REMOVABLE SHOTGUN MAGAZINE

摘要

A magazine assembly for a firearm in One embodiment includes an outer magazine housing configured for attachment to a firearm and a magazine removably insertable into the housing. The magazine includes an axially extending internal cavity configured to hold a plurality of ammunition shells in stacked end-to-end relationship. In one embodiment, the magazine has an elongated tubular body. A shell catch lever is slideably mounted on the magazine for linear and pivoting movement in one arrangement. The shell catch lever retains a shell in the magazine in a first lateral position and releases the shell from the magazine in a second lateral position. The shell catch lever operates to retain and release shells from the magazine when either removed from or positioned in the magazine housing for loading the firearm.

主权项

1. A magazine assembly for a firearm, the assembly comprising:
an outer magazine housing configured for attachment to a firearm having a longitudinal axis defining an axial direction; an elongated magazine removably insertable into the housing, the magazine including an open rear end and axially extending internal cavity configured to hold a plurality of shells in stacked end-to-end relationship; and a shell catch lever slideably mounted at the rear end of the magazine for linear movement parallel to the longitudinal axis, the shell catch lever configured to retain the shells in the magazine in a first lateral position and release the shells from the magazine in a second lateral position; wherein the shell catch lever is configured and operable to retain and release the shells when removed from the magazine housing to allow the magazine to be preloaded before insertion into the housing.