Crossbow and combination of a crossbow and a magazine

A crossbow comprising:

• a base body and a magazine reception, which base body comprises limbs, a string connected thereto, which are transferable on a topside of the base body between a first position in which the limbs and the string are tensioned and a second position in which the limbs and the string are relaxed,
• a guide groove configured for receiving a projectile;
• a trigger device,
• wherein the magazine reception is put on the topside of the base body and comprises side walls which delimit a reception area for a magazine,
• wherein the magazine reception comprises a locking lever which is mounted on a pivot axis and comprises a first lever arm on one side of the pivot axis and a second lever arm connected thereto on the other side of the pivot axis, the locking lever being operatively connected to the reception area between a locking position (P1) in which the first lever arm is in operatively connected with the reception area and a release position (P2) in which the first lever arm is inoperative with respect to the reception area, is pivotable, and the second lever arm comprises an actuating plate.