Tactical firearm systems and methods of manufacturing same

A modular bolt action rifle comprising:

• a center chassis section;
• a bolt action receiver having a barrel portion and an action portion, the action portion configured to mate with the center chassis section;
• a forend assembly having an end portion configured to be detachably coupled to an end portion of the center chassis section, a part of the barrel portion disposed within the forend assembly;
• a unitary rail extending between the action portion and the forend assembly and directly coupled to the action portion and the forend assembly at multiple points along top surfaces of the action portion and the forend assembly such that the unitary rail ties the action and forend together;
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• a butt stock assembly detachably and hingedly connected to the center chassis section.

A modular bolt action rifle chassis system comprising:

• a receiver assembly comprising a center stock section and a manual bolt action selected from a group of two or more different manual bolt actions, a top surface of the manual bolt action defining a top surface of the receiver assembly;
• a forend assembly, comprising a top surface and adapted to house a portion of a barrel of the manual bolt action, an end portion of the forend assembly detachably coupled to an end portion of the receiver assembly;
• a continuous, monolithic rail detachably coupled at multiple locations to the top surface of the receiver assembly and the top surface of the forend assembly rigidly coupling the receiver assembly to the forend assembly;
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• a folding buttstock assembly detachably coupled to the receiver assembly.