Firepower 100 round AR drum mag

[tmedic]

A friend of mine has a 100 ? round drum magazine made by Firepower Inc of Hancock, Maine. Neither one of us knows anything about these mags. Not much on the web about them at all. Would like to know how to load and repair them. We don't even know if this thing works. Any info would be great.

It is a round metal drum with a clear plastic cover on one side. Out of the top center is what looks like a 5 round regular Ar mag.

[Fourtyfive]

From the 1980's prob, no longer in business. Does it have a winding knob ?

Like this ? http://www.patentgenius.com/patent/D268439.html

http://www.ak47.net/archive/topic.html?b=7&f=24&t=361801

Edited February 17, 2012 by Threeeighty

[tmedic]

No winding knob. It has a half butterfly handle on the back that lowers the follower back down into the drum. The follower looks sort of like a round but only comes up to within 2 inches of the top of the mag.

Yes it looks exactly like those.

Edited February 18, 2012 by tmedic

[Fourtyfive]

I believe it originally came with some dummy rounds to get all the live rounds up the mag chute. If you wind the butterfly handle it should make room for rounds in the drum, it's just a large spring.

[tmedic]

Ok Dont have the dummy rounds. It only seems to wind about 6 inches. So I guess its just about useless as is. Thanks for the info.

[Fourtyfive]

Is it rusted ? You don't have to use the dummies , just fill it with live rounds; it's just that all will not make it to the bolt before the spring craps out. It will get pretty hard to turn as it fills up.

Edited February 18, 2012 by Threeeighty

[Fourtyfive]

Found a photo of the owners manual , now figure out how to open it ! Looks like a 75 rounder.

http://www.ar15.com/...7&f=24&t=488244

Looks simple , open clear back , wind as far as she'll go insert rounds , shut it.

Edited February 18, 2012 by Threeeighty

[tmedic]

I'll start workin on how to open that manual.

No rust on it.

Edited February 18, 2012 by tmedic

[Guest carter]

Well what ever you do... Don't get this one

[Clod Stomper]

HA! According to the comments, they used the lid off a Quiznos salad so they could see the operation. Worked out brilliantly.

Will

[Fourtyfive]

Can you say "Salad Shooter" ?

http://www.saladshooter.com/

Edited March 1, 2012 by Threeeighty