2007-03-14 19:18:16 · 8 answers · asked by sharkmann25 2 in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Hunting
Pertaining to firearms, a magazine is a container that holds ammunition, whether it is a compartment in the body of the weapon, or a detachable component.
A clip is a metal part that holds ammunition for loading into the magazine.
A magazine has moving parts(spring, magazine follower, etc.) Almost all semi-auto weapons use magazines, whether detachable separate units, or a fixed part of the weapon, as the SKS or M-1 Garand rifles.
A clip has no moving parts and is usually one or two pieces formed into a unit. An SKS uses a one piece steel spring stripper clip to load ammo into its' magazine well. An M-1 Garand uses a one piece steel spring clip, holding 8 rounds, and is loaded into the mag well with the ammo, and is ejected with the last of the 8 rds in the clip.
M-16's and their predecessor, the M-14, among others use two piece formed stripper clips, along with a stripper guide, to load ammo into magazines.
2007-03-14 23:45:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Goes back to when black powder was store in a cool place called a magazine. A gun clip on refers to firearms that take clips like the M-1 Garand, a magazine is enclosed like the M-16 magazine.
2007-03-16 01:33:11 · answer #2 · answered by .45 Peacemaker 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
A magazine is spring feed or has other moving parts. A clip is has no moving parts (such as stripper clips older military rifles). Lots of purists will get on you about the use of the word clip.
Clip is popular venacular, so I don't mind clip, mag, or magazine, although I usually say mag or magazine.
2007-03-15 08:25:22 · answer #3 · answered by The Big Shot 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definition:
1 : a place where goods or supplies are stored : WAREHOUSE
2 : a room in which powder and other explosives are kept in a fort or a ship
3 : the contents of a magazine: as a : an accumulation of munitions of war b : a stock of provisions or goods
4 a : a periodical containing miscellaneous pieces (as articles, stories, poems) and often illustrated; also : such a periodical published online b : a similar section of a newspaper usually appearing on Sunday c : a radio or television program presenting usually several short segments on a variety of topics
5 : a supply chamber: as a : a holder in or on a gun for cartridges to be fed into the gun chamber b : a lightproof chamber for films or plates on a camera or for film on a motion-picture projector
2007-03-15 02:48:56 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
Gun magazines are called 'magazines' because the word "magazine" means a place of storage.
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2007-03-15 05:46:37 · answer #5 · answered by H 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
One needs to know the difference between a clip and a magazine....
A magazine holds the rounds, and is detachable from the weapon.
A clip feeds ammunition INTO the magazine.
2007-03-15 02:23:07 · answer #6 · answered by C J 6 · 3⤊ 3⤋
Old powder storage compartments were called Mags. thats realy where it came from thats where the ammo is stored. i call them Mags because i cant spell either
2007-03-15 04:05:22 · answer #7 · answered by havenjohnny 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
magazines load the rounds into the chamber of the gun.
clips load the rounds into the magazine.
not all mags are detachable (think kalifornia legal ar's)
2007-03-15 02:21:57 · answer #8 · answered by otis the brave (luke 22:36) 5 · 2⤊ 5⤋