US 6,189,253 B1 · Muzzleloading rifle and method and means for loading the same

Abstract

A muzzleloading rifle has a bolt with a laterally extending handle. The bolt is operationally connected to the cocking piece of the firearm by means of engaged cam surfaces of the bolt and the cocking piece which will permit the rifle to be cocked only by moving the bolt handle in an upwardly and rotational motion without any longitudinal movement of the bolt towards the cocking piece. After the firearm has been loaded by means of depositing a disc element with a primer element in the center bore thereof in the breech opening of the firearm, the firearm is placed in a firing condition by reversing rotational motion of the bolt handle. The disc element has a center bore which is adapted to receive a conventional nipple and a percussion cap, or in lieu thereof, and preferably, a shot gun primer. The latter is preferred in that it provides a hotter and more intense ignition of the gun powder in the muzzleloading rifle art. The hotter and speed of ignition of the shotgun primer improves the fire power, velocity, and accuracy of the muzzleloading rifle. A method of loading a muzzleloading rifle involves the steps of cocking the firearm and loading the firearm with the disc elements as described heretofore.

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Dependent claims

A firearm, comprising,

an elongated barrel having a rearward end,
a receiver at the rearward end having a breech opening in alignment with said barrel for receiving a rifle firing element therein,
a bolt having a longitudinal axis rotatably mounted on said firearm rearwardly of said breech opening,
a spring loaded striker pin in said bolt,
a cocking piece on said rifle in operational engagement with said striker pin,
a trigger assembly on said rifle in operational engagement with said cocking piece,
a handle on said bolt to partially rotate said bolt about its longitudinal axis, and
cam surfaces on said bolt and said cocking piece in engagement with each other and being shaped so that rotation of said bolt from a first rotational position about its longitudinal axis to a second rotational position only through rotational force applied to said handle will cock said cocking piece to move said striker pin into a firing position.

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Muzzleloading rifle and method and means for loading the same

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Muzzleloading rifle and method and means for loading the same

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