Patent ID: 8769854

Claim:
A rifle assembly comprising: a central chassis having a longitudinal axis and carrying an action including a trigger, a trigger guard and a pistol grip having an upper portion with an unobstructed palm swell longitudinally rear of the trigger, the central chassis having a rearward-facing projection extending longitudinally therefrom above the unobstructed palm swell of the pistol grip; a butt stock having a front portion with a forward-facing projection; and an adapter having a forward-facing projection abutting the central chassis rearward-facing projection and removably secured thereto, and a rearward-facing projection extending longitudinally therefrom, one of the adapter rearward-facing projection and the butt stock projection having a fork with vertically spaced brackets above and below the other of the butt stock projection and adapter rearward-facing projection and removably secured thereto, the adapter rearward-facing projection and the butt stock forward-facing projection being disposed entirely longitudinally rearward and above the upper portion of the pistol grip and trigger to create an unobstructed palm swell longitudinally rearward of the upper portion of the pistol grip and trigger.