The most expensive part of a zig zag platform is the tray itself.

With an elevator then you have to make a lot more.

Or order third party parts.

The only thing I want to buy from someone else is the tools and the barrel

Because hammer forges are expensive.

well, I think you still need an elevator of sorts, but it would mechanically operate by the zig zag wheel, instead of a spring.

Well if I have the zig zag as a roller that solves that

how so?

So the trenches are forced along a roller

Makes it much easier to move along and then I only have to lube the roller

The zig and zags would be lifts and drops

So they themselves are the elevators

Each second shot is lifted

Then it's a sheer drop for the next

quick question, where would the zigzag go exactly?

Also prevents falling out without a latch

Bottom of the tray

Then ontop a flicker like in a belt fed machine gun to push it along.

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So little holes ontop and zig zags on the bottom

This also prevents you from inserting it upside down.

so like the zig zag would look like this, just off to the side of the bolt?

wouldnt the flicker line have to move up and down to be able to maintain contact with the magazine?, or are the spokes going to be long enough to avoid that problem?

I'm probably gonna make it a gear

So it just has to spin to push it along

Then have little droppers in the gear that land in holes

The zig zags are more for the raising and lowering of rounds

hmm. not sure I understand.

Im sure it'll work though. you understand this stuff a lot better than me xD

I'll draw a quick diagram

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The shaded ones are raised and the none shaded ones are lowered

So they would ramp up and down

so it basically is the metal block idea

oh yeah, its all coming together now

Side view

ooh

As you can see near the send of a zig zag it would have a sheer drop

So it can't roll back