GP11 cardboard stripper clips drying out?

[KneverKnew]

I have a number of stripper clips that seem to be drying out. Is there a particular wax or compound that can rejuvenate the drying cardboard? I have some home made Gunny’s Past made with turpentine, beeswax and linseed oil.

[Pierre]

Good morning. Please note that the material is not cardboard. They cannot actually" dry out". They are an impregnated fiberboard.
The only recommended maintenance "possibly" required is a thin coat of lacquer.
Consider the age of these chargers and how many years they have remained perfectly serviceable with no maintenance of any kind. These "3D" chargers now being made are simply to satisfy the American market because of shooters who do not trust that they have now lasted for more than 90 years and are still useful and serviceable. These new plastic chargers are great for the American economy, but mean little or nothing to the rifle itself.

[KneverKnew]

Good morning. Please note that the material is not cardboard. They cannot actually" dry out". They are an impregnated fiberboard.
The only recommended maintenance "possibly" required is a thin coat of lacquer.
Consider the age of these chargers and how many years they have remained perfectly serviceable with no maintenance of any kind. These "3D" chargers now being made are simply to satisfy the American market because of shooters who do not trust that they have now lasted for more than 90 years and are still useful and serviceable. These new plastic chargers are great for the American economy, but mean little or nothing to the rifle itself.

Thank you for your reply. I have eight of these original chargers and they all work just fine as you mentioned. I was just wondering from the looks of them if they were some thing that could be done to make them last longer. If the drying out look is not an issue with the fiber board, then I can leave them as they are. if you recommend a thin coat of lacquer to renew them, and if that would actually help their durability, then I could do that as well.

I purchase one black plastic charger years ago and rarely use it.

[MAC702]

These "3D" chargers now being made are simply to satisfy the American market because of shooters who do not trust that they have now lasted for more than 90 years and are still useful and serviceable.

Probably a dozen of the guys I shoot with use the new plastic ones. I know no one that bought them because they didn't trust the old ones. It's because they can't find any old ones at a price that was reasonable for shooting regularly with.

[Pierre]

Good morning. I hadn't really considered that since I'm not in any of the current loops on supplies these days.
I remember bringing in two shipments of 500 chargers sometime back in the early 2000's, and most of them went to members of the SR DC, but I know that Grafs also took a couple hundred of them.

I bought them for $0.50 apiece and I think I had to add another $0.85 because of the bulk shipping. After I read these few posts of above, I went to take a look for myself and I was astounded at the current availability and price of those chargers!
I had seen the black plastic ones advertised and I didn't understand why anyone would even make them, but as of yesterday evening I understood.

I have to be more careful about what I say without verifying all the current loops. I bought my first Swiss Long rifle, a G11 back in 1959, the year before I joined the service, and in all the subsequent years I began with load data development and buying parts wherever I could find them. I probably need to do a lot of "state-of-the-art" reading before I insert myself in these kinds of conversations about availability.

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