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A clip is a device that is used to store multiple rounds of ammunition together as a unit, ready for insertion into the magazine of a repeating firearm. This speeds up the process of loading the firearm as several rounds can be loaded at once, rather than one round being loaded at a time. Several different types of clips exist, most of which are made of inexpensive metal stampings that are designed to be disposable, though they are often re-used. Gravure of a 30-round STANAG 4179 magazine, originally designed for the AR-15/M16 series of rifles. ...
An assortment of modern hand-held firearms using fixed ammunition, including military assault rifles, a sporting shotgun (fourth from bottom), a tactical shotgun (third from bottom), and a sporting rifle (top). ...
The term clip is commonly erroneously used to describe a firearm magazine, generally a specific type of magazine known as a detachable box magazine, or even a firearm belt. These uses of the term are incorrect; a clip is used to load a magazine, while a magazine or a belt is used to load a firearm.[1] A 30-round STANAG magazine. ...
A belt feeding into an M249 machine gun, from an Army training manual A belt feeding into a M1919A4 from a wooden ammo box A belt is an ammunition feeding device for a firearm. ...
Types of clips
Stripper clip See Stripper clip A stripper clip or charger, not to be confused with the revolver clip or plain clip, is a speedloader that holds several cartridges together in a single unit for easier loading of a firearms magazine. ...
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The M1 Garand (more formally the United States Rifle, Caliber . ...
En bloc clip Several rifle designs have relied on an en bloc clip to load the firearm. In this method, the cartridges and clip are inserted as a unit into a fixed magazine within the rifle, and the clip is usually ejected from the rifle upon firing or chambering of the last round. A rifle is a firearm with a barrel that has a helical groove or pattern of grooves (rifling) cut into the barrel walls. ...
A 30-round STANAG magazine. ...
The en bloc clip was developed by Ferdinand Mannlicher for use in his M1885 rifle. Other rifles utilizing the en bloc clip include the French 1890 Berthier Cavalry Carbine, the Steyr-Mannlicher M1895, the M91 Carcano, and perhaps most famously, the U.S. M1 Garand.[2] Ferdinand Ritter von Mannlicher (born January 30, 1848 in Mainz, Germany - died January 20, 1904 in Vienna, Austria) was an engineer and small armaments designer. ...
8x50R Steyr-Mannlicher M1895 Long Rifle The Steyr-Mannlicher M1895 rifle is an early bolt-action rifle, employed by the Austro-Hungarian army throughout World War I, and post-war by both Austrian and Hungarian armies. ...
Lee Harvey Oswalds Model 91/38 Carcano short rifle, in the US National Archives Carcano is a series of Italian bolt-action rifle military rifles. ...
The M1 Garand (more formally the United States Rifle, Caliber . ...
The major shortcoming of the en bloc design that prevented further adoption is that it is typically difficult, or in some cases impossible, to "top off" or refill a partially-loaded magazine without first cycling all unfired rounds through the action.
Moon clip and half-moon clip A moon clip is a ring-shaped piece of metal designed to hold a full cylinder of ammunition (generally 6 rounds) together as one package. Therefore, instead of loading or extracting one round at a time, a full cylinder of ammunition or spent cases can be loaded or extracted at once, expediting the loading process. A similar device known as the half-moon clip is designed to hold a half cylinder of ammunition (generally 3 rounds), two such clips being necessary to fully load the cylinder. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1047x871, 697 KB) Summary Moon clip in S&W Model 625 (.45 ACP) Source:L. B. Ehrler Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1047x871, 697 KB) Summary Moon clip in S&W Model 625 (.45 ACP) Source:L. B. Ehrler Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
The Smith & Wesson (S & W) Model 625, is a six shot double action revolver chambered for the . ...
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Boxes of ammunition clog a warehouse in Baghdad Ammunition is a generic military term meaning (the assembly of) a projectile and its propellant. ...
Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1465x858, 207 KB) Summary Picture of S&W 686+ Pistol Source: L. B. Ehrler Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
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The Smith & Wesson (S & W) Model 686, is a six or seven shot double action revolver chambered for the . ...
Marlin Model 1894C — a carbine in . ...
Boxes of ammunition clog a warehouse in Baghdad Ammunition is a generic military term meaning (the assembly of) a projectile and its propellant. ...
Hot metal work from a blacksmith In chemistry, a metal (Greek: Metallon) is an element that readily loses electrons to form positive ions (cations) and has metallic bonds between metal atoms. ...
The modern moon clip was devised shortly prior to World War I (circa 1908).[3] As revolvers are generally designed to use rimmed cartridges, the moon clip allows the use of rimless cartridges designed for semi-automatic pistols in revolvers. This had the effect of simplifying logistics during wartime, allowing modified British Webley Revolvers to use U.S. .45 ACP ammunition. “The Great War †redirects here. ...
A rim is an edge on the bottom of ammunition which helps to extract a casing out of the chamber of a barrel with the help of an extractor. ...
The Webley Revolver (also known/referred to as the Webley Break-Top Revolver or Webley Self-Extracting Revolver) was, in various marks, the standard issue service pistol for the armed forces of the United Kingdom, the British Empire, and the Commonwealth from 1887 until 1963. ...
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Half-moon clips were used in the US M1917 revolver to allow rimless .45 ACP cartridges to be used. Josserand and Stevenson (1972:143,263) have this as the origin of the half-moon clip. They explain that because the relatively new M1911 semi-automatic pistol could not be manufactured fast enough, the U.S. War Department asked Smith & Wesson and Colt to devise ways to use the M1911's .45 ACP cartridge (which is rimless) in their revolvers. S&W used the half-moon clip as an elegantly simple solution.[4] The M1917 revolver was a US six shot revolver of 45 ACP caliber. ...
The M1911 is a single-action, semiautomatic handgun chambered for the . ...
Moon clips are generally made from spring grade steel, although plastic versions have recently been developed because sheet metal can permanently deform if bent, and hold the cartridges firmly enough that a special tool is generally used to insert and remove them. Unlike a speedloader, a moon clip remains in place during firing, and after firing, is used to extract the empty cartridge cases. A speedloader is a device used for loading a firearm or firearm magazine with loose ammunition very quickly. ...
Moon clips may be even faster to use than a speedloader. Jerry Miculek, a top IPSC revolver shooter, has demonstrated the ability to fire six shots from a .45 ACP revolver, reload, and fire six more shots to the 6x11-inch A zone of an IPSC target at fifteen feet in under three seconds, including reaction time to the start signal. This feat was possible by using moon clips to allow quick and reliable ejection of the fired rounds, and a quick reload of all six chambers at once.[5] Jerry Miculek (pronounced MISH-you-lak although many pronounce MIK-a-lik) is a speed shooter and competition shooting instructor, experienced in nearly every type of firearm made. ...
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Usage Common revolver models that are manufactured to use moon clips: Other revolver models such as the S&W Model 686 .357 Magnum can be modified by a machinist to utilize moon clips. Ball and hollowpoint 9mm Luger rounds The 9 mm Luger pistol cartridge (9 x 19 mm Parabellum, 9 x 19 mm NATO) was designed by firearms designer Georg Luger. ...
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The 10 mm Auto is a powerful and versatile cartridge for semi-automatic pistols, developed by ammunition manufacturer FFV Norma AB of Ã…motfors, Sweden, and introduced in 1983 in the ill-fated Bren Ten pistol. ...
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The Smith & Wesson (S & W) Model 625, is a six shot double action revolver chambered for the . ...
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The Webley Revolver (also known/referred to as the Webley Break-Top Revolver or Webley Self-Extracting Revolver) was, in various marks, the standard issue service pistol for the armed forces of the United Kingdom, the British Empire, and the Commonwealth from 1887 until 1963. ...
The Smith & Wesson (S & W) Model 686, is a six or seven shot double action revolver chambered for the . ...
Marlin Model 1894C — a carbine in . ...
A machinist is a craftsman who uses machine tools to make parts or alter parts by cutting away excess material. ...
See also Gravure of a 30-round STANAG 4179 magazine, originally designed for the AR-15/M16 series of rifles. ...
References - ^ Speir, Dean: Clips are not Magazines!
- ^ Hogg, Ian V.; Weeks, John S.: (2000) Military Small Arms of the 20th Century, 7th Edition; Krause Publications, ISBN 0-87341-824-7
- ^ U.S. Patent 923,068 , Elmer E. Neal
- ^ Josserand MH, Stevenson JA: Pistols, revolvers, and ammunition. New York, Bonanza Books (a division of Crown Publishers), 1972, p. 143, 263.
- ^ Petty, Charles E. (2004). "How fast is fast? Gentleman Jerry Miculek tackles McGivern's record". American Handgunner July-August.
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