Patent ID: 9739551
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: F41A,Y10T

Claim:
1. A magazine base pad comprising: a recessed upper surface; a bottom surface, wherein at least one circular through-hole extends from the recessed upper surface to the bottom surface, wherein a counter sink is formed in an area directly surrounding the through-hole on the bottom surface, and wherein the circular through-hole is located to vertically line up with a protrusion on a bottom surface of a magazine base pad retaining plate, whereby the protrusion can then engage the through-hole by being pressed through the through-hole, whereby exiting of the protrusion from the through-hole is prevented by the counter sink interfering with a flange of the protrusion; a front edge at the front of the magazine base pad extending generally upwards from the bottom surface to above the recessed upper surface; and two lateral sides extending generally upwards from the bottom surface to above the recessed upper surface, wherein the lateral sides taper upwards, the lateral sides comprising internal grooves formed therein extending from a back of the magazine base pad toward the front of the magazine base pad and configured to receive lips formed in bottom sides of a lower portion of an ammunition magazine housing, whereby the magazine base pad is configured to slide onto the lower portion of the magazine housing by lining up the lips with the internal grooves and sliding the magazine base pad along the lips until a rear surface of the front edge encounters a front edge of the magazine housing, whereby further forward movement is inhibited.