Abstract

An AR-style firearm includes a specially designed lower receiver, a specially designed upper receiver mounted to the lower receiver, a pistol hand grip mounted to the lower receiver, a handguard mounted around a barrel, a specially designed magazine well formed in the lower receiver that is configured to receive an AK-47 magazine or similar magazine, and a specially designed, ambidextrous magazine release that holds and selectively releases the magazine from the magazine well.

IPC Classes  ?

• F41A 17/38 - Magazine safeties locking the magazine in the gun
• F41A 35/06 - Adaptation of guns to both right and left hand use

Abstract

A receiver (50) is configured to receive a tabbed magazine (100). The receiver (50) includes a receiver well (81) having a slot (82) configured to accept the tab (120) on the tabbed magazine (100). In operation, the tabbed magazine (100) can be inserted into the receiver well (81) without having to rotate the tabbed magazine (100) into the receiver well (81). A magazine catch (63) engages a locking feature in a rib of the tabbed magazine (100) so as to support the tabbed magazine in the receiver well (81). Once the tabbed magazine (100) is empty, the tabbed magazine (100) can be ejected by pressing a magazine release button (61) without the need to rock the tabbed magazine (100) out of the receiver well (81). The magazine release button (61) can be configured to allow the user to eject the tabbed magazine by pressing the magazine release button (61) on either side of the receiver (50). Once a loaded tabbed magazine is placed into the receiver well (81), the user can press a bolt stop button (73) to release a bolt stop (71). The bolt stop button (73) can be configured to allow the user to release the bolt stop (71) by pressing the bolt stop button (73) on either side of the receiver (50).

IPC Classes  ?

• F41A 9/61 - Magazines
• F41A 9/00 - Feeding or loading of ammunition; Magazines; Guiding means for the extracting of cartridges