Patent ID: 8356537

Claim:
A firearm action assembly comprising: a) an action mechanism configured to place a bullet in line with a barrel of a firearm; and, b) a charging handle having, 1) a rod member, a first end thereof configured to engage said action mechanism; 2) a handle portion positioned at a second end of said rod member, and, 3) a locking mechanism having a first and a second finger members positioned on opposing sides of said rod member proximate to said handle portion, wherein, A) said first finger member is swivelly secured to a first side of said handle portion and having a locking finger configured to selectively engage an edge of an action of the firearm, B) said second finger member is swivelly secured to a second side of said handle portion and rotationally secured to the first finger member via a pin securing the first finger member to the second finger member wherein movement of either the first finger member or the second finger member causes rotating movement in the other finger member; and, c) a spring interposed between the first finger member and second finger member such that, at rest, said locking finger is positioned to engage the action of the firearm.