Firearm with spare magazine storage facility
The present disclosure is directed to a firearm capable of holding more than one magazines. In a particular embodiment, the firearm can include an operational magazine well adapted to receive an operational magazine and a secondary magazine well adapted to receive a secondary magazine, wherein the secondary magazine well is nonoperational.
1. A firearm comprising:
a frame having a rear end and a forward end opposite the rear end, wherein the frame comprises:
a grip;
a trigger located between the grip and a projectile exit end of a barrel such that when a user's palm on their predominant hand is on the grip a user's index finger on their predominant hand is capable of trigger operation;
an operational magazine well adapted to receive an operational magazine; and
a secondary magazine well disposed within the grip and adapted to receive a secondary magazine, wherein the secondary magazine well is nonoperational;
wherein the firearm further comprises an operational magazine release adapted to release a magazine from the operational magazine well, and a secondary magazine release adapted to release a magazine from the secondary magazine well;
wherein the operational magazine release is adapted to be operated by the user's index finger on their predominant hand when the user's palm on their predominant hand is in a first position on the grip and wherein the secondary magazine release is adapted to be operated by a user's thumb on their predominant had when the user's palm on their predominant hand is in the first position on the grip;
wherein the first position is located on a rear portion of the grip opposite the trigger.
2. The firearm of claim 1 , wherein the operational magazine well is disposed closer to the forward end of the frame than the secondary magazine well.
3. The firearm of claim 1 , wherein a distance between an upper end of the operational magazine well to the barrel is lower than a distance between an upper end of the secondary magazine well to the barrel.
4. The firearm of claim 1 , wherein a general major angle of the operational magazine well to a bore axis of the barrel is different than a general major angle of the secondary magazine well to the bore axis of the barrel.
5. The firearm of claim 1 , wherein an inner cross-sectional profile of the operational magazine well is complimentary to an inner cross-sectional profile of the secondary magazine wen such that a magazine disposed within the secondary magazine well is capable of being inserted into the operational magazine well and a magazine disposed within the operational magazine is capable of being inserted into the secondary magazine well.
6. The firearm of claim 1 , wherein the operational magazine well has an open upper end, and wherein the secondary magazine well has a closed upper end.
7. The firearm of claim 1 , wherein the secondary magazine release is disposed on the grip.
8. The firearm of claim 1 , wherein the frame comprises a lower receiver of the firearm.
9. The firearm of claim 1 , wherein the frame is formed of a polymeric based material.
10. The firearm of claim 1 , wherein the firearm is an AR-15.
11. A method of reloading a firearm:
providing a firearm comprising:
a frame having a rear end and a forward end opposite the rear end,
wherein the frame comprises:
a grip;
a trigger located between the grip and a projectile exit end of a barrel such that when a user's palm on their predominant hand is on the grip a user's index finger on their predominant hand is capable of trigger operation;
an operational magazine well and an operational magazine releasably held within the operational magazine well; and
a secondary magazine well disposed within the grip and comprising a secondary magazine releasably held within the secondary magazine well, wherein the secondary magazine well is nonoperational;
releasing the operational magazine from the operational magazine well when the user's palm on their predominant hand is in a first position;
releasing the secondary magazine from the secondary magazine well when the user's palm on their predominant hand is in the first position, wherein the first position is located on a rear portion of the grip opposite the trigger; and
inserting the secondary magazine into the operational magazine well.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the method further comprises: inserting a third magazine into the secondary magazine well.
13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the operational magazine is released from the operational magazine well by a user applying force to an operational magazine release in a direction toward the frame.
14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the user applies force with their index finger of their predominant hand while griping the grip.
15. The method of claim 11 , wherein the secondary magazine is released from the secondary magazine well by a user applying force to a secondary magazine release in a direction generally perpendicular with a barrel bore axis.
16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the user applies force with their thumb of their predominant hand while griping the grip.
17. A firearm comprising:
a lower receiver;
a trigger connected to the lower receiver;
a grip rearward of and proximate the trigger such that a when a user's palm on their predominant hand is on the grip the hand's forefinger is capable of trigger operation;
a magazine well forward of the trigger;
the magazine well defining an operational magazine well adapted to receive an operational magazine and communicating with an action of the firearm; and
the grip defining a spare magazine receptacle adapted to receive a spare magazine;
wherein an inner cross-sectional profile of the operational magazine well is identical to an inner cross-sectional profile of the spare magazine receptacle.
18. The firearm of claim 17 , wherein the lower receiver further comprises an operational magazine release adapted to release a magazine from the operational magazine well, and a secondary magazine release adapted to release a magazine from the secondary magazine well; wherein the operational magazine release is adapted to be operated by the user's index finger on their predominant hand when the user's palm on their predominant hand is in a first position on the grip and wherein the secondary magazine release is adapted to be operated by a user's thumb on their predominant had when the user's palm on their predominant hand is in the first position on the grip.