BACKGROUND

1. Field

The present disclosure relates to buttstocks, more specifically to adjustable stocks for firearms (e.g., rifles, handguns, airsoft weapons, or any other suitable projectile weapon).

2. Description of Related Art

Traditional adjustable buttstocks require the user to take one or both hands off a grip (e.g., a non-shooting hand off of a fore grip or shooting hand off of a pistol grip) and/or trigger off the firearm to adjust the length of the stock. This action takes time, destabilizes the user's accuracy, and diminishes or eliminates the user's ability to fire the weapon while adjusting the length of their firearm. In a dangerous scenario where the user is exposed to a threat, such a disruptive action to adjust the length of the stock can mean the difference between life and death.

Such conventional methods and systems have generally been considered satisfactory for their intended purpose. However, there is still a need in the art for improved adjustable stock systems. The present disclosure provides a solution for this need.

SUMMARY

An adjustable stock system for a firearm can include a buttstock slider configured to be slidably attached to the firearm for moving relative to the firearm between a collapsed position and at least one extended position. The buttstock slider includes a plurality of buttstock grooves defined therein. The system includes a lower stock assembly that is configured to mount to a firearm and a latch assembly disposed within the lower stock assembly. The latch assembly is configured to be moveable between a latched position where the buttstock slider cannot slide relative to the firearm and an unlatched position where the buttstock slider is free to slide relative to the firearm. The latch assembly can include at least one latch tooth configured to mate with the plurality of buttstock slider grooves when the latch assembly is in the latched position. The latch assembly is biased to the latched position. The system includes an actuator assembly configured to move the latch assembly between the latched position and the unlatched position.

The latch assembly can include a plurality of lever teeth configured to mate with a plurality of buttstock slider grooves in a latched position. The latch assembly can include a cam member and a follower member having the at least one latch tooth, wherein the actuator assembly can be operatively connected to the cam member to move the cam member relative to the follower member to cause the follower member to move relative to the buttstock slider. The latch assembly can be connected to the cam member via a wire or linkage such that actuation of an actuator trigger causes a cam member of the latch assembly to be pulled relative to a follower member to cause the follower member to move away from the buttstock slider toward the unlatched position.

The actuator assembly can include an actuation trigger that is configured to be positioned adjacent a grip of the firearm when the system is installed on a firearm such that a user can actuate the latch assembly without removing a hand from the firearm or grip. The actuation trigger can be configured to be positioned below a trigger guard of the firearm when the system is installed on the firearm such that the user's trigger finger or other trigger hand digit can actuate the actuation trigger without removing a hand from the firearm or grip.

The buttstock slider can be biased to the at least one extended position. The buttstock slider can be biased with one or more internal springs disposed within the buttstock slider. The buttstock slider can be configured to be slidably mounted over a buffer tube of the firearm, wherein the internal spring is positioned between the buffer tube and an internal surface of the buttstock slider to bias the buttstock to the at least one extended position.

The firearm can be an AR-15. Any other suitable firearm (including airsoft or any other suitable projectile launchers) is contemplated herein.

An adjustable stock system for a firearm can include a latch assembly and an actuator assembly configured to allow a buttstock to move between a plurality of positions including at least a collapsed position and at least one extended position, wherein the actuator assembly includes an actuation trigger configured to be positioned adjacent a trigger guard of the firearm when the system is installed on the firearm such that a user can actuate the latch assembly without removing a hand from the grip or the firearm. The actuation trigger can be configured to be positioned below the trigger guard of the firearm and actuatable with a trigger finger or other trigger hand digit.

The actuation trigger can be a two stage actuation trigger moveable between a first position and a second position, such that the actuation trigger cannot be moved to actuate the actuation assembly and the latch assembly in the first position. The actuation trigger can be biased to the first position, and the actuation trigger can be moved to actuate that actuation assembly and the latch assembly in the second position.

These and other features of the systems and methods of the subject disclosure will become more readily apparent to those skilled in the art from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the drawings.

