Subj : Re: I Love this country.
To   : MRO
From : Digital Man
Date : Mon Oct 23 2017 18:09:51

  Re: Re: I Love this country.
  By: MRO to Digital Man on Mon Oct 23 2017 04:00 pm

 >   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?

I think most gun owners, especially rifle owners, know the difference. <shrug>

                                            digital man

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