Reciprocating ambidextrous magazine release system
View Patent ↗A firearm ambidextrous magazine release utilizing a reciprocating action mechanism. In some embodiments a firearm ambidextrous magazine release configured to be utilized in Glock type firearms.
1. A firearm reciprocating ambidextrous magazine release system comprising:
a grip frame, a magazine, a reciprocating cam bracket, a reciprocating cam, a right thumb actuator, a left thumb actuator, and a biasing force means;
the grip frame further comprising a hollow magazine well configured to communicate with the magazine;
the magazine further comprising a catch divot;
the reciprocating cam bracket anchored within the magazine well and configured to communicate with the reciprocating cam to allow a reciprocating action of the reciprocating cam;
the reciprocating cam configured to communicate and move relative to both the right thumb actuator and the left thumb actuator to cause a translation of the left thumb actuator in a first direction to translate the right thumb actuator in a second direction opposite to the first direction,
the right thumb actuator biased in the first direction by the biasing force means and further comprising a magazine catch configured to engage the catch divot to secure the magazine in the magazine well, the magazine catch further configured to disengage the catch divot when the right thumb actuator is translated in the second direction.
2. A firearm comprising the reciprocating ambidextrous magazine release system of claim 1 .