Abstract
To reload most modern day firearms a button is pressed to release the installed magazine and another magazine is inserted into the firearm. The second magazine has been pre-loaded with ammunition making the process quick and efficient way to reload a firearm. A shotgun does not have a detachable magazine which slows down the reloading process. Once all the ammunition from the shotgun’s magazine has been depleted more shells are inserted through the loading port into the magazine one at a time. This process can take a long time since a shotgun can hold up to (8) shells. If someone practices and practices they can become very efficient at reloading quickly but this process is still not as fast or efficient as a detachable magazine. The purpose of this paper is to design a new invention that will auto feed shells into a shotgun quickly, and reliably as possible. This new design will be accomplished by designing a magazine re-loader that will house up to (8) shells. The shells will be pre-inserted into the loader ready for use. Once a shotgun is ready to be reloaded, this new loader will be held up to the loading port, activated by depressing a release button on the side, and a spring will load shells into the magazine of the shotgun. Since this method will be faster and more efficient than reloading shells by hand, this product will be more appropriately called a Spring Shotgun Speed Loader or SSSL. The final design was not able to hold all (8) shells and keep the length of the SSSL a manageable size. The length of the final design is 35.33” long overall and can house up to (5) shells instead of the intended eight. Transferring all shells into a shotgun takes less than ½” second successfully and repeatedly. The goal was achieved in which the SSSL works and loads all (5) shells but the design could be improved to make the SSSL easier to use by shooter. A second iteration will come in the future that will address: ease of loading the shells into the loader, reduction of overall length and faster alignment to the shotgun.