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Rotary magazines may be fixed or detachable, and are usually of low capacity, generally 5 to 10 rounds, depending on the caliber used. John Smith patented a rotary magazine in 1856. [52] [53] Another rotary magazine was produced by Sylvester Roper in 1866 and was also used in the weapons by Anton Spitalsky and the Savage Model 1892.
A 4-round rotary magazine (right) along with an aftermarket 10-round box magazine (left) for the Ruger 77/44. Introduced in 1997, the Ruger 77/44 uses the same rotary magazine design with a short bolt stroke and three position safety but is chambered in .44 Magnum. [1]
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The rotary magazine was unique because it was detachable, whereas other rifles at the time using similar type of feed used non-detachable rotary magazines (Savage M1892). As such the detachable magazine was often described as a packet, or en-bloc clip , [ 2 ] due to the lack of a more proper term at the time.
The Johnson rifle utilized a two-piece stock and a unique 10-round rotary magazine, designed to use the same 5-round stripper clips already in use by the M1903 Rifle. Another advantage of this loading method is that the magazine can be topped up while there is still a round in the chamber and the rifle is ready to fire.
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Rotary Norden is an official publication of the Rotary International. The magazine has existed since 1936 and has been a certified publication of the organization since 1981. It has four language editions, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, and Finnish and has been distributed to the Rotarians in five countries: Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland and ...