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Posted: 6/28/2001 6:35:57 AM EDT
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a clip is a grooved piece of metal or plastic that the base of a cartridge fits into. It holds a specific number of rounds. IE 10. It is a little wider then the base of a round with a flat spring to hold tension on the round.
A magazine is the part of the weapon that rounds are held in. some are detachable..some are fixed. |
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Posted: 6/28/2001 6:41:12 AM EDT
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a magazine contains a spring to present rounds to the bolt. clip has no spring. clips sometimes are used to feed mags.
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Posted: 6/28/2001 6:56:10 AM EDT
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[b]Clips[/b]
[img]http://www.tapco.com/store/images/MAG0137.JPG[/img] [b]Magazine[/b] [img]http://www.tapco.com/store/images/MAG0607.JPG[/img] My understanding is that a clip is a single part and a mag is a component. |
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Posted: 6/28/2001 7:02:48 AM EDT
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Most clips only have three sides to them: a left, a right and a back. Mags have 5 sides: left, right, front, back and bottom. Clips usually do not have a conventional spring, while mags usually have one. Basically, if it inserts inside the gun thru the action, like in a Garand, its a clip. If the rounds are stripped off and stay in the gun, its a clip. If it is inserted into the gun without going thru the action and does not need outside assistance to feed the rounds, it is a mag.
Kharn |
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Posted: 6/28/2001 7:09:56 AM EDT
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think of it like this. a mag feeds the gun, the clip loads the mag.
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Posted: 6/28/2001 7:10:02 AM EDT
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As was said a clip is just that. It simply clips onto a certain number of rounds and is fed that way into the gun.
A magazine can be fixed or detatchable, or tubular or box. As was said the magazine basically has a spring is what sets it apart. Here are several M1 clips. The 2 round, [img]http://www.fulton-armory.com/2shot.jpg[/img] and the sinlge load (sled), [img]http://www.fulton-armory.com/SLED.jpg[/img] As you see it is nothing like a magazine. If I can find a pic online of an 8 rounder I'll post it too. Basically if it doesn't have a spring involved it's a clip. And that basically is just for the M1 Garand and stripper clips to feed magazines. Clay |
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Posted: 6/28/2001 7:13:09 AM EDT
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Quoted: think of it like this. a mag feeds the gun, the clip loads the mag. Matt, except in the case of the Garand, where the clip itself is used instead of a magazine. However the Garand is pretty much the exception to the rule. |
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Posted: 6/28/2001 7:15:08 AM EDT
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A clip is something you put in your hair, A mag is something you put in you weapon.
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Posted: 6/28/2001 7:22:30 AM EDT
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Clips are used by Homies to stoke the gats used in drive-bys.[):)]
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Posted: 6/28/2001 7:23:05 AM EDT
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In the rest of the world a Clip is called a Magazine Charger, or Charger for short. That's what it does, charges (fills) the magazine.
A clip for the M16/AR15 is used to -- you guessed it [;)] -- charge the removeable magazine. On this rifle an adapter is fitted to the magazine, the clip inserted, the bullets pressed out of the clip into the magazine, the clip is removed and discarded. The adapter is removed and the magazine is then inserted in the rifle. On other rifles, the SKS, M1903, Mauser, etc are a good examples, the magazine is a permanent fixture in the rifle and the clip (charger) is used to -- again [;)] -- charge the magazine while it's still in the rifle. Clip is discarded after charging the magazine. Rifles like the M14 can have their magazines charged in or out of the rifle. On still other rifles, the M1 Rifle (Garand) being a good example, the clip is used to charge the permanent magazine in the rifle. No surprise here. In this case, however, the clip remains in the rifle until it's ejected with the last fired cartridge. In all cases the clip is used to charge the magazine. -- Chuck |
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Posted: 6/28/2001 8:14:46 AM EDT
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Quoted: Clips are used by Homies to stoke the gats used in drive-bys.[):)] [b]LMAO[/b] Correct me if I'm wrong..(my wife does every day) but the clips posted by lordtrader do in fact have a spring in them. It is a flat spring steel type used to keep tension on the rounds in the clip. |
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Posted: 6/28/2001 9:45:22 AM EDT
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This is the thread that prompted me to register, as I have been lurking for a few months.
I attempted to explain the difference between clips and magazines (and point out that I had never seen any publication refer to magazines as clips) to an anti a few weeks back. She told me that I should get with modern technology. Why does it seem that the more ignorant a person is, the stronger their opinions are? [rolleyes] |
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Posted: 6/28/2001 9:50:09 AM EDT
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Damn..and I thought it was the informative,articulate well written replies by a certain moderator.
Welcome aboard DoubleFeed. |
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Posted: 6/28/2001 4:40:54 PM EDT
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A clip uses a spring to retain the ammuntion where as a magazine uses a spring to feed the ammuntion.
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