Modular bolt action
OwnerBrian Finamoreinventor
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Abstract
A modular bolt action for a bolt action firearm is provided. The bolt action includes a receiver and a bolt assembly, the receiver being reconfigurable in a variety of different ways to accommodate a variety of different bolt assemblies. In this way, the modular bolt action can be reconfigured from a left-handed action to a right-handed action and/or from a two-lug action to a three-lug action. Fabrication of the modular bolt action includes adjusting the receiver to accommodate a desired bolt assembly and engaging such bolt assembly with the receiver.
Claims20
A modular bolt action comprising:
- a receiver assembly comprising a receiver body, the receiver body defining a cam base configured to interface with one of a plurality of extraction cams,
- wherein the receiver body further defines an inner cavity for receiving a portion of one of a plurality of bolt assemblies, and
- wherein said modular bolt action is movable between a right-handed configuration and a left-handed configuration.
A method of moving a firearm between a left-handed configuration and a right-handed configuration, the firearm comprising a modular bolt action having a receiver assembly and a bolt assembly, the receiver assembly having a receiver body and an extraction cam coupled thereto, the method comprising:
- converting said bolt assembly from a first bolt assembly to a second bolt assembly by removing a first nub from a bolt body of the bolt assembly and installing a second nub to the bolt body of the bolt assembly.
A method of moving a firearm between a left-handed configuration and a right-handed configuration, the firearm comprising a modular bolt action having a receiver assembly and a first bolt assembly, the receiver assembly having a receiver body, the method comprising:
- removing a first extraction cam from a cam base of the receiver body and removably coupling a second extraction cam to the cam base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.