US 12,031,788 B2
Rifle with straight pull bolt action
Andrew G. Sunseri, West Springfield, MA (US)
Assigned to Savage Arms, Inc., Westfield, MA (US)
Filed by Savage Arms, Inc., Westfield, MA (US)
Filed on Jan. 3, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/567,838.
Application 17/567,838 is a continuation in part of application No. PCT/US2020/040792, filed on Jul. 2, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/870,017, filed on Jul. 2, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0299280 A1, Sep. 22, 2022
Int. Cl. F41A 3/20 (2006.01)
CPC F41A 3/20 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A straight pull bolt action rifle comprising:
a stock, a receiver supported by the stock, a barrel extending from the receiver, a trigger mechanism below the receiver, a bolt action above the trigger mechanism and removably contained within the receiver, wherein the bolt action comprises:
a rearward mechanism housing containing a bolt operation mechanism, a bolt body extending forwardly from the rearward mechanism housing and bolt operation mechanism, the bolt operation mechanism having a main rotatable member with horizontal axis of rotation that is transverse to a longitudinal axis of the rifle when the rifle is positioned with the longitudinal axis horizontal, the main rotatable member accessible from both the right side of the rifle and the left side of the rifle, a bolt handle attachable to and extendable through the main rotatable member on both the right side and the left side of the rifle.