Patent ID: 6976431

Claim:
A firing pin system for firing rimfire and centerfire cartridges in a firearm, comprising: a bolt having a passage extending between a forward end oriented toward one of a rimfire and centerfire cartridge chambered in the firearm and an opposite rearward end, said forward end defining and opening and said bolt defining a longitudinal axis aligned with a central axis of the cartridge; a striker in said passage; a first firing pin movably received in said passage forwardly of said striker; and a second firing pin movably received in said passage forwardly of said striker, wherein said first firing pin includes a forwardly oriented striking end aligned along the longitudinal axis and said second firing pin includes a forwardly oriented striking end offset from the longitudinal axis, said forwardly oriented striking ends being movable with said striker through said opening to strike a rearward end of the cartridge.