Patent ID: 6729322
Filing Date: 2004-05-04
Classification: F41A,F41B,F41C

Abstract:
A magazine assembly for a gas-powered gun, comprising:a cylinder-type magazine having a plurality of chambers, each of said chambers being dimensioned and configured to be axially aligned with a barrel, and to receive a projectile therewithin; means for automatically indexing said magazine upon the cycling of a bolt, comprising: a pawl carrier reciprocating between a first side position and a second side position; and a pawl dimensioned and configured to engage one of said chambers when said pawl carrier is in said first side position, and one of said chambers when said pawl carrier is in said second side position, said pawl being biased towards said magazine; means for automatically aligning one of said chambers with said barrel upon completion of indexing; and a magazine tube dimensioned and configured to align with one of said magazine's chambers and to contain projectiles, said magazine tube containing a spring-biased follower.