Firing mechanism for muzzleloading rifles

Details Firing mechanism for muzzleloading rifles Firing mechanism for muzzleloading rifles

1995-09-22

1997-07-08

Jordan, Charles T.

Firearms

Muzzle loaders

42 65, 42 6901, 42 41, 42 6902, 42 83, F41C 700

Patent

active

056448619

ABSTRACT:
A firing mechanism for a muzzleloading rifle has a stock, a rifle barrel, a breech plug in the rearward end of said breech plug, a receiver on the stock, a bolt and hammer assembly in the receiver rearwardly of the nipple, and a trigger assembly operatively secured to the bolt and hammer assembly. An adapter element is mounted on the rearward end of the nipple and has a rearward end with an opening therein for receiving and holding a cap rifle primer. The bolt and hammer assembly has a hammer with a forward end in axial alignment with the adapter element, the forward end of the hammer terminating in a forwardly extending conical shaped firing surface to engage a rifle primer mounted within the opening at the rearward end of the adapter element.

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