Accessory mounting hand guard for firearm

摘要

Hand guards for firearms and related methods are provided. In one example, a hand guard includes an elongated housing. The elongated housing comprises a lumen configured to substantially surround an intermediate portion of a barrel of a firearm, a lateral side wall, and a pair of inclined side walls respectively disposed on opposite sides of and inclined relative to the lateral side wall. Each of the inclined side walls comprises an elongated slot, wherein the elongated slots of the inclined side walls define a pair of angulated faces of a rail adapted to receive an accessory to be mounted thereon. For example, the rail may be a reduced-height Picatinny rail provided by the lateral side wall of the housing.

主权项

1. A hand guard comprising:
an elongated housing comprising:
a lumen configured to substantially surround an intermediate portion of a barrel of a firearm,a side wall,a pair of elongated slots disposed on opposite sides of the side wall, wherein each of the elongated slots defines a corresponding angulated face of a rail adapted to receive an accessory to be mounted thereon,an upper part and a lower part adapted to be releasably coupled together to provide the lumen, andopposite open ends; and an expansion collar disposed at one end of the housing and comprising an expansion mechanism configured to translate the expansion collar longitudinally along the barrel and spread apart from the housing to adjustably compress the expansion collar and the lower part of the housing longitudinally between a pair of oppositely facing surfaces respectively disposed at opposite ends of the intermediate portion of the barrel.