Firearm with shell holder

摘要

Shell holders for firearms have a body including a plurality of bores, a plurality of elastomeric elements, each associated with a different selected one of the bores, each elastomeric element having a protruding portion that protrudes a selected distance into the bore, a plurality of movable adjustment elements, each connected to the body and each operably engaged to a different selected one of the elastomeric elements, wherein the selected distance the protruding portion of the elastomeric element protrudes into the bore is adjustable based on an adjustment position of each adjustment element, and the selected distance is independently adjustable for each elastomeric element. The shell holder may be for a shotgun. The movable adjustment elements may include a plurality of jaws movable with respect to the body. There may be a gap defined between the body and each jaw. The elastomeric elements may be received within the gaps.

主权项

1. A shell holder for a firearm having a mounting facility, the shell holder comprising:
a body including a plurality of bores each defining a bore axis; a plurality of elastomeric elements, each associated with a different selected one of the bores; each elastomeric element having a protruding portion that protrudes a selected and continuously adjustable distance into the bore responsive to compression of the elastomeric element; and a plurality of movable adjustment elements, each connected to the body outside of the bores and each operably engaged to a different selected one of the elastomeric elements to compress the associated elastomeric element in a direction substantially parallel to the bore axis; wherein the selected distance the protruding portion of an elastomeric element protrudes into the bore is adjustable through a range of protrusion amounts based on an adjustment position of an associated adjustment element, and the selected distance is independently adjustable for each elastomeric element; wherein the adjustment position is fixed relative to radial outward force exerted upon the elastomeric element for all adjustment positions; and wherein the elastomeric element is positioned at one side of the bore, so as to provide an eccentric lateral force on a shell.