Patent ID: 7478494

Claim:
A repeating weapon for firing a cartridge with a case bottom, comprising: a barrel having a cartridge chamber formed therein and a rear sealing surface behind said cartridge chamber, said rear sealing surface being sealingly flush with the case bottom of the cartridge when the cartridge is fully inserted in said cartridge chamber; a bolt being movable relative to the cartridge chamber and lockable with a locking device into a closed position, said bolt having a front bolt head with an outer contour and a recess formed in said front bolt head, said bolt head having a breech block, said breech block, in the closed position of the bolt, being held flush with said rear sealing surface and with the case bottom of the cartridge when the cartridge is fully inserted in said cartridge chamber; a bolt holder containing said bolt and connected to said barrel; and a cartridge ejector disposed in said recess in said front bolt head and being movable from a closed position to an ejection position when said bolt is moved axially in said bolt holder, said cartridge ejector having a U-shaped plate shape matching said outer contour of said bolt head and further having a front end surface, said front end surface, in the closed position of the bolt, sealing flush with said breech block against said rear sealing surface.