Stripper Clip Improvement

[Axelord]

Alrighty, I'm done.
The Mk.IIs are done, printed and tested.
These babies fit into the strippers clips still hot from the printer bed. No filling down or fitting required, slapped them on and badabing, badaboom!
I slimmed them down very slightly, removed the middle rail which was superfluous and only caused hangups, increased the bullet contact area slightly, added a shallow groove along the whole spine to reduce friction, and widened/deepened the tab ramp for even easier insertion into the stripper clip. Then, I decided to see if a thumb-hole with a flat bottom was better (hint: not really) but decided to keep it anyway and just treat it as an offshoot.
That was a fun little weekend project.

P.S. STL files available on demand.
P.P.S. Or on thingiverse if you know how to use the search function there.

 

[Beater]

that looks much better

 

[EggMcMuffown]

Alrighty, I'm done.
The Mk.IIs are done, printed and tested.
These babies fit into the strippers clips still hot from the printer bed. No filling down or fitting required, slapped them on and badabing, badaboom!
I slimmed them down very slightly, removed the middle rail which was superfluous and only caused hangups, increased the bullet contact area slightly, added a shallow groove along the whole spine to reduce friction, and widened/deepened the tab ramp for even easier insertion into the stripper clip. Then, I decided to see if a thumb-hole with a flat bottom was better (hint: not really) but decided to keep it anyway and just treat it as an offshoot.
That was a fun little weekend project.

P.S. STL files available on demand.

Very nice.

 

[Kevin M.]

I picked up a Garand ammo belt cheap and made up some 5 round stripper clips . They were cut and pinched on one end to make a handle and then I put some bright tape on the ends of them so they are easier to find on the ground.
I can fit 2 clips (10 rds) per pouch and they work great.

Haha cool! I remember thinking that idea up and making a video on that almost a decade ago and posting it to CGN. Good to see that technique got some use!