Semiautomatic rifle with lateral feeding mechanism and ejection from below

A semiautomatic sports rifle having a smooth or rifled bore, comprising:

• a casing having a lateral opening for introducing cartridges on one side of said casing and a lower opening for ejecting from below the case of each cartridge fired;
• a barrel connected to said casing, said barrel having a cartridge chamber;
• a breechblock unit which can be moved in said casing between an advanced position and a stopped position corresponding to positions of closing and of opening of the said cartridge chamber, respectively;
• a triggering device for controlling the firing;
• a lateral feeding means mounted substantially at the level of said lateral opening of said casing, said feeding means for receiving and holding a second cartridge during a firing of a first cartridge and to introduce the second cartridge into the gun automatically with the aid of said breechblock unit after the firing of the first cartridge ejecting the empty case through the lower opening in said casing and following the backwards movement of said breechblock, said lateral feeding means comprises a spoon which is mounted on a pin that rotates with a vertical axis, said spoon being directed towards a rear from the said rotating pin, said spoon being shaped to receive the cartridge with its base turned towards the rear and being movable between a starting position outside the casing, in which it receives and holds said second cartridge, and an internal feeding position, in which it is turned diagonally within said casing, towards the cartridge chamber through said lateral opening and with the base of the cartridge in the position of being intercepted by the breechblock unit when it moves into the advanced position to introduce the second cartridge into the chamber of the barrel.

A shotgun having a smooth or rifled bore, comprising:

• a casing having a lateral opening for introducing cartridges on one side of said casing and a lower opening for ejecting from below the case of each cartridge fired;
• a barrel connected to said casing, said barrel having a cartridge chamber;
• a breechblock unit which can be moved in said casing between an advanced position and a stopped position corresponding to positions of closing and of opening of the said cartridge chamber, respectively;
• a triggering device for controlling the firing;
• a lateral feeding means mounted substantially at the level of said lateral opening of said casing, said feeding means for receiving and holding a second cartridge during a firing of a first cartridge and to introduce the second cartridge into the gun automatically with the aid of said breechblock unit after the firing of the first cartridge ejecting the empty case through the lower opening in said casing and following the backwards movement of said breechblock, said lateral feeding means comprises a spoon which is mounted on a pin that rotates with a vertical axis, said spoon being directed towards a rear from the said rotating pin, said spoon being shaped to receive the cartridge with its base turned towards the rear and being movable between a starting position outside the casing, in which it receives and holds said second cartridge, and an internal feeding position, in which it is turned diagonally within said casing, towards the cartridge chamber through said lateral opening and with the base of the cartridge in the position of being intercepted by the breechblock unit when it moves into the advanced position to introduce the second cartridge into the chamber of the barrel.