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US 2011/0308126 A1Published application
Shotgun having an improved shotshell feeding mechanism
AssigneeBrowning
InventorMarc Lesenfants
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Abstract
A shotgun includes an action that is capable of rapidly chambering a shotshell after the shotgun has run out of shotshells and is capable of allowing shotshells to be removed from the magazine without cycling the shotshells through the action.
Claims20
A shotgun comprising:
- a chamber;
- a magazine;
- and
- an action that moves between a closed position and an open position, the action including:
- a carrier including a first component that facilitates holding the action in the open position and a second component that covers a loading port of the shotgun;
- a cartridge stop that moves between a first position where the cartridge stop prevents shotshells from moving out of the magazine and a second position where the cartridge stop allows the shotshells to move out of the magazine;
- wherein the second component of the carrier is pivotably coupled to the first component of the carrier to allow a shotshell to be inserted into the magazine when the action is in the open position;
- and
- wherein the cartridge stop moves from the first position to the second position without moving the carrier latch.
6 more elements
A shotgun comprising:
- a chamber;
- a magazine;
- and
- an action that moves shotshells from the magazine to the chamber, the action including
- a bolt assembly;
- and
- a cartridge stop which moves between a first position where the cartridge stop prevents the shotshells from moving out of the magazine and a second position where the cartridge stop allows the shotshells to move out of the magazine;
- wherein the cartridge stop is capable of moving from the first position to the second position without moving the bolt assembly;
- and
- wherein the cartridge stop is positioned adjacent to the magazine in the second position when the action is held in an open position and the magazine is empty.
7 more elements
A shotgun comprising:
- a chamber;
- a magazine;
- and
- an action that moves between a closed position and an open position, the action including
- a bolt assembly;
- and
- a carrier that covers a loading port of the shotgun, the carrier being configured to allow a shotshell to be inserted into the magazine when the action is held in the open position;
- wherein the action immediately moves a shotshell from the magazine to the chamber when the action is held in the open position and a shotshell is inserted into the magazine and released;
- and
- wherein the action includes a cartridge stop that allows shotshells to move out of the magazine without moving the bolt assembly.
7 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.