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 firearm's magazine. A stripper clip is only for loading the magazine and is not necessary for the firearm to function. It is called a 'stripper' clip because the cartridges are 'stripped' off the device when the ammunition is loaded. Depending on the magazine and cartridge, stripper clips can come in a variety of shapes, some quite complex, though most are straight or crescent-shaped. Full M1 Garand clip A clip is a device pushed into the magazine of a firearm to load the magazine in one action. ... LUE! LUE pwnz you! ... Rimmed, centerfire . ... An assortment of modern firearms using fixed ammunition, including military assault rifles, a sporting shotgun (fourth from bottom), and a tactical shotgun (third from bottom). ... An M16 Magazine Various Mags A magazine (also called a mag) is an ammunition storage device within or attached to a firearm. ...

Many bolt action rifles have used stripper clips. For example, the French M1890 Cavalry Carbine had a three-round box magazine fed from a stripper clip. Mauser, who had also been experimenting with box magazines and clips, used the same system to feed the internal magazine on Mauser 93. The Lee-Enfield (and its predecessor, the Lee-Metford) had a detachable box magazine, but after 1904 was virtually always refilled with chargers, as the magazine was not designed to be removed for purposes of reloading the rifle. Many later designs, including the Springfield 1903 rifle, also used stripper clips. Often rifles with a tubular magazine (such as the Lebel Model 1886 rifle), could not use a stripper clip, although there were some chargers for tube magazines. The Krag-Jørgensen, which was adopted by Denmark, Norway and the US in early 1890s had a magazine that was normally loaded by hand, although a device often referred to as a 'claw' was designed to allow it to use a stripper clips. The system has also been used in pistols, such as the Steyr Mannlicher M1894. As of the early 21st century, firearms that accept stripper clips are rarely used for military purposes; stripper clips do remain in use for refilling the detachable magazines used on a variety of modern rifles, such as the M-16, as they are faster and easier to use than handloading. Mauser is the common name of German arms manufacturer Mauser-Werke Oberndorf Waffensysteme GmbH, as well as the line of bolt-action rifles they built for the German armed forces. ... Lee-Enfield No4 Mk1 with bayonet, scabbard attached The Lee-Enfield was the British armys standard bolt action, magazine-fed, repeating rifle from 1895 until 1956. ... The Lee-Metford rifle was a breech-loading British army service rifle, combining James Paris Lees rear-locking bolt system and ten-round magazine with a seven groove rifled barrel designed by William Ellis Metford. ... M1903 M1903A1 M1903A3 M1903A4 with M84 sight The M1903 Rifle, or more formally, the United States Rifle, Caliber . ... Carbine Lebel Mle1886/93R35 The French Lebel Model 1886 rifle, or officially Fusil dInfanterie Modèle 1886 was the first rifle designed to use smokeless gunpowder. ... Krag-Jørgensen Nationality Norway Type bolt action repeating rifle Inventor O H J Krag and E Jørgensen Date of design 1886 Service duration 1886-1945 Cartridge 8x58R rimmed (Danish Krags) .30-40 Krag (US Krags) 6. ... Motto: E pluribus unum (1789 to present) (Latin: Out of Many, One) In God We Trust (1956 to present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York, New York Official language(s) None at federal level; English de facto Government • President  â€¢ Vice President Federal republic... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... The 21st century is the century that began on 1 January 2001 and will last to 31 December 2100. ... M16 Type Assault rifle Nationality United States Era Vietnam, modern History Date of design 1957 Production period 1960 to present Service duration 1960 to present Operators NATO War service Vietnam War, Gulf War, 2003_invasion_of_Iraq Specifications Type Assault Rifle Calibre 5. ...