US Patent Issued to Savage Arms on June 2 for "Rifle with straight pull bolt action" (Massachusetts Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,644,660, issued on June 2, was assigned to Savage Arms Inc. (Westfield, Mass.).

"Rifle with straight pull bolt action" was invented by Andrew G. Sunseri (West Springfield, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rifle having a straight pull bolt assembly with a bolt handle that extends outward and downward from a bolt operation mechanism. The bolt handle rotatable a limited rotational range forward and rearwardly about a horizontal axis for operating the mechanism. The handle can be reconfigured to position its rotational range about the horizontal axis and can be attached to the mechanism at either left or right sides to provide for ambid...