United States Patent 115) {1} Patent Number: 4,709,617 Anderson [45] Date of Patent: Dec. 1, 1987 TeadT Cited OTHER PUBLICATIONS Hogg, The Complete Ilustrated Encyclopedia of the (76) Taventor: John A. Anderson, P.O. Box $620, Woes Rrcacme 1078 te a6 247 298 Fon 805 aT Hamden, Conn. 06518, [21] Appl. Now 622,793 (22) Filed: Jum. 23, 1984 [51] (32) 89/156, 157, 159, 161, 89/155, 14 42/10, 11, 60, $9, 68.02, 63.03 (56) References Cited US, PATENT DOCUMENTS 686,539 4/1902 Bennett Bie 1286884 12/1918. Revel aa 2972286 2/1961 ans aise IN a 471970 Ss FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS 205277 12/1958 United Kingdom 1429868 3/1976 United Kingdom sist Primary Examiner—Stephen C. Bentley Assistant Examiner—Stephen M. Johnson “Attorney, Agent, or Firm—MeCormick, Paulding & Huber is ABSTRACT An automatic gas-operated forward recoiling combat Shotgun has a reciprocally movable barrel which in- cludes a bore and a revolving magazine which defines a circumaxially spaced series of firing chambers. In fring position, one ofthe firing chambers is coaxially aligned with and forms a rearward extension of the bore. A cam ‘actuated indexing mechanism sequentially positions ‘each ofthe firing chambers in firing position in response ‘to reciprocal movement ofthe barrel. A manually recip- rocally movable foregrip functions to cock the shotgun firing mechanism and also cooperates with the trigger ‘mechanism to release the magazine when the forearm is ‘operated while the trigger eld in a firing position. A ‘cocking trigger enables silent cocking or uncocking of the fring mechanism. The casing of each shell forms a seal between an associate firing chamber and the barrel ‘when the weapon is fred. 24 Claims, 23 Drawing FiguresUS. Patent — Dec. 1, 1987 Sheet 1 of 9 4,709,6174,709,617 Sheet 2 of 9 US. Patent — Dee. 1, 1987 b NE LN. zal