CPC F41A 9/70 (2013.01) [F41A 17/38 (2013.01)] | 11 Claims |
1. An ammunition magazine configured to bottom-feed a plurality of ammunition cartridges into an upper receiver of a firearm, each ammunition cartridge comprising a bullet, the ammunition magazine comprising:
a magazine housing including a catch and a floor plate receiver;
a spring within the magazine housing;
a floor plate retainer disposed at a bottom end of the spring;
a floor plate disposed at a bottom end of the magazine housing and reversibly mated with the floor plate retainer; and
a magazine follower disposed at a top end of the spring, the magazine follower including:
a cartridge-shaped protrusion on a top surface,
a ramp on the top surface and disposed adjacent to the cartridge-shaped protrusion, and configured to direct a cartridge from the ammunition magazine to an upper receiver portion of an associated firearm without enabling contact between any portion of the bullet of the ammunition cartridge and a feed ramp portion of the receiver,
a front leg disposed on a distal end of the magazine follower, and
a rear leg disposed generally opposite the front leg.
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