drum magazines
Round ammo containers
A drum magazine is a cylindrical ammunition container that feeds cartridges into a firearm, distinguished from the more common box magazine by its round shape.
Drum magazines hold more rounds—often 50 to 100—but add bulk and weight: The Thompson submachine gun with its drum magazine became iconic in gangster films.
They're associated with military weapons and mass shootings, making them targets of gun control legislation.
- firearmProjectile weapon using explosives
- spray and prayUncontrolled automatic fire
- cylindricalCircular in cross-section
- ammunitionWeapon projectiles and charges
- roundsAmmunition or bout divisions
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