Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-25396609-20161112202743/@comment-27144409-20161207021401

Well a crossbow mag can actually be open on the top (for example the Chinese repeating crossbow), so you could design it in away that allows for easy reloading of the same magazine that is in use.

Even if the magazines have the same principles as current firearm magazines, then you can still have individual bolts, you just load them into the mags later. Also, you don't have to load the full mag.

I just feel like one method or the other would be distinctly prefered. It's also hard to load individual rounds into a rifle designed for a magazine feed without a magazine. Take it from a guy who has some (not much) experience.