Re ammo left in clips over an extended period of time

[ryancampbell02]

lol the only reason i looked at this thread is because the use of the word "CLIP" in place of magazine. These are not the same thing as a magazine is spring operated and the weapon can still function without a magazine inserted (hand loading a round at a time). A clip is no spring operated and is actually part of the action. A clipped weapon will not operate with out a clip inserted in the weapon. These terms are not to be placed in place of the other THEY ARE DIFFERENT!!!

 

[Seeya]

lol the only reason i looked at this thread is because the use of the word "CLIP" in place of magazine. These are not the same thing as a magazine is spring operated and the weapon can still function without a magazine inserted (hand loading a round at a time). A clip is no spring operated and is actually part of the action. A clipped weapon will not operate with out a clip inserted in the weapon. These terms are not to be placed in place of the other THEY ARE DIFFERENT!!!

Wrong, a clip holds rounds together for easier reloading of the weapon other wise you would load individual rounds one at a time and the weapon would still operate ask anyone with an M-1 thumb.

 

[bamfsig45]

I had 4 AR mags that were loaded with 30 rnds each that were stored for about 6 years. I had sold my last AR chambered in 5.56 and it wasnt until recently that I purchased a new one and pulled these mags out. They all functioned properly with zero malfunctions. FYI

 

[wizrd]

A couple of years ago, on of the columnists for the NRA mag, American Rifleman, ran across a case of loaded mags dating from WW II. Every one fed & functioned perfectly, feeding every round. He wrote about it in a sidebar to an article of his.

 

[Deserteagle]

Is it sad that I only opened this thread to get a laugh at the comments about the use of the word "clip"?

 

[drifter59]

I left 4 1911 Mags loaded on purpose for 3 yrs just to test this question they all functioned with no hitchs at all. These were all GI issue mags

 

[Raybo]

Now that that is settled, I might mention that you load bullets into the mouths of cases, hopefully with a primer and powder in the case first. Then you load rounds of ammunition into the magazines.....bullets, by themselves, would tend to rattle around and fall out of the magazine.

Would you agree that a "round" of ammunition is perhaps the bullet or bullets released when a gun is fired, as opposed to a cartridge which consists typically of a bullet, a case, powder, and either a primer or primer coating?

 

[NavyLCDR]

Would you agree that a "round" of ammunition is perhaps the bullet or bullets released when a gun is fired, as opposed to a cartridge which consists typically of a bullet, a case, powder, and either a primer or primer coating?

OK, fine... I concede.... BROADLY:

Bullet - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary


HOWEVER, the NRA-ILA says that "bullet" is NOT synonymous with "cartride" but they do say that "clip" IS synonymous with "magazine".

http://nraila.org/glossary.aspx

 

[Mitoh]

Speaking as a metallurgist I can say that if your spring is made from steel that a constant compression i.e. the magazine is loaded will not cause the spring to become weaker. If you do things like over load the magazine or bend the spring it can cause issues but this will happen whether you have it loaded for five minutes or five years. Length of compression doesn't matter for steel at normal operating temperatures.