Bolt action slide conversion device

An apparatus comprising:

• a slide clamp having a longitudinal cavity and a first pin hole, wherein the slide clamp further comprises a receiver in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal cavity and substantially adjacent to a forward end of the slide clamp;
• and a locking plate having a body portion and a second pin hole, wherein, when the locking plate is inserted into the receiver of the slide clamp with the first pin hole and the second pin hole aligned, an opening is formed between an upper surface of the body portion of the locking plate and an internal surface of the longitudinal internal cavity, and wherein the longitudinal cavity is configured to accept a slide of a firearm such that the opening is aligned with the barrel of the firearm and at least a portion of the locking plate is aligned with a frame of the firearm;
• further comprising a pivot pin configured to fit in the first pin hole and the second pin hole;
• and
• wherein the pivot pin is oriented parallel to the longitudinal cavity of the slide clamp.

An apparatus comprising:

• a firearm slide comprising a locking plate retainer, the locking plate retainer comprising a first pin hole and a receiver in a direction orthogonal to a longitudinal cavity of the locking plate retainer, wherein the locking plate retainer is substantially adjacent to a forward end of the locking plate retainer;
• and
• a locking plate having a body portion and a second pin hole, wherein the body portion comprises a narrow dimension and a broad dimension relative to the narrow dimension,
• wherein, when the locking plate is inserted into the receiver of the locking plate retainer with the first pin hole and the second pin hole aligned, an opening is formed between an upper surface of the narrow dimension of the locking plate and an internal surface of the longitudinal internal cavity,
• wherein the longitudinal cavity is configured as part of a slide of a firearm such that the opening is aligned with a barrel of the firearm and at least a portion of the locking plate is aligned with a frame of the firearm;
• and
• wherein the locking plate further comprises a charging handle, wherein the charging handle is configured to pivot the locking plate about an axis defined by the second pin hole when a pivot pin is inserted into the first pin hole and the second pin hole.