Firearms – Breech loading – Magazines
Patent
1996-11-13
1997-09-16
Johnson, Stephen M.
Firearms
Breech loading
Magazines
42 50, F41A 971
Patent
active
056667523
ABSTRACT:
In a hand gun used for target or staged shooting, a magazine tube utilizing a standard base pad limits the number of rounds that can be carried by that magazine. The present invention is a magazine extension assembly comprising a base pad and adapter which can be easily fitted to a variety of hand gun magazines and which augments the capacity of the magazine. The adapter includes a groove which receives the lip of the magazine tube base to secure the adapter to the magazine tube. The adapter and base pad include meshing surfaces which include a traverse channel for securing the two together. A clip is inserted into the traverse channel to lock the base pad to the adapter and form a reservoir below the magazine tube which is used to store additional rounds. In a preferred embodiment the base pad includes a tab to retain the clip in the traverse hole, and a recess is provided whereby the clip can be removed using a bladed instrument.
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