Patent ID: 6678985
Filing Date: 2004-01-20
Classification: F41A

Abstract:
A method for loading cartridges into a magazine clip of the type used in automatic weapons, said method comprising:placing a plurality of cartridges in side-by-side cavities of a tray, centering the cartridges in the cavities with a slug end of each cartridge abutting a rear end of that cavity, and with the cartridges in each cavity spaced laterally from the side walls of the cavity, and grasping the magazine clip in one hand and applying pressure to the rear end of the cartridge in a cavity by engaging the the follower in the magazine, or the end most cartridge in the magazine, with the rear end of the cartridge in the tray, followed by moving the magazine clip toward the user while at the same time rotating the magazine clip slightly in order cause the cartridge in the cavity to be received as the endmost cartridge in the magazine clip.