Ammunition Magazine

Abstract

The present invention is an ammunition magazine utilizing slide lock release relief depressions made to fit around a firearm slide lock release lever. The magazine body can further comprise trigger bar relief and frame relief depressions configured to fit around the corresponding components of a firearm, permitting the function of firearm components while maximizing the thickness of the firearm magazine body material.

Therefore, I claim: 
     
         1 . An ammunition magazine body, configured to fit within a firearm having a magazine well and said firearm further including a slide lock release lever, said magazine body comprising:
 a main body, having a magazine opening located at one end of the magazine body, a distal end located opposite the magazine opening, a pair of lateral sides, a fore side positioned perpendicular to the lateral side and extending from the distal end to the magazine opening, and an aft side positioned parallel to the fore side and extending from the distal end to the magazine opening;   a pair of magazine feed lips, formed by a portion of the main body and positioned at the magazine opening;   at least one lateral slide lock release relief depression, formed into the magazine body, positioned on at least a portion of at least one of the magazine feed lips, and extending towards the fore side of the main body,   wherein with the magazine body positioned within the magazine well of the firearm, the slide lock release lever is free to operate around the at least one lateral slide lock release relief depression.   
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the firearm further include a trigger bar and the magazine body further includes at least one trigger bar relief depression, and wherein with the magazine body positioned within the magazine well of the firearm, the trigger bar is free to operate round the at least one trigger bar relief depression. 
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the firearm further includes a fire control unit and the magazine body further includes at least one frame relief depression, and wherein with the magazine body positioned within the magazine well of the firearm, the fire control unit fits around the least one frame relief depression. 
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 2 , wherein the firearm further includes a trigger bar and the magazine body further includes at least one trigger bar relief depression, and wherein with the magazine body positioned within the magazine well of the firearm, the trigger bar is free to operate around the at least one trigger bar relief depression. 
     
     
         5 . A method of using an ammunition magazine body, configured to fit within a firearm having magazine well and said firearm further including a slide lock release lever, said magazine body comprising:
 a main body, having a magazine opening located at one end of the magazine body, a distal end located opposite the magazine opening, a pair of lateral sides, a fore side positioned perpendicular to the lateral side and extending from the distal end to the magazine opening, and an aft side positioned parallel to the fore side and extending from the distal end to the magazine opening;   a pair of magazine feed lips, formed by a portion of the main body and positioned at the magazine opening;   at least one lateral slide lock release relief depression, formed into the main body, positioned on at least a portion of at least one of the magazine feed lips, and extending towards the fore side of the main body;   and said method comprising:   
       a. positioning the magazine within the magazine well of the firearm and; 
       b. operating the slide lock release lever. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the firearm further includes a trigger bar and the magazine body further includes at least one trigger bar relief depression, and wherein with the magazine body positioned within the magazine well of the firearm, the trigger bar is free to operate around the at least one trigger bar relief depression. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the firearm further includes a fire control unit and the magazine body further includes at least one frame relief depression, and wherein with the magazine body positioned within the magazine well of the firearm, the fire control unit fits around the least one frame relief depression. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the firearm further includes a fire control unit and the magazine body further includes at least one frame relief depression, and wherein with the magazine body positioned within the magazine well of the firearm, the fire control unit fits around the at least one frame relief depression.