Patent ID: 8667723

Claim:
A method of using a shotgun magazine comprising: using a shotgun magazine with a body including: a first locking profile located on a first side of the body and a second locking profile located on a second side of the body, the first side being positioned opposite the second side; and at least two fins on an external surface of a lateral side of the body between the first side and the second side and at least two other fins on an external surface of another lateral side of the body opposite the lateral side and also between the first side and the second side; inserting the shotgun magazine into a shotgun magazine well; engaging a latch profile in the magazine well with a top portion of the shotgun magazine; moving the latch profile away from the shotgun magazine to permit the first locking profile to move toward the latch profile; moving the latch profile back toward the shotgun magazine, the latch profile engaging the first locking profile and selectively retaining the shotgun magazine within the magazine well; and mating the fins with respective notches located in a bottom edge of the magazine well.