Side Handle Firearm Actuation System

Abstract

In accordance with various exemplary embodiments, a firearm actuation system is provided. The firearm actuation system, comprising a housing, a guide, a contoured actuation handle, and a bolt. The system provides an actuation mechanism for an AR-15 which is engagable by a shooter where the AR-15 is in a shouldered firing position. The contoured actuation handle may be retained in the retaining slot to provide an action-open-position. The housing may also comprise a mounting rail with a plurality of grooves, where each groove may be configured with a unique indicator.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A firearm actuation system comprising:
 a. a housing defining an internal cavity;   b. a guide defining a guide slot, the guide is coupled to the housing such that the internal cavity is accessible through the guide slot;   c. a handle engagement slidably coupled to the guide slot of the guide;   d. a bolt assembly positioned within the internal cavity and the bolt assembly is:
 i. coupled to the handle engagement when the handle engagement is moved toward the rear of the guide; and 
 ii. when the handle engagement is positioned at the front of the guide, the bolt assembly is decoupled from the handle engagement and can move freely within the internal cavity. 
   
     
     
         2 . The firearm actuation system of  claim 1  wherein the housing further comprises a mounting rail. 
     
     
         3 . The firearm actuation system of  claim 2  wherein the mounting rail configured with a plurality of grooves. 
     
     
         4 . The firearm actuation system of  claim 1  wherein the handle engagement further comprises an actuation handle. 
     
     
         5 . The firearm actuation system of  claim 4 , wherein the actuation handle protrudes from a side of the housing. 
     
     
         6 . The firearm actuation system of  claim 1  wherein the bolt is engageable by engaging the actuation handle and moving the handle engagement along the guide slot. 
     
     
         7 . The firearm actuation system of  claim 1  wherein the housing further comprising a first feed ramp. 
     
     
         8 . The firearm actuation system of  claim 8  wherein the housing further comprises a second feed ramp, wherein the bolt assembly is configured to engage and advance a plurality of alternatively arranged rounds of ammunition such that the plurality of alternatively arranged rounds of ammunition are advanced by the bolt assembly along the first feed ramp and said second feed ramp respectively. 
     
     
         9 . The firearm actuation system of  claim 1 , wherein the housing further comprises a retaining slot. 
     
     
         10 . The firearm actuation system of  claim 9 , wherein the actuation handle is retained in the retaining slot to provide an action-open-position. 
     
     
         11 . The firearm actuation system of  claim 1 , wherein the housing is at least a portion of an upper receiver. 
     
     
         12 . The firearm actuation system of  claim 1  further comprising a barrel assembly, the barrel assembly is coupled to the housing. 
     
     
         13 . The firearm actuation system of  claim 1 , wherein the firearm is an AR-15. 
     
     
         14 . The firearm actuation system of  claim 2 , wherein the mounting rail is a picatinny rail. 
     
     
         15 . The firearm actuation system of  claim 4  wherein the actuation handle is contoured.