5-Round Stripper Clips For 7.62x39 Ammo

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It's a lousy, rainy day and my paper targets will get soggy at the range, so I thought I would try to modify some 10-round stripper clips to hold 5 rounds.

The clips I used were from the surplus Czech ammo sold in the wooden crate.
After trying a hacksaw, side-cutters and then bolt cutters, I discovered the secret to 5-rounders!

The metal used is very brittle and low strength, as you would expect for a one-time use item. The trick is to unload the clip, stick it half-way into a vise with the jaws open about 1/4", then just break it in two. I suggest wearing gloves.

The two 5-round clips fit right into the blue boxes they came from. If the rain lets up, I might try them out tomorrow.
Geoff
 
I just use a cut off wheel in the Dremel. Then pinch the cut ends over with pliers to the rounds don't fall out the cut end.
 
my method: take a loaded stripper clip and make a soapstone mark between the 5th and 6th rounds, strip the rounds off and zip cut it in half, then use the side of the disc to smooth the ends and pinch one side of the "rim track" in the vise to hold them in. they dont trip the BHO in an 858 as easily as a 10 rd.
 
Geoff B said:
It's a lousy, rainy day and my paper targets will get soggy at the range, so I thought I would try to modify some 10-round stripper clips to hold 5 rounds.

The clips I used were from the surplus Czech ammo sold in the wooden crate.
After trying a hacksaw, side-cutters and then bolt cutters, I discovered the secret to 5-rounders!

The metal used is very brittle and low strength, as you would expect for a one-time use item. The trick is to unload the clip, stick it half-way into a vise with the jaws open about 1/4", then just break it in two. I suggest wearing gloves.

The two 5-round clips fit right into the blue boxes they came from. If the rain lets up, I might try them out tomorrow.
Geoff
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they are brittle but they arent low strength, they just have a much lower elasticity, there actually pretty hard, plus theyre heat treated to spring back, but breaking them off is pretty neat and easy, crips the end and breaks em off at the same time, i did about 200 rounds worth this afternoon :ar15:
 
After you cut and crimp your clip, take some white paint and paint the crimped end. It helps as a quick visual check to make sure your jaming the right end in the rifle for when you need to do a quick reload.
 
plinker 777 said:
Dumb question guys,why not just push the 10rd clip down till the magazine won't take anymore?:p...Lo and behold! Like magic...the mag took 5...leaving 5 on the clip!:D
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because then I dont get to fire up my grinder and make sparks and loud noises :D plus like I said they work better in an 858 after you get sick of reloading 5 rds into a big ass mag...
 
Was there a problem?
My method:

insert regular stripper clip with 10 round in it.
count off the bottom 5 rounds
push those 5 into the gun in one go
remove stripper clip with remaining rounds
next time, push in the remaining 5

am I missing something?
 
It would take less time and effort to just strip 5 rnds off each clip and load half of them by hand, or keep the spent clips and reload the 5 rnds onto empty ones than to strip all 10, cut in half, crimp one end, and reload 5 onto each end. But hey if ya got time on your hands go nuts :D
 
Somebody has gotta do it:


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As for plinker777, good luck I am also yet to have a perfect 5 go in, it may be my stubby little fingers but I always manage putting in 6. :( With the 6th round just sitting on top of the ones in the mag.
 
Many SKS magazines pinned to 5 rounds will allow the sixth round to come loose. This is to allow the 5th round to deeper into the mag so you can close the bolt empty yet still allow 5 in the mag. This is where the problem for many SKS come in, the 5th pops loose.


I use bolt cutters on my stripper clips, but cut it about the 7th round spot. I curl up the end and use a wire wheel to smooth off the edges. It holds 5 rounds with lots of wiggle room, has no possibility of backwards insertion, and is easy to identify each end while still in a pocket or pack. I do this for hunting loads, not range loads.
 
remove the first five from the clip, glue some rubber hose(3/8 fuel hose) over the unloaded portion of the clip.

now you have a nice handle, and it will fit nicely into the ammo pouches.
 
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