Originally Posted By: OldTurtleQuote:The one that bothers me is; magazine vs clip.
I always thought that a magazine (as relates to firearms) was the container the held the ammunition and was necessary for firing the weapon, whereas a "Clip" was the container that held the ammunition but was discarded after the ammunition was loaded in the weapon...as in the M1 Garand,,,similar to a speed loader for a revolver...or a 'stripper clip' for an AR...
It is my understanding that magazines have springs and followers...
clips don't.
Both are used to hold ammunition, both as a loading device (stripper clips) and to actually allow the firearm to fire (moon clips in a revolver or a clip in a Garand)
But I could be wrong.
Mark
