May 27, 2025

US12313365 - Skeletonized bolt carrier for an AK rifle

A skeletonized bolt carrier for an AK rifle is provided. The bolt carrier features a skeletonized operating rod to reduce overall weight while maintaining structural integrity. The bolt carrier also features side indents cut out of both sides of the base block which further reduce weight. The reduced weight of the bolt carrier enables lower gas consumption when firing, resulting in less recoil and less associated muzzle rise, leading to improved accuracy especially when multiple rounds are fired consecutively.

Inventors: Aaron Jenkins
Filing date: 2024-04-05

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The patent describes a skeletonized bolt carrier for an AK rifle designed to reduce weight while maintaining structural integrity, featuring a hollow operating rod with multiple cutouts. This design results in lower gas consumption, reduced recoil, and improved accuracy during consecutive firing.

Claim 1

A skeletonized bolt carrier for an AK rifle, comprising: a base block at one end; an operating rod extending out of a top of the base block and extending forward a length to a front portion of the skeletonized bolt carrier, wherein the operating rod is comprised of a tubular shell and a hollow interior, having a plurality of cutouts passing through the tubular shell, and wherein the plurality of cutouts span a length and circumference of the operating rod; a base block at one end; an operating rod extending out of a top of the base block and extending forward a length to a front portion of the skeletonized bolt carrier, wherein the operating rod is comprised of a tubular shell and a hollow interior, having a plurality of cutouts passing through the tubular shell, and wherein the plurality of cutouts span a length and circumference of the operating rod; wherein the plurality of cutouts span the circumference of the operating rod and the length of the operating rod from a rear end of an operating rod tip to a front end of a slotted guideway; wherein the operating rod has six rows of the plurality of stadium-shaped cutouts, wherein the six rows of the shaped cutouts are positioned along the length of the operating rod from the rear end of the operating rod tip, to the rear end of the operating rod on a top side of the operating rod, and to a front end of the slotted guideway on a bottom side of the operating rod.

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