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    At fun shows, some astute buyers and sellers still call them "clips" in the heat of discussion. When they have time to measure their usage they use "mag" or magazine". Just something I've noticed.

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    When I was little (in the 50s) my dad who served on Iwo Jima called them "clips" he carried a 1911 and an Inland M1icon Carbine. His brothers, Marines in the PTO also, called them "clips." Until 1941 when the Carbine came out, all rifles (except BAR) were "clip" fed. Through the Korean war rifle ammo was still fed in clips. A girl I dated when I was 16, her dad had been a grunt in the ETO. He talked about clearing houses in villages witha 1911 and a pocket full of clips. I think that generation all said "clips" for carbine mags. Just my thoughts.

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    I agree with what Imarangemaster says. I never was chewed out in the Army for calling them clips and I had dozens of them. Now calling your rifle a "Gun" was a no-no. You just got into the habit of calling it your weapon; my weapon, your weapon etc. "Get your weapon". Just about half (By my estimation) of the guys I met in the Army knew absolutely nothing about weapons and had never shot anything in their lives. There were a few of us kids from N. Cal, Washington, Oregon and the Dakotas that were raised as hunters and shooters, we knew as much when we walked in the door as the Army taught us. We were the guys getting the Expert badges. Clips, smips, zips, who cares? The guys from NYC and Chicago learned fast when we were over there, but they didn't love weapons like we shooters.

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