Double-ended ammunition handling system for rapid-fire guns

Details Double-ended ammunition handling system for rapid-fire guns Double-ended ammunition handling system for rapid-fire guns

1992-01-21

1993-06-08

Johnson, Stephen M.

Ordnance

Cartridge feeding

Drum magazine

89 3316, 89 34, F41A 931

Patent

active

052181626

ABSTRACT:
A double-ended ammunition handling system for feeding a rapid-fire gun comprises a magazine including a plurality of coextensive channels having entry ends presented to a magazine entrance unit and exit ends presented to a magazine exit unit. Live ammunition rounds are scooped from the channel exit ends in repeating succession by the magazine exit unit and merged into a continuous stream which is fed to the gun. The magazine entrance unit accepts a stream of spent shell casings from the gun, which are inserted in the channel entry ends in corresponding repeating succession to push the live ammunition rounds in the channels toward the magazine exit ends. The magazine entrance and exit units utilize either complementary rotary or linear scoop assemblies, and the magazine channels may be implemented as replaceable ammunition clips.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2910917 (1959-11-01), Herlach et al.
patent: 2935914 (1960-05-01), Darsie et al.
patent: 2993415 (1961-07-01), Panicci et al.
patent: 3720301 (1973-03-01), Garland et al.
patent: 3747469 (1973-07-01), Ashley et al.
patent: 4299158 (1981-11-01), Aloi et al.
patent: 4572351 (1986-02-01), Golden
patent: 4573395 (1986-03-01), Stoner
patent: 4589325 (1986-05-01), Muller et al.
patent: 4742756 (1989-05-01), Mannhart
patent: 4833966 (1989-05-01), Maher et al.
patent: 4882971 (1989-11-01), Yanusko et al.
patent: 4982650 (1991-01-01), Bender-Zanoni et al.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Double-ended ammunition handling system for rapid-fire guns does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Double-ended ammunition handling system for rapid-fire guns, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Double-ended ammunition handling system for rapid-fire guns will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-1935431