Nov 4, 2025
A crossbow includes a draw string configured to move between a released position and a drawn position, a trigger box configured to selectively retain the draw string, and a cocking mechanism configured to move the trigger box and move the draw string between the released position and the drawn position. The cocking mechanism includes a tether a cord coupled with a front end of the trigger box, and a spool including a first recess configured to receive the tether and a second recess configured to receive the cord, the spool configured to rotate in a first direction to unwind the tether therefrom and wind the cord thereon and a second direction to wind the tether thereon and unwind the cord therefrom. During operation of the crossbow, as the spool rotates in the first direction, the cord pulls the trigger box in a direction towards a front end of the crossbow.
Nov 4, 2025
A device is disclosed for measuring arrow position or location at rest. An example device includes a platform that mounts to an archery bow system to determine a position of an arrow shaft in relation to an inside of a riser shelf of the archery bow system for tuning or data collection. The example device also includes a first slot in the platform. A center shot indicator adjacent to the first slot references the center shot of the arrow shaft. A measurement reference is slidable, separately, in the first slot to reference center shot of the arrow shaft.
Nov 4, 2025
An apparatus for carrying a bow. The apparatus includes a magnet. The adapter further comprises a housing having a latch, a first screw, and a receiver. The first screw is inserted through the opening of the latch. The adapter further comprises a rod having a second screw, a first member, and a second member. The first member and second member inserted into the magnet. The second screw is inserted through the first member and into the second member, thereby coupling the magnet with the rod. A lever is movably coupled to the housing. A third screw connects the housing to the bow. The coupled magnet and rod are inserted into the proximal end of the housing. The lever is rotated to connect the magnet to the bow.
Nov 4, 2025
In some embodiments, an archery bow comprises a riser comprising a cavity and a grip attached to the riser and arranged to cover the cavity. A first limb is supported by the riser and a second limb is supported by the riser. A bowstring extends between the first limb and the second limb. A data device comprises an accelerometer. In some embodiments, the data device is oriented in the cavity and attached to the riser.
Nov 4, 2025
The water spray structure of a continuous shooting toy water gun of the present invention comprises: a housing; a water spray chamber, provided at a front end of the housing; a rear end of the water spray chamber, the rear end of the water spray chamber fixedly connected to the front end of the housing to form an integral unit; a nozzle provided at a front end of the water spray chamber; a water inlet provided at a bottom surface of the water spray chamber, the bottom surface of the water spray chamber being connected to the water storage chamber by the water inlet; a piston positioned inside the water spray chamber; an electric motor installed at a rear end of the housing; a swinging mechanism; and a driving mechanism connected to a motor shaft of the electric motor and thereby drives the piston through the swinging mechanism.
Nov 4, 2025
A pneumatic assembly for a projectile launching system including a body defining a continuous bore. A nozzle is positioned within the bore adjacent the forward end of the body and is moveable between a rearward position wherein the nozzle facilitates passage of a projectile through a projectile port and a forward position wherein the nozzle blocks the projectile port to prevent passage of a projectile therethrough.
Nov 4, 2025
An arrow stabilizer for an archery airgun includes an elongated body configured to be secured to the airgun. The body defines a non-cylindrical passage extending longitudinally therethrough. The passage is configured to receive an arrow and support a shaft of the arrow as the arrow travels through the passage when launched by the airgun. The passage can have a non-circular cross-sectional profile that includes a central bore configured to closely receive the arrow shaft, and a plurality of radially extending slots configured to receive the fletching. The slots and central bore cooperate to form stabilizing rails upon which the arrow can ride through the passage. The rails guide the arrow shaft smoothly along the passage and hold the arrow substantially stable as it travels therethrough when launched by the archery airgun.
Nov 4, 2025
A hand-operated self-defense device includes a first strap element for attachment to a palm, a second strap element for attachment to a wrist, a connecting element for connecting the first strap element to the second strap element, and a defense element connected to the connecting element or the first strap element. The defense element includes a support plate element including a plurality of tip element arranged on the support plate element so as to span a surface.
Nov 4, 2025
A handgun wedge stabilizing brace (“HWSB”) comprising a stabilizing body and a support member which can be removably connected to a handgun. The stabilizing body braces the handgun against the shooting side of the front of the user's front torso below the shoulder and stabilizes it by being introduced between the side of the user's body torso below the shoulder and upper arm. One end of the support member is telescopically receivable into the stabilizing body and can be adjusted to the desired position by the user. The other end of the support member is removably connected to the rear end of a hand gun, particularly a heavy pistol. The handgun wedge stabilizing brace improves shooting control and stability when using a handgun, especially for one-handed shooters and individuals with a disability.
Nov 4, 2025
A weapon sight comprising a light emission assembly including a blade having a viewable illuminated aiming indicium which varies in light intensity or light color automatically based on corresponding ambient light intensity or by manually selected switch sequence pattern.
Nov 4, 2025
A target acquisition device that can determine a ballistics solution based on parabola characteristics. The parabola characteristics can be modeled in UI coordinates on the y-axis (e.g., pixels, mm, . . . ) and physical coordinates (e.g., feet, yards, meters, . . . ) on the x-axis. Zeroing data can be leveraged that establishes high quality reference points for two or more zeroed distances such that high quality ballistics solutions can be determined for other suitable (e.g., non-zeroed) distances as a function of parabola modeling techniques.
Nov 4, 2025
Devices mountable to a rail having a recoil groove are provided. In one aspect a device mountable to a rail having a recoil groove has a rail positioner having a longitudinal length with a plurality of teeth arranged along an edge of the longitudinal length and a recoil groove insert extending away from the rail positioner and configured to be inserted into the recoil groove, a first body member having a first rail engagement surface and plurality of openings generally sized to receive the plurality of teeth and arranged along a length of the first body a second body member having a second rail engagement surface opposite the first body member, and a clamping structure operable to tighten and maintain a clamping force between the first body member and the second body member when the rail positioner is arranged in therein and that can be released facilitate installation and removal of the mounting to a rail.
Nov 4, 2025
A liner for a shaped charge having integrated tracers. The liner, when the associated shaped charge is detonated, does not create a plug, carrot, or residue in the created perforation tunnel. The liner includes integrated tracers that, after detonation, are scattered into the perforation tunnel and then begin to flow back in formation fluid flow and are identifiable in the flow.
Nov 4, 2025
A firearm system includes a bolt carrier with an internal cavity, a piston disposed within the internal cavity, a forward configuration where the piston is in a forwardmost position relative to the bolt carrier, and an aft configuration where the piston is in a rearmost position relative to the bolt carrier. The piston slides forward and aft relative to the bolt carrier. In the forward configuration, the entire piston remains disposed within the bolt carrier.
Nov 4, 2025
A hunting game tracking system for tracking a location of an injured game animal includes an arrowhead having an aft end, a tip end, and a ferrule extending therebetween. A tracker housing releasably coupled to the arrowhead has a front side, a back side, and an upper end that is angled to extend outwardly from the front side and downwardly toward the back side. A transmitter wirelessly communicates with a GPS unit to identify a location of the tracker housing. An ejector is movably positioned within the ferrule. The tracker housing is positionable within a cutout extending into the ejector. The cutout includes a sloped upper wall that is in contact with the upper end of the tracker housing and that slides downwardly against the upper end of the tracker housing to urge the tracker housing outwardly from the arrowhead into the animal after impact.
Nov 4, 2025
Provided is a polymer jacketed projectile with metal core. The projectile includes a metal bullet core and a monolithic polymer bullet jacket surrounding a portion of the bullet core. The jacket includes a series of radial driving bands cut into the jacket in a graduated configuration at increasing thicknesses. The graduation and increasing thickness of the driving bands allows gradual radial acceleration upon engraving of the rifling due to intentional radial deformation of the forward driving bands. Additionally, the bullet core) includes high-friction surfaces formed in a longitudinal direction or at a base of the bullet core. The modified surface increases friction between the bullet core and polymer, further decreasing radial slippage.
Nov 4, 2025
A reduced energy marking cartridge includes a casing supporting a sabot for relative sliding movement and defining a combustion chamber at the breech end of the cartridge and a vent chamber at the muzzle end of the cartridge. An assembly of seals and radial venting passages in the sabot, which may be in the form of notches, slots or holes, cooperate during the relative movement of the casing and sabot to provide a valving mechanism for controlling the flow of combustion gas from the combustion chamber through the venting chamber and into the acceleration chamber for propelling a projectile from the cartridge.
Nov 4, 2025
Progressive ammunition press system, components thereof, and associated methods. The press system may include a press control system integrated with the press. The press may include a case carriage including a case carrier supported by a bearing. Case retainer gates may be provided for retaining cases in the case carrier. A bullet feeding system can be arranged to permit bullet feeding and seating in a single station of the press. A primer feeder can be self-contained, gear-driven, and/or recirculating.
Nov 4, 2025
A bomb fuze initiator equipped with a cap configured to open after bomb release, a device for detecting bomb release, a device for determining bomb speed, an integrated proximity sensor and a fuze connector intended to connect the fuze initiator to a bomb fuze, the integrated proximity sensor comprising: a transceiver of electromagnetic waves comprising an HF antenna and an HF circuit or comprising an IR source and a photodetector, and a transmission link configured to transmit the signal delivered by the transceiver of electromagnetic waves.
Nov 4, 2025
Some variations provide a cut-and-capture system configured for demilitarization of an underwater munition, comprising: a docking platform that is sealably positionable onto an underwater munition; a first manipulator arm to manipulate the docking platform onto the munition; a high-pressure waterjet cutting tool configured to be reversibly sealably placed into the docking platform; a washout tool configured to be reversibly sealably placed in the docking platform, wherein the washout tool generates waste from the munition; a bladder that stores munition waste; a second manipulator arm to manipulate the cutting tool and the washout tool into the docking platform; an abrasive feed subsystem that delivers an abrasive to the cutting tool; and a system control module with electrical and hydraulic control hardware, to control the docking platform, cutting tool, abrasive feed subsystem, the washout tool. Other variations utilize a multifunctional device that contains the cutting tool, the washout tool, and other tools.
Nov 4, 2025
A machine learning (ML)/artificial intelligence (AI) based distributed fiber optic sensing (DFOS) system and method providing detection and localization of gunshot events. In addition to the ML/AI DFOS, a signal processing pipeline that compresses an audible distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) waveform data into a small set of features that protects privacy of individuals while preserving the utility of acoustic events to detect the gunshot events and discriminate same from other events. A data-driven deep learning approach automatically predicts acoustic event types with higher accuracy that realized by prior art methods.
Nov 4, 2025
Apparatus and methods are taught to optically fuse first output light containing visual data with second output light emitted from a night vision device. A waveguide display is aligned relative to an eyepiece of the night vision device. When the waveguide display is in an ON state and second output light exits the eyepiece, the second output light passes through the waveguide display. A display has an input and is configured to receive a display input signal containing visual data. The display is configured to emit light responsive to the display input signal. An optical device is disposed between the display and the waveguide display. The optical device couples emitted light from the display into the waveguide display. When in the ON state, the waveguide display emits first output light which optically fuses with second output light.
Nov 4, 2025
The present invention provides a modeling simulation and multi-field coupling analysis method for electromagnetic railgun system, comprising: for electromagnetic railgun, respectively building mathematical model of pulse shaping unit, mathematical model of armature impedance, mathematical model of rail and dynamic model of armature of electromagnetic railgun system; by using modularization method, forming simulation model of the electromagnetic railgun based on each built model; carrying out coupling simulation on current density and magnetic induction intensity distribution of the simulation model of the electromagnetic railgun, and analyzing coupling action and distribution characteristics of electromagnetic field in launching process of the electromagnetic railgun and influence of the electromagnetic field on temperature field distribution; based on the analysis result, determining positions where severe ablation appeared and electric contact arcing easily generated on the electromagnetic railgun, and carrying out preventive and maintenance measures.
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