Talk:Stripper clip

Confusing sentence
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)

In response to the above question:

In the British SA80 rifle system, a "charger" is a black plastic device, which slots on top of a magazine. A "clip", as per this article, slides into the charger. The rounds can then be pushed out of the clip, and into the magazine. The charger retains the now-empty clip, which is discarded. This process is known as charging a magazine. Three clips, containing a total of 30 rounds, take about 10 seconds to load into a magazine.

The alternative process, referred to as "handloading" in this context, or sometimes as "bombing up", is to place the rounds one at a time into the top of the magazine, depressing them into the mechanism with a thumb. This process takes approximately 30-60 seconds per magazine, depending on the skill of the firer. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.26.27.144 (talk) 12:18, 6 June 2011 (UTC)

Ex Soldier, UK

I have also never heard a UK person call a stripper clip a charger (I am from the UK and go shooting), I thought the Americans called the cocking handle a charger or something. (129.12.155.173 (talk) 17:41, 2 February 2013 (UTC))

Stripper clips, "boots" and bandoliers

 * 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)


 * 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)

Merge with Clip page
I think it would be a good idea to merge this page with the clip page and use this page as a redirect to that one. Anyone disagree? Thanks, Raygun 04:54, 11 July 2006 (UTC)
 * I disagree. Stripper clips seem to be unique enough to warrent their own article.--KrossTalk 16:05, 12 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Another disagreement. As clearly stated in the entry, stripper clips are not the same as a clip.


 * Correct, stripper clips and en-bloc clips are not the same. However, they are both clips. I see no reason why they would need to be in represented in separate articles when all devices called clips can be represented on one page, similar to the fashion of the magazine article. This also makes it easier for Wikipedia users to locate the information. Raygun 23:16, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

A stripper clip is not a type of clip?
Stripper clip. A type of clip from which the rounds are stripped while loading into the firearm. Please explain how a stripper clip isn't a clip and why it shouldn't be confused with other devices called a "clip". Raygun 08:29, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
 * A clip stays with the ammunition as it is inserted into the firearm, while a speedloader does not; a charger (the name under which this article should be) is a speedloader. Please do not edit contrary to the consensus or mark major edits as minor. Ergbert 03:57, 15 December 2006 (UTC)
 * According to Mirriam-Webster's definition of a clip ("a device to hold cartridges for charging the magazines of some rifles") and the OED definition of the same, you are incorrect. Consensus is well and good, but when a word definition disagrees with common perceptions (see "Clip vs Magazine" discussions) I am afraid consensus must stand aside. 71.231.138.193 08:49, 15 December 2006 (UTC)
 * You should never use a general-purpose dictionary for technical terminology like this; their definitions of such are generally (especially with MW) ludicrous. Ergbert 22:45, 15 December 2006 (UTC)
 * It was used in this case mostly to illustrate the fact that you and one other editor do not form 'consensus' on this issue. I and most others I am immediately familiar with agree with Raygun: despite a stripper clip's primary nature as a charger, it should be considered a clip, and not another item that is somehow unrelated or otherwise 'should not be confused with a clip.' Consensus is not formed by one editor. 67.168.88.75 00:01, 16 December 2006 (UTC)
 * First you start with two editors, then you switch to one...Make up your mind, preferably at three, because that's the correct number... Ergbert 04:46, 16 December 2006 (UTC)
 * The correct number is two. The other you appear to be lumping in with yourself said only that he thinks stripper clips "seem to be unique enough to warrent their own article" (which you have restored and I have not redirected again, as unnecessary as I may find it, due to the apparent consensus view). His statement does not in any way, shape, or form show that he agrees with you on the matter that a stripper clip is not a type of clip. The consensus on that particular issue appears to be split evenly at the moment (assuming both anonymous posts under this heading are products of the same person, as they appear to be).


 * I also think that this issue could be rectified by a rearrangement of classification here on Wikipedia. You appear to be under the assumption that a "clip" and a "speedloader" are two mutually exclusive items. I believe this also to be incorrect and others appear to agree with me, as you may witness by examining the Wikipedia article on speedloaders. The clip is a sub-category of speedloader. This should include all types of clips, of which the stripper clip is itself a sub-category (being like all other devices in the world we call a "clip", it holds a plurality of items together), under any name you wish to call it. Also, taking the opinion that a perfectly valid definition that directly relates to the topic at hand somehow doesn't count because it doesn't support your point of view flies directly in the face of the second pillar of Wikipedia.


 * I do apologize for marking my last edit as minor. It was my mistake. Raygun 06:10, 16 December 2006 (UTC)
 * A stripper clip is a clip in the same way a jellyfish is a fish -- that is, not at all. Using a general-purpose dictionary for technical terminology is ridiculous; I didn't even bother to check the OED, or other dictionaries besides MW (which I checked because of its tendency toward crazy definitions), because of that. I do not appreciate your accusation.
 * Also, the speedloader article agrees with me; ammunition in a clip is not loose. Ergbert 23:29, 16 December 2006 (UTC)
 * And yet the article includes moon clips, which apparently don't fall under your definition of what a speedloader is... A stripper clip is a clip in the same way that en-bloc clips, moon clips, hair clips, money clips, and paper clips are all clips. They (mechanically) grip or hold things together. That is all that is necessary to correctly define something as a clip, even in the highly technical world of firearms. What I do find odd is your vehement adherence to some gun writer's good-natured but ill-considered attempt to clarify the differences between, I would guess, en-bloc clips and stripper clips. Whether said clip is inserted into the magazine along with the ammunition or not is wholly irrelevant to said device's qualification as being labeled a "clip", and I can find nothing excessively technical, ludicrous, or ridiculous about that.


 * Here are some online, gun-centric references for you to consider: National Rifle Association: Clip, SAAMI Glossary: Cartridge Clip, Americans For Gun Safety Foundation: Clip, Sniper Country's Compendium Of Terminology, Abbreviations and Acronyms: Clip, Anthony G. Williams: Clip Raygun 07:30, 17 December 2006 (UTC)
 * You really need to stop telling me what I believe or why I do things. Regardless of who's right, there's no reason to keep arguing after the article has reached a mutually acceptable state, which it apparently has, so I won't be responding to your arguments, current or future. Ergbert 04:49, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

303 British stripper clip Image - set up to jam
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)

Looks like the article has been extensively revised since I offered my comment, and the image to which I referred, of 303 British stripper/charger clip, is no longer evident. The point about the potential for setting up a jam remains valid for rimmed cartridges. RCopple (talk) 15:14, 20 August 2010 (UTC)

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