Patent ID: 9435607
Filing Date: 2016-09-06
CPC Classification: F41A,F41C

Claim Text:
1. A shotgun comprising: a barrel; a chamber configured to receive a shell prior to being fired from the shotgun; a magazine tube configured to hold shells to be introduced into the chamber; a shell follower configured for insertion into the magazine tube axially forward of the shells with respect to the long axis of the magazine tube; and an obstruction associated with the magazine tube that is adjustable between a first position in which the obstruction blocks a travel of the shell follower axially forward of the obstruction, and a second position in which the obstruction allows the travel of the shell follower axially forward of the obstruction, a shell loading capacity of the shotgun being lower when the obstruction is in the first position than when the obstruction is in the second position, the obstruction configured to allow operation of the shotgun in both the first and second positions.