forces generated by the slide during firing. The various details of the present disclosure, and the manner in which they interrelate, will be described in greater detail hereinafter.

A system is disclosed for extending a recoil impulse of a gun. The system elongates the recoil impulse to spread the recoil energy over time and reduce felt (i.e., peak) recoil force. Although the system adds weight to a gun, the system reduces felt recoil beyond what is possible by simply adding weight to a gun by using an inertial weight on a spring to absorb and release energy. To prevent shaking, the inertial weight system is tuned to a gun so that the inertial weight hits a pair of stops at certain points in the gun's discharge action cycle.

An apparatus and methods are provided for a dual dwell weight for optimizing the operation of a direct gas operated firearm. The dual dwell weight comprises a forward weight and an aft weight with a centrally disposed spring. The weights slide within an undercut portion of a cylindrical interior of a bolt carrier of the firearm. The forward weight is a rear dwell enhancer while the aft weight is an unlock dwell enhancer and an anti-bounce weight. A longitudinal pin maintains alignment between the forward weight and the aft weight. A transverse pin maintains clocking of the first weight and the aft weight. The interior includes a keyway that enables installing the weights into the bolt carrier.

An apparatus and methods are provided for a dual dwell weight for optimizing the operation of a direct gas operated firearm. The dual dwell weight comprises a forward weight and an aft weight with a centrally disposed spring. The weights slide within an undercut portion of a cylindrical interior of a bolt carrier of the firearm. The forward weight is a rear dwell enhancer while the aft weight is an unlock dwell enhancer and an anti-bounce weight. A longitudinal pin maintains alignment between the forward weight and the aft weight. A transverse pin maintains clocking of the first weight and the aft weight. The interior includes a keyway that enables installing the weights into the bolt carrier.