Talk:Stripper clip

message: This sentence is confusing:
"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."
Can the author (or someone else who knows what's going on) clarify?
Athaler 15:58, 4 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: For example, the US 30 cal M-1903 Springfield bolt action rifle accepted 5 round stripper directly into lugs machined into the top receiver of the rifle when the bolt was open and to the rear. The user would push, by thumb pressure, the 5 rounds directly into the internal magazine of the rifle. When the 5th cartridge was locked into the stagered magazine the operator would close and lock  the bolt and the empty stripper clip would be knocked off. The rifle would then be ready to fire. --TGC55 01:00, 27 May 2006 (UTC)

text: With the M-16 rifle, the empty detached magazine would be loaded by installing a small metal device called a "boot" onto the top rear of the empty magazine and insert a 10 round stripper clip into the top of the "boot". The user would push, by thumb pressure, the 10 rounds into the staggered box magazine. When the magazine would be loaded to capacity -- 20 or 30 rounds in the case of a M-16 type weapon -- the user removes the boot and the magazine is ready to insert into the weapon or into an "ammo pouch". The boot is retained for future use. For US military 5.56 mm ammunition, a cotton cloth "combat" bandolier of 120 (or 140) rounds would have one boot in the first pocket with two 10 round stripper clips. The rest of the pockets would have two more 10 round stripper clips, etc. --TGC55 01:00, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Confusing sentence

message: :For example, the US 30 cal M-1903 Springfield bolt action rifle accepted 5 round stripper directly into lugs machined into the top receiver of the rifle when the bolt was open and to the rear. The user would push, by thumb pressure, the 5 rounds directly into the internal magazine of the rifle. When the 5th cartridge was locked into the stagered magazine the operator would close and lock  the bolt and the empty stripper clip would be knocked off. The rifle would then be ready to fire. --TGC55 01:00, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: With the M-16 rifle, the empty detached magazine would be loaded by installing a small metal device called a "boot" onto the top rear of the empty magazine and insert a 10 round stripper clip into the top of the "boot". The user would push, by thumb pressure, the 10 rounds into the staggered box magazine. When the magazine would be loaded to capacity -- 20 or 30 rounds in the case of a M-16 type weapon -- the user removes the boot and the magazine is ready to insert into the weapon or into an "ammo pouch". The boot is retained for future use. For US military 5.56 mm ammunition, a cotton cloth "combat" bandolier of 120 (or 140) rounds would have one boot in the first pocket with two 10 round stripper clips. The rest of the pockets would have two more 10 round stripper clips, etc. --TGC55 01:00, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Stripper clips, "boots" and bandoliers 

message: I think there should be See also Section with cross reference to the "main" Clip_(firearms) article. Especially, since other languages do not make distinction between clips (in general) and stripper-clips (in particular). I have taken the freedom to add such a section. If you dissagree or think a "see also-hadnote" would be more sufficient, please comment. --DanielLebier (talk) 09:08, 3 August 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  See also 

message: As a point of interest to anyone loading a clip or magazine with ammunition such as .303 British, which has a rim for cartridge extraction of diameter larger than the body of the cartridge, care must be taken to place the base of each cartridge (i.e. the bottom of the rim) against the top of the rim, i.e. in front of the rim, of the preceding cartridge.  If the opposite is done, as appears to be the case for cartridges #1 and #3 in the image, when the bolt is moved forward and engages the cartridge to push it into the chamber, the rim will snag on the rim of the cartridge below.  So from the bottom view of the prepared stripper clip at the right of the image, it looks to me that it is set up to provide 2 jams.
RCopple (talk) 20:44, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  303 British stripper clip Image - set up to jam 

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