High-pressure air drum magazine for belt fed weapon

A tether-less, air-pressured recoil kit for a weapon having a trigger, the recoil kit comprising:

• a receiver insert configured for attachment to a receiver of a belt-fed weapon, the receiver insert comprising:
• a charge chamber comprising a biased plunger extending through a rear end of the charge chamber and an air-receiving nipple on a side of the charge chamber configured to receive air into the charge chamber, the biased plunger biased rearward toward the rear end and moveable between a forward position and a rearward position;
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• a bolt carrier configured to respond to weapon activation and force the plunger toward its forward position;
• an air connector plate configured to engage with the air-receiving nipple of the charge chamber when a feed cover of the weapon is in a closed position;
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• a high-pressure air drum magazine comprising:
• an outer housing configured to connect to the weapon, the high-pressure air drum magazine in fluid communication with the air connector plate through a flexible air passage;
• a high-pressure chamber within the outer housing and sized to hold a predetermined quantity of pressurized air;
• a fill valve accessible from a surface of the outer housing;
• an air regulator communicatively coupled to the high-pressure chamber within the outer housing and configured to selectively pass air from the high-pressure chamber through the flexible air passage to the air connector plate, the air regulator comprising:
• a regulator valve positioned between the high-pressure chamber and a low-pressure chamber, the regulator valve biased to a closed position;
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• a regulator piston exposed to the low-pressure chamber and in contact with the regulator valve, wherein the regulator piston is biased to push the regulator valve from the closed position to an open position until the pressure within the low-pressure chamber reaches the predetermined pressure;
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• a counter configured to track a number of bursts of air released through the air connector plate;
• wherein when the bolt carrier impacts the plunger, one burst of air from the number of bursts of air is released from the air connector plate into the charge chamber.

A tether-less, air-pressured recoil kit for a weapon having a trigger, the recoil kit comprising:

• a receiver insert configured for attachment to a receiver of the weapon, the receiver insert comprising:
• a charge chamber comprising a plunger extending through a rear end of the charge chamber and moveable between a forward position and a rearward position;
• and a bolt carrier configured to respond to weapon activation and force the plunger toward its forward position;
• an air connector plate configured to engage with the charge chamber;
• and a high-pressure air drum magazine comprising:
• an outer housing and in fluid communication with the air connector plate through an air passage;
• a high-pressure chamber within the outer housing;
• and an air regulator communicatively coupled to the high-pressure chamber and configured to selectively pass air from the high-pressure chamber to the air connector plate;
• wherein when the bolt carrier impacts the plunger, a burst of air is released from the air connector plate into the charge chamber;
• wherein the recoil kit further comprises a high-pressure air drum magazine refill station comprising:
• a station base comprising a recess configured to receive the high-pressure air drum magazine seated within the recess;
• a pressure arm pivotally coupled to the station base and moveable between a raised position and a lowered position, wherein when in the lowered position the pressure arm is configured to secure the high-pressure air drum magazine within the recess;
• an air release nipple within the recess, the air release nipple communicatively coupled to a high-pressure air passage through the station base;
• and a high-pressure air receiver on a side of the station base communicatively coupled to the high-pressure air passage;
• wherein administration of high-pressure air to the high-pressure air receiver when the high-pressure air drum magazine is seated within the recess and the pressure arm is in its lowered position results in the high-pressure air drum magazine being refilled.