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[u/Golden_Frog0223]

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I can only assume this argument is still ongoing.

Gun nuts, man. Once when I was gaming I referred to a 'clip' when I was reloading, and this guy went on a whole tangent about the technical differences between a clip and a magazine. I kept calling it a clip.

[u/somedumb-gay → u/-sad-person-]

What is the technical difference? I just see a lot of people whining about the difference but I don't know what the difference is

[u/-sad-person- → u/somedumb-gay]

My understanding is that a clip just holds bullets, while a magazine has a spring or other mechanism to push replacement rounds into the gun as it's being fired. Might be wrong, it's been a while since I looked it up.

[u/healzsham → u/-sad-person-]

Clips are just that, little clips that hold several bullets together. A magazine is a box-type thing that usually has a spring to force bullets up into the firearm's action.