AUTOMATIC SYSTEM TO IMPROVE THE OPERATION OF A WEAPON WHEN CHANGING AN AMMUNITION MAGAZINE

摘要

An advanced reloading mechanism for an automatic or semi-automatic weapon includes a firing chamber, a firing bolt and an ammunition magazine-well configured to receive an ammunition magazine with an outer casing. The outer casing of the magazine has a cavity and a spring driven follower in said cavity. An automatic magazine release mechanism is cooperated with an actuator of a first ammunition magazine, so that the first ammunition magazine is automatically released and expelled from the magazine well when the actuator reaches a predetermined position with respect to said magazine well. Further; a bolt catch mechanism is included to hold the firing bolt and chamber in an open position when a last bullet of the first ammunition magazine is fired. The bolt catch mechanism includes an extension pivotably attached to the weapon, being spring-loaded and extending into the magazine well of said weapon to operably cause said bolt catch mechanism to release said bolt and close said chamber when a second ammunition magazine is fully inserted into the ammunition magazine well.

主权项

1. A reloading sequence for an automatic or semi-automatic weapon having a firing chamber and an ammunition magazine-well configured to receive an ammunition magazine with an outer casing, said outer casing having a cavity and a spring driven follower in said cavity, said weapon further including a magazine catch configured to hold the magazine in said magazine-well, a bolt catch mechanism operable to hold open the firing chamber when said external magazine is removed from said magazine-well, said sequence comprising the steps of:
a) firing said weapon thereby advancing rounds in a first external ammunition magazine toward the firing chamber; b) moving a last round into said firing chamber and automatically releasing said first ammunition magazine from said magazine-well; c) automatically holding said firing chamber open after spending said last round; and, d) manually placing a second ammunition magazine in said magazine-well to automatically close said firing chamber on a first round from said second ammunition magazine by sliding said ammunition magazine upwards into said magazine-well to engage said magazine catch.