Patent ID: 6345460
Filing Date: 2002-02-12
Classification: F41A

Abstract:
A short bolt rifle action, for a rifle, comprising:a) a barrel, said barrel having a receiver and at least one locking groove from about said receiver; b) a bolt, said bolt having a first end and a second end; c) at least one locking lug, fixedly attached to the first end of said bolt, whereby said locking lug is operably disposed to engage in said locking groove in said barrel; e) a slide, fixedly attached to said rifle; f) a pistol grip, slidably attached to said slide and being pivotably attached to said rifle, said pistol grip having a cam formed therein; and g) a cam follower, operably attached to said bolt and being aligned with said cam on said pistol grip, whereby when said pistol grip is pivoted in a first direction, said cam causes said bolt to turn about a longitudinal axis through a center of said bolt, thereby causing said locking lug to be aligned with said locking groove in said barrel, thereby releasing said bolt from said barrel, and when said pistol grip is pivoted in a second direction, said cam causes said bolt to turn about a longitudinal axis through the center of said bolt, thereby causing said locking lug to be misaligned with said locking groove in said barrel, thereby locking said bolt from said barrel.