Multiple auto primer system for muzzle-loading firearm
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1. An apparatus for carrying and loading one or more ignition devices into a muzzle-loading firearm having a breech plug, comprising:
- a magazine for containing at least one of the ignition devices, wherein the magazine has a curved channel formed therein for receiving the ignition devices; and
a loading assembly for loading the ignition device from the magazine into engagement with the breech plug of the firearm for firing.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for loading and ejecting ignition devices into a muzzle-loading firearm. A magazine contains a plurality of ignition devices, which are sequentially loaded from the magazine onto the breech plug of the firearm by a sliding bolt or other loading assembly. After firing, the loading assembly is actuated to extract and eject the spent ignition device and load a new ignition device onto the breech plug.
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24 Claims
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1. An apparatus for carrying and loading one or more ignition devices into a muzzle-loading firearm having a breech plug, comprising:
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a magazine for containing at least one of the ignition devices, wherein the magazine has a curved channel formed therein for receiving the ignition devices; and
a loading assembly for loading the ignition device from the magazine into engagement with the breech plug of the firearm for firing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An apparatus for carrying and loading one or more ignition devices into a muzzle-loading firearm having a breech plug, comprising:
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a magazine for containing at least one of the ignition devices; and
a loading assembly for loading the ignition device from the magazine into engagement with the breech plug of the firearm for firing;
wherein the firearm has a receiver portion formed therein and the magazine is releasably received in the receiver portion. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A magazine for use with a muzzle-loading firearm having a breech, a breech plug, and a loading assembly, the magazine comprising:
a housing for containing a plurality of ignition devices and sequentially dispensing the ignition devices into the breech for loading into engagement with the breech plug by operation of the loading assembly, wherein the housing has a curved channel formed therein for receiving the ignition devices. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A magazine for use with a muzzle-loading firearm having a breech, a breech plug, and a loading assembly, the magazine comprising:
a housing for containing a plurality of ignition devices and sequentially dispensing the ignition devices into the breech for loading into engagement with the breech plug by operation of the loading assembly, wherein the magazine is releasably received in a receiver portion of the firearm. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. In a muzzle-loading firearm having a barrel with a breech end and having a breech plug in the breech end of the barrel, the improvement comprising:
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a magazine for containing a plurality of ignition devices;
a loading assembly for sequentially loading the ignition devices from the magazine into engagement with the breech plug of the muzzle-loading firearm for firing; and
a receiver portion defined in the firearm for removably receiving the magazine. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. A muzzle-loading firearm, comprising:
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a barrel having a breech end;
a breech plug in the breech end of the barrel;
a magazine for containing a plurality of ignition devices;
a loading assembly for sequentially loading ignition devices from the magazine to the breech plug of the firearm; and
a receiver portion defined in the firearm for removably receiving the magazine.
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22. A method for sequentially loading a plurality of ignition devices into a muzzle-loading firearm, the method comprising:
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loading the ignition devices into a magazine;
loading the magazine into the muzzle-loading firearm; and
loading a first one of the ignition devices from the magazine to the breech plug of the firearm for firing; and
extracting a spent first ignition device from the breech plug of the firearm after firing. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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