| 摘要 |
<p>A magazine (10) stores a plurality of cartridges for sequential loading into a firearm (12). The magazine (10) comprises a storage zone (32), a transition zone (34), and a loading zone (36). The cartridges are configured in a double-X pattern in the storage zone (32) and a straight stack configuration in the loading zone (36). Rails (146-148) hold nose end portions of the cartridges while allowing rim ends of the cartridges to spread apart into contact with the sidewalls (42-44) of the storage zone (32). As the cartridges pass through the transition zone (34) the inwardly sloping sidewalls (56-58) bring the rim ends back together into the straight stack configuration.</p> |
