Automatic magazine ejection follower

A firearm comprising

• a) an upper receiver;
• b) a lower receiver having a magazine well;
• c) a magazine further comprising
• i) a side wall having a magazine catch aperture;
• ii) a follower disposed within an inner compartment of said magazine, said follower further comprising
• (1) a top side shaped to support a cartridge;
• (2) an internal cavity disposed below said top side;
• (3) a flexible elongated arm integral to said follower and having a first end and a second end;
• (a) wherein said first end has a lateral protrusion extending to a side of said follower,
• (b) wherein said second end is connected to an inner portion of said follower, wherein said inner portion of said follower is disposed below said top side of said follower;
• (4) wherein said flexible elongated arm flexes between a first position and a second position;
• (5) wherein when in said first position said lateral protrusion engages an internal side wall of said firearm magazine and said flexible elongated arm is disposed within said internal cavity;
• and
• (6) wherein when in said second position said flexible elongated arm is disposed outside of said internal cavity and said lateral protrusion is disposed in an aperture in a wall of said firearm magazine when said follower is disposed at a top position in said magazine.

A method for loading a magazine into a firearm comprising

• a) inserting a first magazine into a magazine well of a lower receiver
• i) wherein said first magazine comprises
• (1) a side wall having a magazine catch aperture;
• (2) one or more cartridges for firing from said firearm;
• (3) a follower disposed within an inner compartment of said magazine, said follower further comprising
• (a) a top side shaped to support a cartridge;
• (b) an internal cavity disposed below said top side;
• (c) a flexible elongated arm integral to said follower and having a first end and a second end;
• (i) wherein said first end has a lateral protrusion extending to a side of said follower,
• (ii) wherein said second end is connected to an inner portion of said follower, wherein said inner portion of said follower is disposed below said top side of said follower;
• (d) wherein said flexible elongated arm flexes between a first position and a second position;
• (e) wherein when in said first position said lateral protrusion engages an internal side wall of said firearm magazine and said flexible elongated arm is disposed within said internal cavity;
• and
• (f) wherein when in said second position said flexible elongated arm is disposed outside of said internal cavity and said lateral protrusion is disposed in an aperture in a wall of said firearm magazine when said follower is disposed at a top position in said magazine.