Abstract: A rifle having a body comprised of hingedly interconnected lower and upper receivers, a trigger and hammer assembly mounted in the lower receiver, a barrel extending from one end of the upper receiver, an integrated bolt assembly removably mounted in the upper receiver, the bolt assembly comprising a bolt carrier slidably mounted on two action rods joined at corresponding first ends by an action plate, the action rods being releasably supported at corresponding ends in the rifle body, a bolt slidably mounted in the bolt carrier, a firing pin slidably mounted in the bolt, compression springs between the action plate and the bolt carrier and retaining means on the action rods to retain the bolt carrier on the action rods and retain the members of the bolt assembly integrated so the bolt assembly can be removed from the upper receiver as a complete unit.