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1. A feeding device for ammunition cartridges connected together in an elongated belt by separable links wherein the firearm individually separates a lead cartridge and a lead link from the remainder of the ammunition belt prior to chambering the lead cartridge in a breach, said device comprising:
a feed chute defining a transverse feed path configured to receive the ammunition belt with lead cartridge and connected lead link through an inlet, said feed chute including a central stripping station disposed along said transverse feed path, a first outlet for discharging the lead cartridge separated from the lead link, a second outlet for discharging the lead link separated from the lead cartridge, a transfer mechanism operatively associated with said feed chute for sequentially moving the lead cartridge and connected lead link into the central stripping station, a sheering lip disposed in said stripping station, said sheering lip configured to engage a portion of the lead link directly below the lead cartridge to resist separating forces when the lead cartridge is pushed through said first outlet with minimal induced torsional stress, and a de-linking arm extending from said sheering lip, said de-linking arm moveably disposed together with said sheering lip in said feed chute between stripping and non-stripping stations. |