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US 12,644,660 B2Granted
Rifle with straight pull bolt action
AssigneeSavage Arms, Inc.
InventorAndrew G. Sunseri
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AssigneeSavage Arms, Inc.
InventorAndrew G. Sunseri
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A rifle having a straight pull bolt assembly with a bolt handle that extends outward and downward from a bolt operation mechanism. The bolt handle rotatable a limited rotational range forward and rearwardly about a horizontal axis for operating the mechanism. The handle can be reconfigured to position its rotational range about the horizontal axis and can be attached to the mechanism at either left or right sides to provide for ambidextrous operation. Bolt heads, lower frame members with magazine wells, and barrel assemblies can be readily swapped to change ammunition. The bolt assembly can be unlocked by firing or by a thumb push button release at the backside of the mechanism. A bolt removal release mechanism is forward of the thumb pushbutton and an ejector includes a spring bias and cam follower surface to reliably eject casings.
A bolt action rifle comprising:
A method of changing a caliber of a bolt action rifle from a first sized ammunition to a second sized ammunition, the bolt action rifle having a stock, a receiver, a first barrel assembly, a bolt action assembly, wherein the method comprises:
A straight pull bolt action rifle comprising a receiver and a barrel extending forward from the receiver, a straight pull bolt assembly seated in the receiver, the straight pull bolt assembly comprising a bolt handle that extends laterally, downwardly, and forwardly and is rotatable in an arc of a circle about an axis, the bolt handle rotatable forwardly and rearwardly for locking and unlocking a bolt portion with a bolt head having a plurality of extendable roller balls spaced around a circumference of the bolt head for locking the bolt head with the bolt portion to the barrel in an in battery position, the bolt portion slidable in a rearward direction along a barrel axis for opening accessing a firing chamber and ejecting a cartridge and slidable in a forward direction along the barrel axis for loading a cartridge and moving the bolt head toward the in battery position, wherein a tangent of the circle is parallel to the barrel axis, wherein the bolt handle is removable and replaceable to extend laterally from either of two sides of the receiver.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.