Self-contained magazine and weapon system incorporating same

Details Self-contained magazine and weapon system incorporating same Self-contained magazine and weapon system incorporating same

1997-02-12

1998-09-01

Jordan, Charles T.

Firearms

Indicators

Magazine shot

F41A 962

Patent

active

057994323

ABSTRACT:
A self-contained magazine for a firearm includes a housing for receiving a plurality of rounds therein, the housing including an open end through which rounds are loaded and unloaded, a follower provided in the housing, said follower being slidable along a longitudinal axial direction of the magazine, a spring biasing the follower toward the open end, to bias rounds toward the open end, an electronic counter means integrated in the magazine for calculating the number of rounds contained in the magazine upon loading rounds into and unloading rounds from the magazine, and display means for displaying the number of rounds in the magazine. The present invention provides a self-contained magazine for a firearm that incorporates all essential features for calculating and displaying the number of rounds therein as the number changes due to loading and unloading. The magazine is accurate, reliable under all weather conditions, and can retroactively fit with any firearm that utilizes a magazine, so that existing firearms can continue to be utilized while taking advantage of the advanced functions provided by the present invention. The present invention provides vital information to the user to maximize the user's ability to protect, survive and prevail. The present invention is also drawn to a weapon system including a firearm and self-contained magazine.

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