Rifles and muzzle loading rifles receiving propellant charge with an extended primer cap in a bolt action configuration, and method of loading

A bolt action rifle comprising:

• a rifle frame receiver;
• a barrel centered about a longitudinal axis having a barrel breech end and a barrel muzzle end, said muzzle end for receiving a projectile, said barrel breech end having a chamber to receive a propellant charge, said chamber including a narrowing section at a forward end creating a physical barrier for a propellant charge when loaded therein;
• a bolt in slidable communication within said receiver, comprising an elongated body and a first end having a bolt head with an exposed bolt face, said bolt head including a primer recess with an aperture therein, said primer recess having a forward-facing surface circumscribing said aperture;
• and
• a firing pin within the bolt and movable between a disengaged position wherein a firing pin head is fully receded within the aperture and an engaged position wherein the firing pin head is pushed forward to extend beyond the primer recess forward-facing surface.

A method of loading a bolt action rifle with a cartridge having an extended primer, said method comprising:

• providing said bolt action rifle having a receiver, a bolt in slidable communication within said receiver, said bolt comprising a first portion having an elongated body with a bolt head at a first end, said bolt head having an exposed bolt face including a primer recess cavity having a base with a forward-facing surface, said bolt responsive to movement of a bolt handle, said base having an aperture therein, said aperture circumscribed by said forward-facing surface;
• exposing a chamber in said barrel by rotating said bolt handle and pulling the bolt rearwardly until it stops;
• if using a magazine:
• loading cartridges directly into said magazine by pressing one cartridge at a time into the magazine, wherein each cartridge includes a rim and a primer cap extending beyond said rim;
• inserting the magazine into said receiver;
• pushing said bolt handle forward, stripping one of said cartridges from said magazine and pushing said cartridge ahead of said bolt into said barrel chamber, while simultaneously having said bolt face primer recess cavity receive the extended primer cap of the cartridge;
• and
• closing the bolt by securing the bolt handle;
• if not using a magazine:
• loading said cartridge directly into the chamber;
• pushing the bolt handle forward, thereby pushing the cartridge ahead of the bolt into said barrel chamber, while simultaneously having the bolt face primer recess cavity receive the extended primer cap of the cartridge;
• and
• closing said bolt by securing the bolt handle.

A method of loading a muzzleloading bolt action rifle, comprising:

• providing at least one propellant charge having a rim, a cap, and a propellant disposed therein, and a projectile having a projectile diameter, such that the projectile is separate and distinct from the propellant charge;
• providing a barrel having a length, a longitudinal axis, a breech end, and a muzzle end, the muzzle end have a sufficient diameter size for receiving the projectile;
• providing a rifle supporting the barrel, and a receiver for supporting a bolt thereon;
• the barrel or a barrel extension attached thereto having a chamber therethrough for receiving the at least one propellant charge, the chamber having a narrowing zone with a diameter less than that of the projectile diameter;
• providing a bolt assembly having a bolt and a bolt handle, the bolt centered about the longitudinal axis, supported by the receiver, and adjacent the barrel, the bolt having a first end with the bolt handle and a second end terminating with a bolt head, such that the bolt may be pulled and pushed along the longitudinal axis via the handle;
• pushing the projectile into the barrel muzzle end and through the length of the barrel until stopped from further movement by the narrowing zone;
• rotating the handle and pulling back the bolt via the handle to expose the barrel breech end and create a gap between the bolt head and barrel sized for fitting the at least one propellant charge;
• and
• using the bolt, via the bolt handle, to push the propellant charge into the barrel chamber, such that the cap end of the propellant charge is inserted first, and the bolt head stops adjacent to the barrel first end to indicate full insertion of the propellant charge into the chamber.