Comments on: Akins Accelerator appeal failed

By: Steve

Steve — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 02:52:42 +0000

Brandon, even if he could, adding the springs would be a SERIOUS federal offense.

By: Brandon Waddell

Brandon Waddell — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 02:42:14 +0000

Excpect more anti-gun rulings now that we have Mao-bama in office. Bill can you still sell you stocks without the springs?

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:53:47 +0000

Bill, my mistake, a paper plate at 50 years would be plenty accurate. I am sorry this did not work out for you

By: Bill Akins

Bill Akins — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:04:04 +0000

Steve is basically correct in his explanation except for one thing.
The linear motion of the barrel does not make the firearm in the accelerator stock inaccurate at all. The barrel/receiver only comes back approx 3/4ths of an inch and then is pushed back forward by the recoil spring on the linear motion assembly. The linear motion assembly has linear bearings on two support rods. The barrel comes straight back and straight forward again. It happens so fast you can barely see the barrel/receiver move. It is very accurate compared to bumpfiring a firearm in any other way since the recoil is absorbed by the spring and the firearm does not rise up under recoil, plus the linear bearings that the rods ride within, very accurately hold those rods and thus thus the accuracy of the firearm is very good. I could easily keep most of my bullet strikes on a paper plate at 50 yards. My accelerator stock was never intended to be a target stock, it was designed for plinking fun. It did a very adequate and accurate job for that and was the most accurate way to bumpfire available.

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 01:07:11 +0000

The Akins device allows a for simulated full auto fire, now as bump firing, from a semi-automatic Ruger 10/22 rifle. I say simulated because it is not really full auto.

The accelerator is basically a stock that allows the entire action, trigger group and barrel to recoil inside the stock when a shot is fired. Basically all the working parts move backwards. A recoil spring then pushes then forward again. Now all someone needs to do is keep their finger down on the trigger area and when the action recoil spring pushes the rifle back the operators finger will depress the trigger.

You can see the rifle moving backwards and forwards in this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9P8AbTKvykE

The disadvantage of this system is that because the entire rifle is constantly moving backwards and forwards it will be incredibly inaccurate.

There are many different techniques to “bump fire” just about any rifle. Do a search on youtube for “bump fire”.

The issue is that the ATF originally have them the ok for production, because a single trigger pull was required for each shot (the device simply makes that trigger pull happen very fast). They then changed their minds and now classify it as an illegal full auto modification. Akins took them to court over it and lost.

By: Noah Sachs

Noah Sachs — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:10:47 +0000

Can someone summarize what is going on for this?

By: jdun1911

jdun1911 — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 23:34:48 +0000

SCOTUS that’s the last stop in any cases.

By: dogon1013

dogon1013 — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 22:24:01 +0000

Are there any other appeals possible?

By: Tom

Tom — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:35:15 +0000

BATFE are a bunch if indian givers

It really goes ruffle my feathers that an agency can change their mind and rules at the drop of a hat.