Arcuate magazine for a firearm and a method for making the same

a technology for firearms and magazines, applied in the field of cartridge magazines for firearms, can solve the problems of ineffective or dangerous use of weapons in the field, inability to use magazines, and failure of keyways to form
US20100101132A1Inactive Publication Date: 2010-04-29AIRTRONIC USA
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Authority / Receiving Office
US · United States
Current Assignee / Owner
AIRTRONIC USA
Publication Date
2010-04-29
Estimated Expiration
Not applicable · inactive patent

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Abstract

An arcuate magazine for a firearm, such as a rifle or carbine, which has a keyway and follower assembly for delivering rounds of ammunition one at a time to the firing area of the firearm and which may be fabricated from a single piece of metal and have a smooth interior free of welds and rough spots. The invention also includes a method of making such a magazine which includes the steps of deep drawing and wiping the magazine body under substantial pressure using a progressive die having numerous stations.
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PRIORITY CLAIM

[0001] This application claims priority from U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60 / 922,104 filed 6 Apr. 2007, entitled METHOD TO DRAW AND FORM A CURVED FIREARM CARTRIDGE MAGAZINE BODY WITH A KEYWAY.BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0002] This invention relates to a cartridge magazine for a firearm and a method for making such a magazine, and is more particularly related to such a magazine and method wherein the magazine is arcuate in shape and has a body preferably formed from a single piece of metal.

[0003] Such a magazine is used to contain ammunition, such as a series of cartridges, which are fed one at a time by spring means into a firing chamber of a weapon. The spring means maintains pressure on the ammunition to force each cartridge in to the firing chamber, and when spent to deliver the next round into firing position.

[0004] An example of a firearm using a magazine is the M16 rifle or carbine, which has become a standard rifle in the United States we...

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