Patent attributes
An adjustable gas key for use with a firearm is provided. The adjustable gas key includes a base portion and a tube portion coupled to the base portion. An inlet tube extends through the tube portion and an outlet tube angled from the inlet tube exits through a bottom side of the base portion. The adjustable gas key includes an inner volume located at a junction of the inlet tube and the outlet tube. The adjustable gas key also includes an adjustment device operatively coupled to the adjustable gas key, wherein the adjustment device adjusts a size of the inner volume. The adjustable gas key is operatively coupled to a bolt carrier of the firearm, wherein adjustment of the size of the inner volume adjusts the force of action of the bolt carrier.