DRUM MAGAZINE ASSEMBLY AND METHODS Russian patent published in 2019 - IPC F41A9/75 

FIELD: weapons.

SUBSTANCE: drum unit has a feeder assembly, a drum housing, a spring assembly and a feeder body assembly. Feeder assembly deflects the cartridges to the output of the feeder body assembly. Feeder assembly has multiple false cartridges having a head folding cartridge and the last false cartridge, and multiple links including the head link and the last link. Last false cartridge turns relative to the last link and the head link, and the head false cartridge has an engaged element of gate stop.

EFFECT: improved device reliability.

18 cl, 57 dwg