Subj : Re: I Love this country.
To   : Digital Man
From : MRO
Date : Mon Oct 23 2017 16:00:51

  Re: Re: I Love this country.
  By: Digital Man to MRO on Sun Oct 22 2017 10:54 pm


 >  > yeah, i dont even own a gun and i know magazines as magazines.
 >  > isnt a clip just a holder for ammunition?

 > They're both holders for ammunication for feeding into a gun, but "clips"
 > are for older rifles (e.g. M1 Garand) and only hold casings by the lip/rim
 > and are open to the elements whereas magazines are more like boxes (to
 > protect the rounds from the elements and easier handling) with a
 > spring-loaded "pusher" to force the rounds into the gun.


so in most cases we are talking about magazines. i remember my grandfather had
clips and  magazines and he didnt interchange the wording there.
maybe it's non military that get the termonology wrong?
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