Patent ID: 8756846

Claim:
A shotgun magazine receiver assembly for converting a conventional shotgun having a trigger assembly and barrel into a magazine loaded shotgun, said receiver assembly comprising: an elongated receiver body having a front end, a back end, a top surface, a bottom surface, and a pair of opposing side surfaces defining an interior space, each of the opposing side surfaces including an elongated channel disposed along an inside portion thereof, and arranged in a generally parallel orientation to each other; at least one connector disposed along the receiver body, said at least one connector having a location that is suitable for mating with a complementary connector disposed on the conventional shotgun; a shotgun barrel opening disposed along the first end of the receiver body; a trigger assembly opening disposed along the bottom side of the receiver body, each of the shotgun barrel opening, and trigger assembly opening including a dimension suitable for receiving a conventional shotgun barrel, and trigger assembly, respectively; a magazine opening disposed along the bottom side of the receiver body at a location adjacent to the front end of the receiver body, said magazine opening being configured to receive a removable shotgun shell magazine; a bolt having a front end, a rear end, a top surface, a bottom surface and a pair of side walls defining a firing pin chamber; a firing pin disposed within the chamber; a lock stop opening extending from the top surface of the bolt to the bottom surface of the bolt; an extractor arm recess located along each side wall of the bolt and adjacent to the front wall; and a spring groove disposed along one of the side walls of the bolt, each of the extractor arm recesses and spring groove being configured to communicate with a conventional shotgun extractor arm and spring, respectively.