Barrel insert and rear barrel section for weapons

Abstract

A barrel assembly for insertion into a parent barrel of a gun wherein said barrel assembly has a plurality of projectiles axially disposed within at least one barrel of said barrel assembly and associated with discrete selectively ignitable propellant charges for propelling the projectiles from said at least one barrel wherein said barrel assembly includes a parent barrel engaging means. The barrel is suitably provided in a removable rear barrel section having engagement means for operatively aligning the rear barrel section with a forward barrel extension. Spare rear barrel sections may be stored in a stock of the gun and automatically fed into alignment upon exhaustion of the projectiles in the barrel.

1 - 36 . (canceled) 
   
   
       37 . A method of loading a weapon with projectiles, including:
 providing a rear barrel section containing stacked projectiles and having an open leading end,   providing a barrel extension having a trailing end which is adapted to engage the leading end of the rear barrel section, and   connecting the trailing end of the barrel extension longitudinally to the leading end of the rear barrel section to form a barrel loaded with projectiles.   
   
   
       38 . A method according to  claim 37  further including placing a sleeve over the rear barrel section. 
   
   
       39 . A rear barrel section containing stacked projectiles for use in the method of  claim 37 . 
   
   
       40 . A weapon including a barrel formed according to the method of  claim 37  from a rear barrel section containing stacked projectiles and a barrel extension. 
   
   
       41 . A weapon having a first barrel with a breech mechanism for loading and firing projectiles, and having a second barrel in parallel with the first barrel, formed by connecting a rear barrel section containing stacked projectiles ready for firing to a barrel extension which is mounted forward on the first barrel. 
   
   
       42 . A weapon having a first barrel with a breech mechanism for loading and firing projectiles, and a barrel extension mounted forward on the first barrel, adapted to form a second barrel parallel to the first barrel by connection of a rear barrel section containing stacked projectiles. 
   
   
       43 . A rear barrel section for connecting to a barrel extension in a weapon according to  claim 42 .