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1. An electromechanical firing mechanism comprising:
a bolt having a base plate, said bolt housing a striker having a distal end secured to said base plate, a proximal end, and thereinbetween; a firing pin coupled to said proximal end of said striker, said firing pin moveable along a center axis of said bolt; said striker consisting of at least one piezoelectric element, said piezoelectric elements being arranged in a stack to move said firing pin; a control circuit attached to said piezoelectric material for switching said piezoelectric material from a static state to an electrically charged state; and a battery for powering said control circuit; wherein said control circuit is used to charge said piezoelectric elements causing an expansion towards said firing pin when said piezoelectric material is switched from said static state to said electrically charged state. |