Pellet magazine for air rifles and pistols

Abstract

A pellet magazine for air compressed rifle and pistols, comprising an outer casing (1), inside which a drum (2) is placed having housings (5) for housing the pellets, a through hole (6) that extends, at least partially, throughout the rotation axis to the drum (2), a channel through which passes a limit stop (30) of the stroke of the pellets, a joint (18) and an axis (4) around which the drum (2) rotates.

Description

[0001] LOADER FOR PELLETS OF AIR RIFLES AND PISTOLS.

[0002] DESCRIPTION

[0003] A magazine for pellets of air rifles and pistols, of the type comprising an outer casing, inside which is located a drum with housings where the pellets are placed, a through hole that passes, at least partially, through its axis of rotation through the drum, a channel through which a pellet end stop passes, a seal, and an axis around which the drum rotates, characterized in that it comprises: a toothed mechanism disposed in the drum, comprising a series of teeth, tilting means, at least one pawl in contact with at least one of said teeth, and a rotation spring that rotates the drum about the axis of rotation, such that in the rest position the stop prevents the rotation of the pellet prepared to be loaded into the air pistol or rifle, once the pellet is loaded into the pistol or rifle the pawl blocks one of said teeth, and once the pellet is fired and as a consequence of the recoil of the shot,The tilting mechanisms shift and release the tooth's pawl, freeing the rotating drum, and the next ball is locked by the stop, leaving the next housing ready for loading with a ball.

[0004] BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0005] Different pellet magazines for air rifles or air pistols are known in the state of the art.

[0006] Thus, the patent W02007 / 057487 “LOADER FOR COMPRESSED AIR GUNS”, from the year 2006, in the name of Mr. Eduardo ZORRILLA ARTERO, belongs to the state of the art, which refers to a magazine for compressed air guns, of the type that materializes in an essentially cylindrical drum in which a plurality of chambers parallel to its axis are established and which form a circumferential alignment, chambers receiving respective pellets, said drum being of the type that are replaceable in the weapon once empty by another full one, characterized in that in the interior of said drum there is established at least one permanent magnet that surrounds each and every one of the chambers of the same and that generates a magnetic field that attracts the pellets towards said chambers, to facilitate the loading of the magazine, for which purpose said pellets are partially or totally of magnetic material, attractive by the said magnet.

[0007] Also known is Patent WO2017 / 125622 “BALLOON LOADING SYSTEM”, from 2016, in the name of the applicant firm, GAMO OUTDOOR, SL, which refers to a pellet loading system for break-barrel rifles, comprising a stock on which the chamber is attached, a barrel where the pellet chamber is located, a pellet magazine and articulation means, characterized in that it comprises: an elastic rod with a central section and two ends that are housed in the chamber, a body in which the central section of the elastic rod is positioned with forward and backward movement within said body and which is fixed to the barrel, and a pusher means, linked to the elastic rod and located between the pellet to be loaded and the elastic rod.

[0008] Finally, mention should be made of US Patent 4986251 “AIRGUN MAGAZINE,” issued by UTEC BV in 1989, which relates to a magazine for an air pistol comprising an outer casing, a drum rotatably mounted to the outer casing for carrying the pellets, and a cover pivotally mounted to the outer casing. A coil spring elastically pushes the drum to a final position. To load the magazine, the cover is rotated to rotate the drum to another final position, and then a pellet is dropped through a hole in the outer cover into the drum. Patents GB2527743 and FR387450 are also part of the prior art.

[0009] BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0010] The present invention falls within the sector of magazines for compressed air rifles and compressed air pistols that have a drum where the pellets are stored.

[0011] The closest document is the aforementioned patent W02007 / 057487.

[0012] This patent solves the problem of loading the pellets by using a drum with magnets that attract the pellets.

[0013] On the other hand, it has the drawback that, as indicated in the patent itself, there is the possibility that there may be a "second pellet that tends to lodge in the chamber already occupied by another".

[0014] The present invention aims to prevent a second pellet from becoming lodged in the pellet chamber and accidentally firing the air rifle, with the consequent danger.

[0015] To achieve this, the inventors have developed a new magazine where the drum only rotates if an inertial movement occurs, which is derived from the firing of the rifle. Therefore, only when the rifle has been fired can the inertial movement occur that will allow the drum to rotate to the next position where the next available pellet is located.

[0016] An object of the present invention is a magazine for pellets of air rifles and pistols, of the type comprising an outer casing, inside which is located a drum with housings where the pellets are placed, a through hole that passes, at least partially, through its axis of rotation through the drum, a channel through which a pellet travel stop passes, a seal, and an axis around which the drum rotates, characterized in that it comprises: a toothed mechanism disposed in the drum, comprising a series of teeth, tilting means, at least one pawl in contact with at least one of said teeth, and a rotation spring that rotates the drum about the axis of rotation, such that in the rest position the stop prevents the rotation of the pellet prepared to be loaded into the air pistol or rifle, once the pellet is loaded into the pistol or rifle the pawl blocks one of said teeth,And once the pellet has been fired, and as a consequence of the recoil, the tilting mechanisms move and release the claw from the tooth, freeing the rotating drum, and the next pellet is blocked by the stop, leaving the next chamber ready for loading with a pellet.

[0017] BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] In order to facilitate the explanation, this document is accompanied by fifteen sheets of drawings in which a practical embodiment has been represented, which is cited as an example, not limiting the scope of the present invention:

[0019] - Figure 1 is a partial view of a rifle with a horizontally arranged magazine, - Figure 2 is an exploded view of the magazine in Figure 1,

[0020] - Figure 3 is a plan view of the loader in Figure 1 without the cover,

[0021] - Figure 4 is a view of Figure 3, where the tilting plate has been made transparent,

[0022] - Figure 5 is a bottom view of the tilting plate, - Figure 6 is a partial view of a rifle with a vertically arranged magazine,

[0023] - Figure 7 is an exploded view of the loader in Figure 6,

[0024] - Figure 8 is a plan view of the loader in Figure 6 without the cover,

[0025] - Figure 9 is a side view of the charger in Figure 6, with the outer casing now transparent.

[0026] - Figure 10 is a bottom view of the drum,

[0027] - Figure 11 is a cross-section along line XI-XI of Figure 6.

[0028] - Figure 12 is an elevation view of a vahante of the loader of Figure 1,

[0029] Figures 13a-13e are partial views, without the cover and with the transparent tilting plate, of the movement stages from firing to loading the pellet, and

[0030] - Figure 14 is a cross-section along line XIV-XIV of Figure 12.

[0031] CONCRETE REALIZATION OF THE PRESENT INVENTION

[0032] Thus, in Figure 1, a rifle 14 and a magazine 3 are illustrated.

[0033] Figure 2 shows an outer casing 1, a drum 2 with a seal 18, a housing 5, a through hole 6, a rotating shaft 4, a toothed mechanism 7, teeth 8, a rocker plate 10, a push button 31, rocker means consisting of an inertia mass 11 and a spring 12, a rotating spring 13, a stop 30, a cover 21, and a screw 22. Figure 3 shows the outer casing 1, the drum 2, the housings 5, the teeth 8, the rocker plate 10, the inertia mass 11, the spring 12, the push button 31, and the screw 22.

[0034] Figure 4 shows the outer casing 1, the drum 2, the housings 5, the teeth 8, a pawl 9, the rocker plate 10, the push button 31, the inertia mass 11, the spring 12 and the screw 22.

[0035] Figure 5 illustrates the claw 9, the rocker plate 10, the push button 31 and the spring 12.

[0036] Figure 6 depicts rifle 14 and magazine 3.

[0037] Figure 7 shows the outer casing 1, the drum 2, the housings 5, the through hole 6, the teeth 8, the gasket 18, the inertia mass 11, the spring 12, the rotation spring 13, a material body 20 with its extension 16, its pusher 24 and the claw 9, the cover 21, a ball 23 and the screw 22.

[0038] Figure 8 shows the outer casing 1, the drum 2, the housings 5, the teeth 8,8a, the spring 12, the industrial body 20 with its extension 16, its pusher 24 and the claw 9 and the ball 23.

[0039] Figure 9 depicts the outer casing 1, the drum 2, the teeth 8, the inertia mass 11, the spring 12, the industrial body 20 with its extension 16, its pusher 24 and the claw 9, a predetermined space 20 and the cover 21.

[0040] Figure 10 illustrates the drum 2, the housings 5, the through hole 6, and a channel 17. Figure 11 shows an air rifle 14, the pellet 23, the cartridge 2, and a pellet chamber 25. This figure 11 is provided for the sole purpose of facilitating the understanding of where the pellet chamber 25 is located.

[0041] Figure 12 shows the outer casing 1, the housing 5, the rocker plate 10, the push button 31, the cover 21, and the screw 22.

[0042] Figures 13a-13e show the rocker plate 10, the housing 5, the tooth 8, the pawl 9, the spring 12, a slot 50 and a pivot shaft 51.

[0043] Finally, Figure 14 shows the cover 21 with the pivot axis 51, the spring 12, the tilting plate 10 with its slot 50.

[0044] For clarity purposes, ball 23 is not shown in all figures, although it is understood that the ball is a visible or invisible part of all figures.

[0045] Thus, the device of the present invention consists of an outer casing 1, inside which a drum 2 is located. The drum has a series of housings 5 ​​where the balls 3 are located.

[0046] It comprises a through hole 6 that passes, at least partially (it could be a blind hole), through its axis of rotation to drum 2. Drum 2 rotates around an axis of rotation 4.

[0047] Similarly, in drum 2 there is a channel 17 (Fig. 10) through which passes a stop 30 which is the end of the stroke of the balls 23 and an elastic joint 18, which holds and repositions the balls 23 in the housings 5. It also comprises a toothed mechanism 7 arranged in drum 2, which has a series of teeth 8 into which the claw 9 will fit, as will be explained later.

[0048] It also comprises tilting means 11,12: an inertia mass 11 and a spring 12.

[0049] Thus, it comprises at least one tab 9, in this embodiment for ease of understanding it is a single tab 9. Due to tolerance issues, the tab 9 may not be in contact with the tooth 8 until the pellet 23 has been loaded into the pellet chamber 25 of the air rifle 14 or pistol.

[0050] If the calculations have been adjusted, the pin 9 will be in contact with at least one of the teeth 8, blocking the drum 2 from the moment the ball 23 is blocked by the stop 30, in a synchronized manner.

[0051] It also has a rotation spring 13 that rotates the drum 2 around the rotation axis 4.

[0052] Thus, in the rest position, the stop 30 prevents the rotation of the ball 23 and consequently of the drum 2. The ball 23 is also prepared to be housed in the chamber of the ball 25, for example, as described in the patent of applicant WO2017 / 125622.

[0053] Once the pellet 23 is lodged inside the pellet chamber 25 of the air rifle 14 or pistol, the stop 30 no longer prevents the drum 2 from rotating and when the drum 2 moves minimally the claw 9 blocks one of said teeth 8, preventing the rotation of the drum 2.

[0054] If the user forgets whether or not they have loaded a 23 pellet into the 25 pellet chamber, even if they perform the maneuver, no 23 pellet will be loaded, because in the housing 5 that faces the 25 pellet chamber there is no 23 pellet, since it is inside the 25 pellet chamber and the drum 2 does not rotate to facilitate a new pellet.

[0055] Therefore, this invention prevents the loading of two or more pellets 23 into the chamber of pellet 25, something that the nearest document could not prevent, as explained in its own description.

[0056] Once the pellet inside the pellet chamber 25 has been fired, the tilting means 11, 12 move due to the recoil of the shot and release the claw 9 from the tooth 8, also releasing the drum 2 which rotates, stopping the next pellet 23 as its passage is blocked by the stop 30.

[0057] Next, the tilting means 11,12 return to their initial position.

[0058] The toothed mechanism 7 can optionally be a ratchet-type mechanism, with the teeth 8 in the shape of a saw.

[0059] Unlike the nearest document, in this case the ratchet-type mechanism serves to lock when there is no more ammunition, while in the nearest document it served to advance the drum and prepare the next round of ammunition.

[0060] Also optionally, the 8 teeth are located around the through hole 6.

[0061] In one embodiment, the magazine 3 comprises a tilting plate 10 in which the tilting means 11, 12 and the claw 9 are located (Figs. 2-5). The tilting means comprise an inertia mass 11 that rotates the tilting plate 10 by the action of the firing inertia (at the moment of recoil).

[0062] Rotating the rocker plate 10 will release tooth 8 and rotate the drum 2 by the action of the rotation spring 13.

[0063] Subsequently, spring 12 rotates the tilting plate 10 in the opposite direction until it returns to its initial position, i.e., with the ball 23 locked by the stop 30.

[0064] In the realization of figures 1-5 the inertia mass 11 is located in a plane perpendicular to the housings 5.

[0065] The tilting means may comprise a push button 31, connected to the tilting plate 10. When this push button 31 is pressed, it moves the tilting plate 10, in order to unload the pellet magazine.

[0066] If the user had any pellets inside the magazine 3 at the end, they could not retrieve them, since, if the industrial movement does not occur, the claw 9 blocks the drum 2.

[0067] Pressing button 31 moves the tilting plate 10 and removes the claw 9 from the teeth 8, allowing the rotation of the drum 2 and thus the next ball 23, when rotating, is stopped by the stop 30, and the user can remove it manually, and so on with the rest of the balls inside the drum 2.

[0068] The inventors have observed that users sometimes employ or replace accessories that alter the overall weight of the rifle, causing the recoil to change at the moment of firing. This can affect the movement of the tilting plate 10. As a result, when the shot is fired, the tilting plate 10 moves, releasing the locking lug 9 (which is fixed to the tilting plate 10) and tooth 8. However, the tilting plate 10 moves so quickly that it returns to its initial position, locking the lug 9 and tooth 8 again before the cylinder 2 has a chance to rotate. This occurs because the cylinder 2 must rotate the stored pellets and therefore takes longer to rotate than the tilting plate 10 takes to return to its initial position.

[0069] This problem does not occur if the rifle is calibrated, but when it is no longer calibrated by adding or removing accessories, the aforementioned problem occurs.

[0070] In this way, they have optionally introduced the possibility of increasing the time it takes to recover the initial position by delaying the time it takes the tilting plate 10 to recover the initial position (Fig.13a).

[0071] Thus, as in the example in Figure 2, the tilting means comprise a kinetic mass 11 that rotates and displaces the tilting plate 10 by the action of the firing inertia, releasing the tooth 8 and rotating the drum 2. In addition, it comprises a spring 12 linked to a slot 50 that is located in the tilting plate 10. Inside the slot 50 there is a pivot axis 51, the pivot axis 51 of the tilting plate 10 being located at one end of the slot 50 when the claw 9 locks one of the teeth 8 and being located at the other end of the slot 50 when the claw 9 releases the tooth 8.

[0072] Optionally, the slot 50 is oriented towards the central area of ​​the tilting plate 10, defining in this embodiment a displacement of the tilting plate 10 from bottom to top and vice versa. As a manufacturing option, the outer casing 1 is closed by a cover 21, with the pivot axis 51 forming an integral part of said cover 51. Thus, since the cover 21 is fixed to the outer casing 1 by means of the screw 22, the pivot axis 51 does not move, and it is the inertia of the firing by means of the inertial mass 11 that displaces the tilting plate 10, whose movement is directed by the slot 50, inside which the pivot axis 51 is located.

[0073] In another embodiment, the teeth 8 are located on the outside of drum 2 (Figs. 7-11).

[0074] Likewise, the tilting means comprise an inertial mass 11 that pushes an inertial body 20 that ends in a claw 9 displacing said inertial body 20 against a cover 21 of the magazine 3, which is initially separated from said inertial body 11 by a predetermined distance 20, by the action of the inertia of the shot.

[0075] This causes tooth 8 to be released, rotating drum 2,

[0076] Subsequently, the spring 12, supported by the cover 21, pushes the commercial body 20 in the opposite direction, also locking the pawl 9 to the next tooth 8a and again separating the commercial body 20 from the cover 21 by the aforementioned predetermined distance 19.

[0077] The aforementioned predetermined distance 19 is greater than the height of the pick 9, that is, the pick 9 must have enough space to unlock tooth 8 and be able to lock the next 8a.

[0078] In this embodiment, to reduce space, the inertial mass 11 is located inside the industrial body 20, so that when recoil occurs after firing, the inertial mass 11 pushes the industrial body 20 against the cover 21. The industrial body 20 may comprise an extension 16 that pushes the spring 12 against the cover 21 when the inertial mass 11 pushes the industrial body 20.

[0079] Similarly, when spring 12 expands, it pushes extension 16, which, being connected to the inertial body 20, also displaces the inertial body 20 to its initial position. The inertial mass 11 is positioned perpendicular to the housings 5 ​​to facilitate the release of the claw 9 when the magazine is arranged vertically.

[0080] Similarly to the case of the horizontally positioned loader, explained above, this embodiment also includes a pusher 24 which, when activated, releases the claw 9, unlocking the tooth 8.

[0081] In other words, to remove the 23 pellets from magazine 3, you would act on the pusher 24 towards the cover 21, releasing the claw 9 from the tooth 8 allowing the rotation of the drum 2 and allowing the next pellet to reach the stop 30, allowing the pellet 23 to be extracted manually, and proceed with the same operation with the following pellets until magazine 3 is empty.

[0082] Thus, if loader 3 were of the horizontal type, as in figures 1 to 5, the operation would be as follows.

[0083] Magazine 3 would be inserted into air rifle 14, also known as an air rifle, although it could also be an air pistol. Air rifle 14 would then be cocked and pellet 23 would be inserted into pellet 25's chamber, for example, as described in patent WO201 7 / 125622 of the same applicant.

[0084] Once the ball 23 has been placed inside the ball 25 chamber, the claw 9 blocks the tooth 8 and prevents the drum 2 from rotating.

[0085] If the user wanted to reload another pellet 23, he could not do so because there would be no pellet in housing 5, since drum 2 has not rotated.

[0086] Next, the user fires rifle 14 and the recoil of rifle 14 produces an inertial movement which means that the inertia mass 11 moves backwards making the tilting plate 10 rotate, which, being connected to the pawl 9, moves it and the pawl 9 is released from the tooth 8 allowing the rotation of the drum 2.

[0087] The drum 2 rotates until the next pellet 23 finds the stop 30 and stops, leaving pellet 23 ready for when the user decides to reload the rifle 14.

[0088] If we use the vahante of figures 13 and following, before the shot occurs, the claw 9 is blocking the tooth 8, preventing the rotation of the drum 2. The drum 2 is exerting a force on the tilting plate 10 displacing the slot 50, which is part of the tilting plate 10 until it touches the axis 51 (Fig. 13a).

[0089] Next, when the user fires the weapon, the claw 9 releases the tooth 8, allowing the drum 2 to rotate. At the same time, the drum 2 stops exerting force on the tilting plate 10, enabling the tilting plate 10 to rotate along the pivot axis 51 and due to the effect of the spring 12 (Fig. 13b). It is important to note that at this point in time, the drum 2 has not yet moved. Subsequently, the spring 12 moves the tilting plate 10 along the slot 50 due to the pivot axis 51 (Fig. 13c). This movement along the slot 50 prevents the claw 9 from re-engaging the tooth 8 in the same position as when the tilting plate 10 begins to rotate due to the effect of spring 12 (Fig. 13d). Drum 2 has not yet moved, but it begins its displacement immediately after Fig. 13d ends and before Fig. 13e begins.Finally, the drum 2 can thus advance to the next pellet, because the locking pin 9 does not block the same tooth 8 but will block the immediately following one (Fig. 13e), allowing the next chamber 5 to be filled with a new pellet. This ensures that even if the user has unbalanced the rifle or pistol by adding or removing accessories, the drum 2 will continue to rotate to the next pellet (Fig. 13a) as if it were a calibrated rifle or pistol.

[0090] For the vertical loader case, figures 7-9 and 11, the procedure would be substantially the same as the previous one, with some differences due to the adaptation of the tilting means from a horizontal to a vertical position.

[0091] Thus, the load of pellet 23 is substantially the same as that explained for magazine 3 in horizontal position and described in patent WO2017 / 125622 of the applicant himself.

[0092] Similarly, when pellet 23 is inside the pellet chamber 25, the pin 9 located on tooth 8 prevents the drum 2 from rotating, so that a new pellet 23 ready to be loaded cannot be placed in the pellet chamber 25. When the shot is fired and the recoil originates in the rifle 14, the inertial mass 11 pushes the inertial body 20 against the cover 21, releasing pin 9 from inside tooth 8, which occupies the predetermined space 20, allowing the drum 2 to rotate and a new pellet 23 to be locked by the stop 30 and positioned for loading.

[0093] At the same time as the inertia mass 11 pushes the industrial body 20, the extension 16, which is linked to the industrial body 20, pushes the spring 12 against the cover 21, and when the spring 12 is decompressed it pushes the extension 16, which drags the industrial body 20 and places the pawl on the new tooth, locking the drum 2 again.

[0094] The present invention describes a new magazine for pellets used in air rifles and pistols. The examples mentioned herein are not limiting to the present invention; therefore, it may have different applications and / or adaptations, all of which fall within the scope of the following claims.

Claims

A pellet magazine for air compressed rifle and pistols, of the type comprising an outer casing (1), inside which a drum (2) is placed having housing (5) for the pellets (23) housing, a through hole (6) extending at least partially through its axis of rotation to the drum (2); a channel (17) through which passes a limit stop (30) for the stroke of the pellets (23); a joint (18) and an axis (4) around which the drum (2) rotates; characterised in that it comprises: -          a toothed mechanism (7) arranged inside the drum (2), comprising a series of teeth (8), -          tilting means (11, 12), -          at least one pawl (9) in contact with at least one of said teeth (8), and -          a rotation spring (13) which rotates the drum (2) around the rotation axis, wherein, when in a rest position, the limit stop (30) prevents rotation of the pellet (23) prepared to be loaded onto the compressed air gun (14); once the pellet (23) is loaded onto the gun (14), the pawl (9) blocks one of said teeth (8), and once the pellet is fired and as the recoil takes place in the gun, the tilting means (11, 12) move and release the pawl (9) of the teeth (8), thus releasing the drum (2), which then rotates, and the next pellet is blocked by the limit stop (30), making the next housing (5) ready to be loaded with a pellet.The pellet magazine according to claim 1, characterised in that the pawl (9) blocks one of said teeth (8) at the same time when the limit stop (30) prevents the rotation of the pellet (23).The pellet magazine according to claim 1 characterised in that the toothed mechanism (7) is a ratchet-type mechanism having saw-like teeth (8).The pellet magazine according to claim 3 characterised in that the teeth (8) are positioned around the through hole (6).The pellet magazine according to claim 4 characterised in that it comprises a tilting plate (10) wherein the tilting means (11, 12) and the pawl (9) are positioned.The pellet magazine according to claim 5, characterised in that the tilting means comprise an inertia mass (11) which rotates the tilting plate (10) by the effect of the inertia of the shooting, thus releasing the tooth (8) and rotating the drum (2) and a spring (12) that rotates the tilting plate (10) in the opposite direction, until reaching the initial position.The pellet magazine according to claim 6, characterised in that: - the tilting means comprise an inertia mass (11) that causes the tilting plate (10) to rotate and move due to the inertia of the shot, releasing the tooth (8) and rotating the drum (2), and- the spring (12) attached to a slot (50) arranged in the tilting plate (10), which slot (50) having a rotation axis (51) being positioned therein; such rotation axis (51) of a lid (21) being positioned in one of the ends of the slot (50) when the pawl (9) blocks one of the teeth (8) and such rotation axis (51) being positioned in the other end of the slot (50) when the pawl (9) releases the tooth (8).The pellet magazine according to claim 7, characterised in that the slot (50) is oriented towards the central region of the tilting plate (10).The pellet magazine according to claim 8, characterized in that the outer casing (1) is closed by a lid (21) and the rotation axis (51) is integral with said lid (21).The pellet magazine according to claim 6 or 7 characterised in that the inertia mass (11) is located perpendicularly to the housing (5).The pellet magazine according to claim 10 characterised in that it comprises a push button (31) which, when actuated, releases the pawl (9) and unlocks the tooth (8).The pellet magazine according to claim 1 or 2 characterised in that the teeth (8) are positioned outside the drum (2).The pellet magazine according to claim 12 characterised in that the tilting means comprise an inertia mass (11) which pushes an inertial body (20) which ends at a pawl (9) and pushes it against a lid (21) of the magazine, which lid (21) is initially separated from the inertial body (20) at a predetermined spacing (19), by the effect of the inertia of the shooting, thus releasing the tooth (8) and rotating the drum (2), and a spring (12) which rests on the lid (21) pushes the inertial body (20) in the opposite direction, blocking also the pawl (9) to the following tooth (8a) and separating the new inertial body (20) from the lid (21) at said predetermined spacing (19).The pellet magazine according to claim 13 characterised in that the predetermined spacing (19) is larger than the height of the pawl (9).The pellet magazine according to claim 14 characterised in that inertia mass (11) is located inside an inertial body (20).The pellet magazine according to claim 15 characterised in that the inertial body (20) comprises an extension (16) which pushes the spring (12) against the lid (21) when the inertia mass (11) pushes the inertial body (20).The pellet magazine according to claim 16 characterised in that the inertia mass (11) is positioned parallel to the housing (5).The pellet magazine according to claim 17 characterised in that it comprises a push button (24) which, when actuated, releases the pawl (9) and releases the tooth (8).

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