Multiple function paintball marker bolt
View Patent ↗A paintball marker using a lightweight bolt design suing a composite bolt structure with a light weight body and precision sear release edge adapted for consistent sear over the life of the marker. The composite bolt structure also has a spring retention end with a sear access slot and sear retraction ramp for guiding the sear to the precision release edge.
1. A breech bolt apparatus for a paintball marker using a retractable sear to engage the breech bolt, the breech bolt comprising:
a main body having a sear catch edge distally positioned from a back end of the main body, the main body defining a sear access slot extending from the back end towards the sear catch edge; and
a guide extension outwardly projecting from the main body;
a precision release insert adapted to consistently engage and disengage the retractable sear, the precision release insert constructed from a sear material molded into the main body constructed from a body material, wherein the body material has a lower inertial mass than the sear material to minimize a weight of the breach bolt apparatus.
2. A breech bolt apparatus for a paintball marker using a retractable sear to engage the breech bolt, the breech bolt comprising:
a main body constructed from a first material, the main body defining a sear catch edge formed from a second material, wherein the first material has a lower inertial mass than the second material, the edge distally positioned from a back end of the main body and a rotational alignment structure including a guide fin outwardly projecting from the main body, wherein the rotational control structure is used to control the alignment of the sear catch edge with the retractable sear.
3. The apparatus of claim 2 , the sear catch edge comprising:
a precision release insert adapted to consistently engage and disengage the retractable sear, the precision release insert molded into the main body.
4. A breech bolt apparatus for a paintball marker using a retractable sear to engage the breech bolt, the breech bolt comprising:
a main body constructed from a first material, the main body having a sear catch edge distally positioned from a back end of the main body, the sear catch edge including a precision release insert adapted to consistently engage and disengage the retractable sear, the precision release insert constructed from a second material molded into the main body, wherein the first material has a lower inertial mass than the second material.