Patent ID: 8746125
Filing Date: 2014-06-10
Classification: F41A

Abstract:
1. A gas operated rifle, comprised of: a receiver assembly; a bolt; and a bolt carrier from an M16 family of firearms comprised of an elongated cylinder having a forward end and a rearward end as said bolt carrier is positioned in said automatic rifle, said rearward end being provided with a boss having an outer diameter that is in contact with an interior of a receiver of said automatic rifle when said bolt carrier is assembled therewith, said rearward end having an external surface with a plurality of flutes evenly spaced apart thereon, said plurality of flutes being recessed into said external surface of said bolt carrier, and a scallop cut on top rearmost end of said bolt carrier, said scallop cut being generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of said bolt carrier, and said scallop cut reducing the diameter of the rearmost end of said bolt carrier.