Patent ID: 7895786

Claim:
An assembly for a bolt action firearm, comprising: a firing pin; a rotatable bolt comprising a bolt main body and a handle portion attached to the bolt main body so that in use the bolt main body and handle portion move, both rotationally and longitudinally, as a unit, the bolt main body having a through bore offset from a central axis of the bolt main body, so that the bolt main body is able to receive the firing pin therethrough, offset from said central axis of the bolt main body; an impact member for impacting on the firing pin; at least one spring; and a housing for housing the impact member and said at least one spring; wherein the impact member and said at least one spring are configured to be located in the housing behind a proximal end of the rotatable bolt and the impact member is able to be controlled by a firing mechanism to strike a proximal end of the firing pin when in a firing mode by release of energy stored in said at least one spring, and wherein the firing pin proximal end protrudes from the proximal end of the bolt when in the firing mode.