Patent ID: 8950312
Filing Date: 2015-02-10
Classification: F41A

Abstract:
1. A bolt carrier for an automatic rifle comprising: an elongated generally cylindrical body having a forward end and a rearward end as said bolt carrier is positioned in said automatic rifle, a bottom side and a top side, said top side is provided an integrally formed gas key; an extension nozzle; a means by which said extension nozzle and said gas key may be secured together is provided, said extension nozzle extends from the forward end of said gas key, generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of said bolt carrier, said extension nozzle is designed to receive a portion of the gas system of an automatic rifle; wherein the bolt carrier houses a firing pin and a retaining pin having a head portion and a tail portion, said retaining pin retains the firing pin within said bolt carrier, an opening connected to a bore which runs perpendicular to the longitudinal length of said bolt carrier is present to receive and thereby provide a means to orient said retaining pin.