Air-Rifle Pellet Loaders - magazines or not?

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Air-Rifle Pellet Loaders - magazines or not?

Post by bladeracer » 07 Nov 2019, 6:19 pm

I find it a little fiddly loading .177" pellets but I've seen the pellet loaders that work a little like the in-line blackpowder percussion cap loaders.
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Crosman-Pellet-Loader-177-4-5mm-Holds-16-Pellets/274062942166
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They seem to be a lot more readily available in the UK, but if I order one will be held as a "magazine" and need a B709?
Anybody ordered one themselves from overseas?
Or know of a local supplier perhaps?

Are there different designs I should check out before ordering something?
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Re: Air-Rifle Pellet Loaders - magazines or not?

Post by No1_49er » 07 Nov 2019, 8:10 pm

I hardly think that by any stretch of ones imagination that that could be called a magazine.
Any more than a 5 cartridge stripper clip for a LE 303, Swede M96/38, or Mosin Nagant would be. The magazine is an integral component of the arm from which ammunition is presented to the action when it is cycled. The Crossman devise is no such thing.
If it makes you feel more comfortable, get a B709; it's a no cost piece of paper that you could apply for when the item is ordered. If Customs get stroppy, you're good to go.
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