How many of you cut down SKS stripper clips?

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I saw a video where a guy took 4 rounds off a stripper clip, crimped the 5th round cut area in a vice so that it made a one way, 5 round stripper clip.

Has anyone done this here? Any make the finger tap 2 round long to get a better handle of it?

Does anyone just use a 10 round stripper clip and load 5 into the 5 round mag and put the second 5 aside for a reload? Or do you just use a full size stripper clip with 5 rounds and use it that way?
 
I just tweaked the frankenpin in my magazine to allow just the 5 rounds to be stripped off with a hair to spare. This way you don't have the 6th round falling off. So 5 go in and 5 stay on the clip. Then I easily load the next 5. Other wise you have to make sure you know which way the modified clip works. The biggest hangup I feel people have is the ability to consistently load just the 5 rounds into the magazine without the 6th round falling off. I would post a pic but photobucket seems to be unavailable currently. But basically I drilled a hole into the top of the rather large block welded into the base of the magazine, tapped it and placed in a hex set screw. Turned screw until just 5 rds are inserted easily.
 
Somewhat on topic question- my SKS just showed up the other night, but with 0 stripper clips with the gun or the ammo. Where's the best place to get some?
 
Beermaker said:
I just tweaked the frankenpin in my magazine to allow just the 5 rounds to be stripped off with a hair to spare. This way you don't have the 6th round falling off. So 5 go in and 5 stay on the clip. Then I easily load the next 5. Other wise you have to make sure you know which way the modified clip works. The biggest hangup I feel people have is the ability to consistently load just the 5 rounds into the magazine without the 6th round falling off. I would post a pic but photobucket seems to be unavailable currently. But basically I drilled a hole into the top of the rather large block welded into the base of the magazine, tapped it and placed in a hex set screw. Turned screw until just 5 rds are inserted easily.
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That's the main problem i8 have with 10 round clips, the 6th round always pops out and is just laying on top of the mag and I have to dig it out.

Personally I just load 5 onto the 10 round clips, I've always meant to try shortening some down to only 5 rounds, but it's pretty low on the "things I need to get done" list.
 
No trimming for me, one of my Sks rifles has a XCR mag adapter and without the Wartak rail on it I can slam all 10 off the clip into the XCR pistol magazine.
 
Its just so easy to cut the 10 rd clips in half, crimp them a little at the cut and you have two 5 rd clips. Work perfectly, been using them for years like that.
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Thanks for all the ideas guys, nice to see a number of options.

redryder, the video mentioned that two but the fellow likes having the tab for a quicker way to know which end is up. A poster did mention just painting part of the half cut ones instead of his tape. I'll wait until I get a surplus of clips as our local store charges $1.60 each but on the EE people often have 50-100 for less than .50 cents. I think anything more than $1 each is too much when you can get a clip loaded with 10 for $4.
 
redryder said:
Its just so easy to cut the 10 rd clips in half, crimp them a little at the cut and you have two 5 rd clips. Work perfectly, been using them for years like that.
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This is what I did too.

Load it with 10, mark the middle and a quick zip with a rotary tool, crimp with a punch and hammer... Работает как шарм!
 
I just put a very small cable tie in the middle. It holds ten rounds. Load, shoot, flip, load. Repeat with next clip.
 
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