Bolt action rifle with safety latching mechanism

1. A bolt action rifle comprising:

an upper receiver body;

a bolt assembly received within the upper receiver body, the bolt assembly comprising

a bolt tube having a front and a rear, a bolt head releasably connected to the front of the bolt tube;

a bolt handle releasably connected to the rear of the bolt tube;

a cocking piece shroud having opposing ends with one end frictionally engaged with the rear of the bolt tube; and

a firing pin spring having opposing ends with one end releasably attached to the cocking piece shroud and its opposing end releasably attached to a firing pin, with the firing pin spring and the firing pin removably inserted into the rear of the bolt tube;

the bolt assembly being movable between an open position and a closed position; and

the upper receiver including latching elements operable to prevent the lower receiver from being detached from the upper receiver while the bolt assembly is in the closed position;

a lower receiver comprising a receiver latch having opposing ends pivotably mounted on the receiver latch pin,

a receiver safety latch having opposing ends;

a receiver latch spring having opposing ends with one end frictionally engaged with one end of the receiver safety latch opposite the receiver latch and its opposing end frictionally engaged with the lower receiver; and

a tab attached to one end of the receiver safety latch adjacent to the receiver latch spring;

the latching elements comprising a rear bolt guide having a front a rear, and a sidewall;

a rear bolt guide slot, wherein the sidewall of the rear bolt guide defines a slot therein to comprise the rear bolt guide slot; the rear of the rear bolt guide defining a notch; an upper receiver tab having a receiver latch seat attached to the upper receiver; wherein one end of the receiver latch releasably and frictionally engages with the receiver latch seat; wherein the receiver safety latch has one end frictionally engaged with one end of the receiver latch opposite the receiver latch seat; and wherein the tab frictionally engages with the sidewall of the rear bolt guide.

2. The bolt action rifle of claim 1 , wherein unlocking the bolt assembly aligns the notch with the tab, thereby permitting the receiver latch to pivot about the receiver latch pin when depressed to detach the receiver latch from the receiver latch seat.

3. The bolt action rifle of claim 1 , wherein locking the bolt assembly moves the notch out of alignment with the tab, thereby preventing the receiver latch from pivoting about the receiver latch pin when depressed to detach the receiver latch from the receiver latch seat.

4. The bolt action rifle of claim 1 , wherein the bolt assembly is placed in its locked position by lowering the bolt handle with respect to the upper receiver.

5. The bolt action rifle of claim 1 , wherein the bolt assembly is placed in its unlocked, position by raising the bolt handle with respect to the upper receiver.

6. The bolt action rifle of claim 1 , wherein raising the bolt handle rotates the rear bolt guide and aligns the notch with the tab.

7. The bolt action rifle of claim 1 , wherein lowering the bolt handle rotates the rear bolt guide and moves the notch out of alignment with the tab.

8. The bolt action rifle of claim 1 , further comprising a bolt handle slot, wherein the rear of the upper receiver defines a slot therein to comprise the bolt handle slot.

9. The bolt action rifle of claim 8 , wherein the bolt handle slidably reciprocates within the bolt handle slot and rear bolt guide slot.

10. The bolt action rifle of claim 8 , wherein the bolt handle slot is L-shaped.