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mojo84 wrote:

TexasTornado wrote:Ok for those of us young whippersnappers would someone care to explain "clip"?

It's just another coke vs soda vs soda pop vs soft drink vs soda water argument. Some people think it's cool to get worked up about it and correct people. Some claim it's a holdover from the military. However, many that get worked up over this have never come close to serving in the military.

Yes, technically there is a difference but 99.9% of the time, people understand what is meant.

WildBill wrote:

mojo84 wrote:

TexasTornado wrote:Ok for those of us young whippersnappers would someone care to explain "clip"?

It's just another coke vs soda vs soda pop vs soft drink vs soda water argument. Some people think it's cool to get worked up about it and correct people. Some claim it's a holdover from the military. However, many that get worked up over this have never come close to serving in the military.

Yes, technically there is a difference but 99.9% of the time, people understand what is meant.

The first time I ever heard the word magazine used for anything other than for a paper periodical is when it was used to describe steel lockers where we stored explosives.

mojo84 wrote:

G26ster wrote:

mojo84 wrote:

TexasTornado wrote:Ok for those of us young whippersnappers would someone care to explain "clip"?

It's just another coke vs soda vs soda pop vs soft drink vs soda water argument. Some people think it's cool to get worked up about it and correct people. Some claim it's a holdover from the military. However, many that get worked up over this have never come close to serving in the military.

Yes, technically there is a difference but 99.9% of the time, people understand what is meant.

I don't get worked up about it, and yes we all know what is meant, but I don't think its a question of semantics. Calling a barrel a "tube" or a "pipe" is semantics. Calling a trigger a "bang switch" is semantics. Calling a magazine a clip is different. Magazines and clips serve different functions. If I want more magazines for my M1 Carbine, I order magazines. If I want more clips to load the magazines, I order clips. Two different items.

When I was in the Infantry with a Garand, the clips were packed in the ammo crates. No magazines. When I got an M14, we got magazines, but no clips in the ammo crates. Same with the M16.

I just think it shows lack of knowledge, or caring, of the difference to call a magazine a clip. Just my opinion. Everyone has one.

Put it this way, if I enrolled my kid in a firearm safety class and the instructor told everyone to make sure they kept their "boom sticks" pointed down range, and "keep their booger hooks of the bang switch" until ready to fire, and remove their "clips" and clear any "bullets" from the "pipe" when a cease fire is called, I'd be looking for another class for my kid.

Perfect example of my point,

I take it you would not buy from them then.

G26ster wrote:

mojo84 wrote:

G26ster wrote:

mojo84 wrote:

TexasTornado wrote:Ok for those of us young whippersnappers would someone care to explain "clip"?

It's just another coke vs soda vs soda pop vs soft drink vs soda water argument. Some people think it's cool to get worked up about it and correct people. Some claim it's a holdover from the military. However, many that get worked up over this have never come close to serving in the military.

Yes, technically there is a difference but 99.9% of the time, people understand what is meant.

I don't get worked up about it, and yes we all know what is meant, but I don't think its a question of semantics. Calling a barrel a "tube" or a "pipe" is semantics. Calling a trigger a "bang switch" is semantics. Calling a magazine a clip is different. Magazines and clips serve different functions. If I want more magazines for my M1 Carbine, I order magazines. If I want more clips to load the magazines, I order clips. Two different items.

When I was in the Infantry with a Garand, the clips were packed in the ammo crates. No magazines. When I got an M14, we got magazines, but no clips in the ammo crates. Same with the M16.

I just think it shows lack of knowledge, or caring, of the difference to call a magazine a clip. Just my opinion. Everyone has one.

Put it this way, if I enrolled my kid in a firearm safety class and the instructor told everyone to make sure they kept their "boom sticks" pointed down range, and "keep their booger hooks of the bang switch" until ready to fire, and remove their "clips" and clear any "bullets" from the "pipe" when a cease fire is called, I'd be looking for another class for my kid.

Perfect example of my point,

I take it you would not buy from them then.

The purpose of my initial post was to answer a question posed by Texas Tornado who asked, "Ok for those of us young whippersnappers would someone care to explain "clip"?" And I did. But because I believe that magazines and clips are different, and that I think using "slang terms" to describe magazines or other firearms parts sets a poor example, does not equate to "worked up." Because I choose to voice an opinion on this forum (as you have obviously done over 7,000 times,) still does not equate to "worked up." If it does, then any time you have disagreed with a post, you must have been getting "worked up." I doubt that was the case.

I imagine my correct terminology position is an outgrowth of my time time spent as an Army weapons instructor, and not a question of weather or not I demand it. I would have no problem buying a magazine or clip from that vendor, if the price was right.

WildBill wrote:

twomillenium wrote:I wouldn't mind buying magazines from them. Although, when I looked at the website, I did not find where they were selling magazines my sports illustrated is coming due soon.
What they were selling was at MSRP and I don't pay MSRP.

Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit, wisdom is knowing not to add it to a fruit salad.

G26ster wrote:I know I'm old, and my eye sight isn't the best, but I swear the package says "COUPS" Now we have 3 to choose from, magazine, clip, coup(s)

WildBill wrote:

G26ster wrote:I know I'm old, and my eye sight isn't the best, but I swear the package says "COUPS" Now we have 3 to choose from, magazine, clip, coup(s)

I guess my eyes are worse than yours. It does say coups, but I can't find what language it is.

mojo84 wrote:

WildBill wrote:

G26ster wrote:I know I'm old, and my eye sight isn't the best, but I swear the package says "COUPS" Now we have 3 to choose from, magazine, clip, coup(s)

I guess my eyes are worse than yours. It does say coups, but I can't find what language it is.

I can't figure out the language either.

WildBill wrote:

mojo84 wrote:

WildBill wrote:

G26ster wrote:I know I'm old, and my eye sight isn't the best, but I swear the package says "COUPS" Now we have 3 to choose from, magazine, clip, coup(s)

I guess my eyes are worse than yours. It does say coups, but I can't find what language it is.

I can't figure out the language either.

I believe it's French. My online translation shows coups = shots.

mojo84 wrote:

WildBill wrote:

mojo84 wrote:

WildBill wrote:

G26ster wrote:I know I'm old, and my eye sight isn't the best, but I swear the package says "COUPS" Now we have 3 to choose from, magazine, clip, coup(s)

I guess my eyes are worse than yours. It does say coups, but I can't find what language it is.

I can't figure out the language either.

I believe it's French. My online translation shows coups = shots.

That was my first thought also. The two years of French I took in high school does me zero good nowadays though.

jmorris wrote:

mojo84 wrote:

WildBill wrote:

mojo84 wrote:

WildBill wrote:

G26ster wrote:I know I'm old, and my eye sight isn't the best, but I swear the package says "COUPS" Now we have 3 to choose from, magazine, clip, coup(s)

I guess my eyes are worse than yours. It does say coups, but I can't find what language it is.

I can't figure out the language either.

I believe it's French. My online translation shows coups = shots.

That was my first thought also. The two years of French I took in high school does me zero good nowadays though.

Yes, the info on the packaging is in both English and French. Magazine/Magasin and the description at the bottom of the package. Must be Canadian packaging.

mojo84 wrote:Canadian packaging in French with a picture of an Indian Chief in full headress by a company named Savage modern gun item. I find that somewhat amusing.