Patent ID: 6898888

Claim:
In a firearm comprising a frame that carries a barrel having a chamber therein, a firing mechanism, and a slide-bolt assembly mounted on the frame for movement between a rearward position and a forward position, and a magazine mounted on the frame, the slide-bolt assembly being configured for stripping cartridges from said magazine and for advancing the cartridges towards the barrel as the slide-bolt assembly moves from said rearward position to said forward position, the improvement comprising: a movable ramp on the firearm, the ramp being movable between a tilted position in which the ramp is positioned for contact by a cartridge stripped from said magazine mounted on the frame and for guiding the cartridge upward as the cartridge advances towards the barrel, and an elevated position in which the ramp is positioned to support a cartridge thereon in alignment with the barrel; and the ramp and the slide-bolt assembly being configured to engage each other such that as the slide-bolt assembly moves towards the barrel, the ramp is moved from the tilted position to the elevated position.