Patent ID: 8752318

Claim:
A magazine for storing and dispensing cartridges to a firearm, the magazine comprising: an elongated tubular body defining a longitudinal axis and a cavity configured for receiving cartridges; a compression spring disposed in the cavity; a first follower moveable within the cavity; a second follower disposed within the cavity below the first follower and being movable independently of the first follower, the second follower urged in an upward direction along the longitudinal axis by the compression spring and having a base plate with an upward extending rigid ejection flange configured and dimensioned for slidable insertion through a slot formed in the first follower; wherein the second follower is moveable from a lower retracted position in which the flange does not project beyond the slot and an upper projected position in which the flange projects above the slot to engage a spent cartridge case being ejected from the firearm; wherein the base plate of the second follower has a length and width and the slot of the first follower has a length and width; and wherein both the length and width of the base plate of the second follower are larger than the length and width of the slot of the first follower.