The Garand uses 8 rd stripper clips which is the full capacity of the mag. The K98 uses 5 rd stripper clips.Mosins 5 rd also. But the LE uses 5 rd stripper clips but is has a 10rd mag. Were there any 10 rd stripper clips or was (is) there a reason why no 10rd clips exist?
303 stripper clips ?
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Joe Amorosi
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Only 5rnd stripper clips
I would imagine 10rnd clips would be too difficult to carry in a bandolier
I would imagine 10rnd clips would be too difficult to carry in a bandolier
Falconflyer
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You can top off your mag if your down to 5 or less rounds in it, very handy in combat. The Garand and K98 couldn't be reloaded until they were empty.
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10rnd chargers weren’t a thing. Clumsy to use, inconvenient to carry in pouches and more difficult to top up a partial mag with. The Swiss with their 12rnd 1889 rifle still issued 6rnd chargers which is the closest contemporary to the earliest adopted Lee pattern rifles.
The drill is a rifleman counts down his rounds, when the magazine is empty the first five charger is pressed home, charger is lifted out and discarded, the second charger of rounds pressed home and charger left in as it is ejected with the closing of the bolt.
Your question was answered, more than once. Sorry for pointing out your mistake. I can explain the reason again if you didn't get it from the other guys.
Yep, got to love the super, dooper, uber gunnuters. Ask a simple question and they can’t wait to show you how superior they are.
If the rifle is going to the fox hunt in the boot of your car next to the spare tyre and you're driving on the left, then it's a charger.
British and American English differ on many words, and the terminology of their respective armies and armorers aren't the same, but best to stay with the terminology associated with a particular rifle, so on a Lee Enfield it's a charger even as the US Army calls the Garand's an enbloc clip and another rifle uses a stripper.
British and American English differ on many words, and the terminology of their respective armies and armorers aren't the same, but best to stay with the terminology associated with a particular rifle, so on a Lee Enfield it's a charger even as the US Army calls the Garand's an enbloc clip and another rifle uses a stripper.
they would have used the word "clip", but never "stripper clip". For one thing, you don't strip the rounds off an en-bloc.
I've never seen any military document from any country referring to a stripper clip. I've seen clip, charger, en-bloc, cartride retainer, speedloader - but never stripper-anything.
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This is a stripper clip:
That is a clamp not a clip, if we’re getting technical lol.
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10rds would awkward to carry as a charger not to mention would likely be a rimlock disaster to try and use.
Honestly the 10rd capacity is over rated in a bolt action. Semi-auto it makes a difference but bolt action it doesn’t matter. Basically every nation adopted 20rd trench mags in WWI. Basically everyone went back to a standard 5-6rds. The Swiss as mentioned had 12rds but decided to go to 6rds despite the so called ‘advantage’. Even the British was going to go to 5rds with the P13 but thanks to WWI kept using the 10rd Lee Enfield.
What does make a difference is the quality of charger used, the smoother and easier to use, the faster you can reload.
Honestly the 10rd capacity is over rated in a bolt action. Semi-auto it makes a difference but bolt action it doesn’t matter. Basically every nation adopted 20rd trench mags in WWI. Basically everyone went back to a standard 5-6rds. The Swiss as mentioned had 12rds but decided to go to 6rds despite the so called ‘advantage’. Even the British was going to go to 5rds with the P13 but thanks to WWI kept using the 10rd Lee Enfield.
What does make a difference is the quality of charger used, the smoother and easier to use, the faster you can reload.
