MANUALLY OPERATED FIREARM SYSTEM

1 . A firearm comprising:

a receiver, trigger, trigger guard, bolt carrier group, and bolt catch;

the bolt carrier group being in either a retained position or a firing position;

a bolt control device in communication with the bolt catch to maintain tension on the bolt catch to retain the bolt carrier group in a retained position; and

wherein a user can manipulate the bolt control device and release the bolt carrier group from a retained position to a firing position.

2 . The firearm of claim 1 wherein the bolt control device further comprises a retention spring to maintain tension on the bolt catch to retain the bolt carrier group in the retention position after a round is fired.

3 . A bolt control device comprising:

a first connection for connecting to a bolt catch for a firearm;

a contact point for manipulating the device by the user;

a retention spring for providing outward pressure on the bolt catch;

wherein upon firing, the firearm's bolt carrier group is retained by the bolt catch and can be subsequently released by the user manipulating the contact point on the bolt control device.

4 . The bolt control device of claim 3 wherein the retention spring is positioned between an underside of a paddle of the bolt catch and an upper receiver of a firearm.

5 . The bolt control device of claim 3 wherein the bolt control device may be adapted to alter a firearm from semi-automatic to manually operated.

6 . A method of operating a firearm comprising the steps of:

a. pulling a trigger of a firearm, the firearm having a bolt catch, a receiver and bolt; the pulling of the trigger causing a round to detonate;

b. retaining the bolt in a retained position so that the firearm does not fire;

c. engaging a bolt control device on the firearm, the bolt control device in communication with the bolt catch; and

d. disengaging the bolt from a retained position so that the bolt returns to a firing position.

7 . The method of claim 6 wherein the firearm does not have to have a magazine removed or replaced for the bolt to move between a retained position and a firing position.

8 . The method of claim 6 wherein the firearm automatically retains the bolt after a round detonates.

9 . The method of claim 6 further comprising repeating steps a. through d.

10 . The method of claim 6 wherein the bolt control device comprising a drop in replacement for a standard bolt catch for an AR15 firearm, the bolt control device including a tension spring, contact portion, and a receiver connection channel wherein the bolt control device may be connected via a pin to a receiver of a firearm.