Magazine with spacers for accommodating multiple caliber, size and/or length rounds
A magazine for a firearm can have a housing defining a cavity with a biased follower arranged therein. The magazine may be configured to be received within a magazine well coupled to the receiver of the firearm so that rounds of ammunition stored in the magazine can be fed into the chamber of the firearm. In addition, multiple spacers can be received within the cavity defined by the magazine housing, which spacers may be configured to change or alter a width, dimension, size, and/or configuration of the magazine housing to allow the magazine to store and feed various and/or different caliber, length, size, and/or types of ammunition.
1. A reconfigurable magazine for a firearm that facilitates accommodation of rounds of ammunition of different length, size, caliber, and/or type, the reconfigurable magazine comprising:
a housing comprising a front portion, a rear portion, and side portions that at least partially define a cavity configured to receive the rounds of ammunition therein;
a follower arranged at least partially within and movable along the cavity of the magazine, wherein the follower is biased to guide the rounds of ammunition toward the firearm;
a plurality of removable spacers configured to be at least partially received within the cavity of the housing, the plurality of spacers comprising:
a first spacer configured to be positioned along the front portion of the housing of the magazine, the first spacer at least partially engaging a front portion of the rounds of ammunition; and
a second spacer configured to be received along the rear portion of the housing of the magazine in a substantially spaced arrangement in relation to the first spacer, the second spacer at least partially engaging a rear portion of the rounds of ammunition, and comprising a body with a groove defined therealong, wherein the groove is configured to receive a guidance feature of the follower as the follower is moved along the cavity of the magazine.
2. The reconfigurable magazine of claim 1 , wherein the at least a portion of the follower includes a tab extending from a body of the follower that stabilizes and/or aligns the follower as it guides the rounds of ammunition toward the firearm.
3. The reconfigurable magazine of claim 1 , wherein the first spacer includes a groove defined therealong, wherein the groove is configured to receive at least a portion of the follower.
4. The reconfigurable magazine of claim 3 , wherein the at least a portion of the follower includes a front end of the follower, wherein the front end of the follower includes one or more slanted surfaces that are configured to at least partially engage one or more corresponding slanted surfaces defined by the groove in the first spacer.
5. The reconfigurable magazine of claim 1 , wherein the rounds of ammunition comprise one or more belted rounds of ammunition.
6. The reconfigurable magazine of claim 5 , wherein the second spacer comprises a stop portion positioned therealong to substantially retard displacement of the one or more belt rounds of ammunition in at least one direction when a portion of a bolt of the firearm engages a belt of the one or more belted rounds of ammunition.
7. The reconfigurable magazine of claim 1 , wherein the second spacer includes one or more sloped portions extending at least partially along a forward facing surface of the second spacer.
8. The firearm of claim 1 , wherein the rounds of ammunition comprise .308 Norma Mag, .338 Lapua Magnum, 7 Remington on Magnum, 7 mm Remington Ultra Magnum, .338 Federal and/or .300 Winchester Magnum rounds.
9. A firearm, comprising:
a receiver;
a barrel coupled to a front end of the receiver and at least partially defining a chamber;
a magazine comprising a housing that includes a front portion, a rear portion, and side portions least partially defining a cavity configured to receive rounds of ammunition therein, and a biased follower arranged at least partially within the cavity, wherein the magazine is configured to be received within a magazine well in communication with the receiver for feeding of the rounds of ammunition received in the cavity into the chamber of the firearm; and
one or more interchangeable first spacers and one or more interchangeable second spacers each at least partially received within the cavity defined by the housing of the magazine and each configured to enable alteration of a width, dimension, size, and/or configuration of the housing of the magazine to facilitate storage and feeding of rounds of ammunition having a different length, size, type and/or caliber,
wherein the one or more first spacers are positioned adjacent a forward portion of the magazine, and the one or more the second spacers are positioned along a rearward portion of the magazine in a substantially spaced relationship from the one or more first spacers, and include a stop portion arranged at an upper end thereof and configured to substantially restrict displacement of the rounds of ammunition during cycling of the firearm, and
wherein the one or more second spacers have a body that includes a groove defined therealong that is configured to at least partially receive and at least partially engage a tab extending from a body of the follower to stabilize and/or align the follower as it feeds the rounds of ammunition into the receiver of the firearm.
10. The firearm of claim 9 , wherein the one or more first spacers have a body with a groove defined therealong that engages at least a portion of the follower and/or at least a portion of the rounds of ammunition.
11. The firearm of claim 9 , wherein the rounds of ammunition include one or more belted rounds of ammunition.
12. The firearm of claim 9 , wherein the one or more second spacers include one or more sloped surfaces defined along a forward portion thereof.
13. The firearm of claim 9 , wherein the one or more second spacers include a pair of flanges arranged substantially adjacent to a top portion thereof that at least partially engage at least a portion of the follower to stabilize and/or align the follower as it approaches the top portion.
14. A magazine for a firearm, comprising:
a magazine housing that at least partially defines a cavity for receiving rounds of ammunition;
a follower arranged within the cavity of the magazine housing, the follower operable to guide and/or urge the rounds of ammunition along the cavity and toward a chamber of the firearm; and
a plurality of spacers at least partially arranged within the cavity of the housing and configured to change a width, dimension, size, and/or configuration of the magazine to facilitate storage and feeding of rounds of ammunition of different caliber, length, size, and/or type, the plurality of spacers including a front spacer configured to be slidingly received within the cavity of the magazine housing adjacent a front wall of the magazine housing and having a channel along which a front portion of the rounds of ammunition are moveable, and a rear spacer configured to be received within the cavity of the magazine housing adjacent a rear wall of the magazine housing and having at least one guide surface adapted to engage a rear position of the rounds of ammunition as the rounds of ammunition are moved upwardly along the magazine housing by the follower, wherein the rear spacer includes a groove along a front wall thereof, and the groove is configured to receive a guidance feature of the follower as the follower is moved along the magazine housing.
15. The magazine of claim 14 , wherein the rounds of ammunition comprise belted or non-belted rounds of ammunition.
16. The magazine of claim 14 , further comprising a bottom plate releasibly mountable to the magazine housing in sliding engagement therewith.