AUTOMATIC OR SEMI-AUTOMATIC RIFLE

摘要

A rifle having a receiver with an integral hand guard and a barrel. The barrel is connected to the receiver. The hand guard extends over and surrounds the barrel. A removable hand guard is attached to the receiver by an attachment that stably holds the removable hand guard to the receiver. The attachment is arranged for allowing detachment and removal of the removable hand guard from the receiver without removal of fasteners.

主权项

1. An upper receiver for a firearm automatic or semi-automatic rifle having a lower receiver and a barrel, the upper receiver comprising:
a hand guard section removably connected to the upper receiver via a locking mechanism pivotally mounted to the hand guard section and configured for movement between a locking position and an unlocking position wherein the locking mechanism requires only a single movement in one direction to move from the locking position to the unlocking position, the hand guard section having at least one peripheral device mounting rail located thereon, wherein the hand guard section has peripheral device mounting rails located at a six o'clock position with respect to a centerline of the barrel wherein the hand guard section is capable of being completely detached and removed from the upper receiver after the locking mechanism has been moved into the unlocking position; and an integrally formed rail, the integrally formed rail being located above the hand guard section.