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WildBill wrote:

What is this. A cylindrical clip?

as it was stated its a speedloader.
one would tink its still a clip as it is used to charge a cyclinder with live ammo.

boba wrote:

The Annoyed Man wrote:Is everything perfectly clear now?

Crystal. Do you want to take a shot at the difference between a boat and a ship?

off topic I know....

the awnser is a boat is what you run to as the ship is going down.

cheezit wrote:

WildBill wrote:

What is this. A cylindrical clip?

as it was stated its a speedloader.
one would tink its still a clip as it is used to charge a cyclinder with live ammo.

Here's what clips for a revolver looks like.

Simply put, a magazine is a container in which ammunition is stored. A clip is a small piece of metal which holds rounds in place while outside the magazine, and sometimes within the magazine as well.

cheezit wrote:

WildBill wrote:

What is this. A cylindrical clip?

as it was stated its a speedloader.
one would tink its still a clip as it is used to charge a cyclinder with live ammo.

In that case, is a cylinder a magazine? I would say, yes, it is.... a rotating magazine. Thus, a speedloader is a fancy clip with a decorative knob.

boba wrote:

The Annoyed Man wrote:Is everything perfectly clear now?

Crystal. Do you want to take a shot at the difference between a boat and a ship?

The ship is whatever I'm standing on, and a boat is whatever you're standing on... ...unless I'm standing on a submarine. Then I'm standing on a boat.... ....and the ship you're standing on is in trouble.

Are we still clear?

I thought a clip was the "shoulder thing that goes up."

Seriously, though, I guess using the two words interchangeably never bothered me much. I do use them correctly myself, but I don't care if others do not.

seniorshooteress wrote:Nothing is clear. So I will just refer to the thing as, what holds the ammo ,goes inside the handle of the gun (grip, stock whatever) pushes bullets up inside gun so it will go bang. Why be so radical about what it's called. Clip - magazine. Geez.

I do believe the nomenclature police will cite you for your use of the word gun in favor of the more accurate firearm.

cougartex wrote:Simply put, a magazine is a container in which ammunition is stored. A clip is a small piece of metal which holds rounds in place while outside the magazine, and sometimes within the magazine as well.

Thank you! Between boba's picture and your explanation, I actually understand the difference now. I was lost reading the thread until that point.

Clips feed magazines and magazines feed firearms. Sort of the same way grass feeds the cow and the cow feeds you.

seniorshooteress wrote:Why be so radical about what it's called. Clip - magazine. Geez.

To those of us who were raised this way, it's like calling a rifle a gun, or a 1911 a Glock.

Or a ship a boat - ships carry boats.

Or, one of my favorites in the great unknowing news media, calling a rifle s shotgun, or v/v.

The wife says that a magazine is to read and you put your bullets in that thingy that goes into the bottom of the gun.

RPBrown wrote:The wife says that a magazine is to read and you put your bullets in that thingy that goes into the bottom of the gun.

RPBrown wrote:The wife says that a magazine is to read and you put your bullets in that thingy that goes into the bottom of the gun.

I wonder if I call Springfield and ask about a replacement 'thingy that goes in the bottom of my gun' they will know just what I am talking about send me one?

Keith B wrote:

RPBrown wrote:The wife says that a magazine is to read and you put your bullets in that thingy that goes into the bottom of the gun.

I wonder if I call Springfield and ask about a replacement 'thingy that goes in the bottom of my gun' they will know just what I am talking about send me one?

They might send you a subscription for "Guns & Ammo".