Feeding or loading of ammunition Magazines Guiding means for the extracting of cartridges

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F41A9/00Feeding or loading of ammunition Magazines Guiding means for the extracting of cartridges

F41A9/01Feeding of unbelted ammunition F41A9/02using wheel conveyors F41A9/03using screw or rotary-spiral conveyors F41A9/04using endless-chain belts carrying a plurality of ammunition F41A9/05in tandem sequence F41A9/06using cyclically moving conveyors F41A9/07Reciprocating conveyors F41A9/09Movable ammunition carriers or loading trays F41A9/10pivoting or swinging F41A9/11in a horizontal plane F41A9/12mounted within a smallarm F41A9/13in a vertical plane F41A9/14which is transverse to the barrel axis F41A9/15mounted within a smallarm F41A9/16which is parallel to the barrel axis F41A9/17mounted within a smallarm F41A9/18feeding from a tubular magazine under the barrel F41A9/19feeding from a tubular magazine mounted in the stock F41A9/20sliding F41A9/21in a vertical direction F41A9/22in a horizontal direction F41A9/23mounted within a smallarm F41A9/24using a movable magazine or clip as feeding element F41A9/25using a sliding clip F41A9/26using a revolving drum magazine F41A9/27in revolver-type guns F41A9/28of smallarm type F41A9/29Feeding of belted ammunition F41A9/30Sprocket-type belt transporters F41A9/31with cartridge stripping means F41A9/32Reciprocating-slide-type belt transporters F41A9/33with cartridge stripping means F41A9/34from magazines F41A9/35Feeding multibarrel guns F41A9/36Feed mechanisms for revolving-cannon guns F41A9/37Feeding two or more kinds of ammunition to the same gun Feeding from two sides F41A9/375Feeding propellant charges and projectiles as separate units F41A9/38Loading arrangements F41A9/39Ramming arrangements F41A9/40the breech-block itself being the rammer F41A9/41pushing unbelted ammunition from a box magazine on the gun frame into the cartridge chamber F41A9/42Rammers separate from breech-block F41A9/43Chain rammers F41A9/44Fluid-operated piston rammers F41A9/45the cartridge chamber or the barrel as a whole being tiltable or transversely slidable between a loading and a firing position F41A9/46the cartridge chamber being formed by two complementary elements, movable one relative to the other for loading F41A9/47using forwardly-sliding barrels or barrel parts for loading F41A9/48Loading by gravitational force F41A9/49Internally-powered drives, i.e. operated by propellant charge energy F41A9/50External power or control systems F41A9/51Boosters F41A9/52Arrangements for changing from automatic or magazine-loading to hand-loading F41A9/53Charged-condition indicators F41A9/54Cartridge guides, stops or positioners F41A9/55Fixed or movable guiding means, mounted on, or near, the cartridge chamber F41A9/56Movable guiding means F41A9/57Flexible chutes F41A9/58Cartridge stops Cartridge positioners F41A9/59Ejectors for clips or magazines F41A9/60Empty-cartridge-case or belt-link collectors or catchers F41A9/61Magazines F41A9/62having means for indicating the number of cartridges left in the magazine F41A9/63specially adapted for releasable connection with other magazines F41A9/64for unbelted ammunition F41A9/65Box magazines having a cartridge follower F41A9/66Arrangements thereon for charging F41A9/67having means for depressing the cartridge follower, or for locking it in a depressed position F41A9/68Plural magazines F41A9/69characterised by multiple-row or zigzag arrangement of cartridges F41A9/70Arrangements thereon for discharging F41A9/71Arrangements thereon for varying capacity Adapters or inserts for changing cartridge size or type F41A9/72Tubular magazines F41A9/73Drum magazines F41A9/74with radially disposed cartridges F41A9/75having a spiral cartridge channel F41A9/76Magazines having an endless-chain conveyor F41A9/77Magazines having a screw conveyor F41A9/78Magazines having a reciprocating conveyor F41A9/79for belted ammunition F41A9/80having provision for quick-coupling of the belts of adjacent magazines F41A9/81having provision for collecting belt links or empty cartridge cases F41A9/82Reloading or unloading of magazines F41A9/83Apparatus or tools for reloading magazines with unbelted ammunition F41A9/84Clips F41A9/85for reloading revolver-type magazines F41A9/86Feeding belted ammunition into magazines F41A9/87Ammunition handling dollies or transfer carts