For the millionth time magazines are NOT clips!

[Necromunger 7]

I wish DayZ had my beauty M1 Garand.

[Butcher71793 12]

Glad you posted this actually, i hear it all the time and want to bash my head against a wall >.> just a random pet peeve i guess

[Finally 9]

My face when Americans call Boxy Bang-Bang Holders "Magazines"

My face when Brits call Rectangular Trajectile Restraints "Boxy Bang-Bang Holders"

[bbilbo1 149]

Topic Reminds me of this:

[RapturJesus 90]

Whoooooooo gives a flying fuck

Edited July 24, 2012 by RapturJesus

[Flambo (DayZ) 50]

I always thought everything with bullets was a clip. I blame Doom.

[Mrksjke 60]

I don't care, I always call them "mags".

Tho I know the difference between actual magazines and clips.

[Disgraced 1123]

My face when Brits call Rectangular Trajectile Restraints "Boxy Bang-Bang Holders"

I LOL'd at these two.

I was just going to post "bullet holders" but these at muuuuuch funnier!

[Delta Smoke 01 765]

Freedom of speech ? Il call them hamsters if i really want to

[DAS1337 20]

Freedom of speech ? Il call them hamsters if i really want to

It's not freedom of speech when you actually don't know the difference, it's just not being educated on the subject. Thank you OP for clarifying, as I didn't actually know the difference. Now I do. Instead of being an ignorant prick and trying to make up an excuse as to why I don't want to use that knowledge, I will just be thankful.

[SupaFly1983 52]

Being a firearm enthusiast in real life, I often cring when reading some of the storys on these boards. "I only had 2 clips left for my AK", "The firehouse only had tin cans and 1 clip for my pistol"... So for my sanity and to hopfully educate some people that may actually care what the hell they are talking about, here is a quick primer on clips vs mags.

A magazine is used to feed a weapon itself whereas a clip is used to feed a magazine. Clips do make loading of magazines easier and faster. There are even cases that a clip is required in order for a magazine to work (hello M1 Garand). Some magazines are removable, some are a fixed magazine.

Thank you for reading. Please apply this new found information when speaking about ammo!

Peace, love and puppies,

Ods

What guns do you own (real life).

Being from Australia, we are limited (no semi auto unless you are really special).

I myself just put in my permit to acquire for a Browning x-Bolt in .223 REM, and a .22 LR

Not sure what .22 to get yet. Mainly going to be used for plinking and rabbits.

I'm currently looking at a CZ ZKM452.

[ironman Tetsuo 181]

Silly, clips hold your hair back,

magazines are for reading on the loo,

its "bullet holders" that click in my boom stick.

[ssjenforcer 7]

thanks for the tip, now i know the correct terms.

but alas im still gonna call everything a CLIP becaues CLIP is soooo much easier to say than MAGAZINE

im not adding another 2 syllables to my words for no reason

but i do get it now at least

btw anyone see that cool new magazine on youtube?

:P

Edited July 24, 2012 by ssjenforcer

[flawlesssoul 30]

Sorry to burst your bubble, but both the Merriam-Webster and Oxford dictionaries have agreed that "clip" and "magazine" are entirely interchangeable when referring to firearms and their ammunition.

Originally, a clip was a strip of metal binding a number of cartridges together for insertion into a firearm. A stripper clip was discarded as the bullets were fed from it, and an en bloc design retained the clip until it was exhausted. You can find clips in game for various rifles, and indeed the revolver (.45 ACP). However, the word clip was often used to refer to magazines by soldiers receiving them. Later, clip would become synonymous with both the original meaning, and the new type of ammunition storage (but only when it's referring to a firearm magazine. The original magazine was the term for a storage room, either in a building or on a ship, where ammunition was kept).

You would have been right, if this were not 2012. Welcome to the 21st century, gentlemen.

http://www.merriam-w...ionary/magazine

http://oxforddiction...nglish/magazine

http://www.merriam-w...dictionary/clip

http://oxforddiction...on/english/clip

The only people that insist there is a difference are elitist pedants who drive horseless carriages.

Edited July 24, 2012 by Nimrod

[Switch77 12]

What guns do you own (real life).

Being from Australia, we are limited (no semi auto unless you are really special).

I myself just put in my permit to acquire for a Browning x-Bolt in .223 REM, and a .22 LR

Not sure what .22 to get yet. Mainly going to be used for plinking and rabbits.

I'm currently looking at a CZ ZKM452.

I have over 20 various rifles and handguns ranging from small rimfires, mid caliber assult rifles up to an 8mm hunting rifle. Not sure if you can get Rugar's down under but if you can check out the 10-22. It is a truely amzing .22, very customizable and accurate. I'd also suggest looking at a .17HMR for small game. It is a super amazing rifle.

Sorry to burst your bubble, but both the Merriam-Webster and Oxford dictionaries have agreed that "clip" and "magazine" are entirely interchangeable when referring to firearms and their ammunition.

Originally, a clip was a strip of metal binding a number of cartridges together for insertion into a firearm. A stripper clip was discarded as the bullets were fed from it, and an en bloc design retained the clip until it was exhausted. You can find clips in game for various rifles, and indeed the revolver (.45 ACP). However, the word clip was often used to refer to magazines by soldiers receiving them. Later, clip would become synonymous with both the original meaning, and the new type of ammunition storage (but only when it's referring to a firearm magazine. The original magazine was the term for a storage room, either in a building or on a ship, where ammunition was kept).

You would have been right, if this were not 2012. Welcome to the 21st century, gentlemen.

http://www.merriam-w...ionary/magazine

http://oxforddiction...nglish/magazine

http://www.merriam-w...dictionary/clip

http://oxforddiction...on/english/clip

The only people that insist there is a difference are elitist pedants who drive horseless carriages.

This made me laugh out loud, thanks for that. Just goes to show you home much infulence the ignorant have on public.

[flawlesssoul 30]

I have over 20 various rifles and handguns ranging from small rimfires, mid caliber assult rifles up to an 8mm hunting rifle. Not sure if you can get Rugar's down under but if you can check out the 10-22. It is a truely amzing .22, very customizable and accurate. I'd also suggest looking at a .17HMR for small game. It is a super amazing rifle.

This made me laugh out loud, thanks for that. Just goes to show you home much infulence the ignorant have on public.

So... yeah. Thanks for reinforcing the elitist pedant opinion.

[vulfy 55]

Has nothing to do with "who cares?" or "its a niche thing".

Its about being educated or ignorant.

If a certain object has a certain name, and its been accepted as such, it is up to you to either learn the proper name of that object, or show off your ignorance by calling it whatever the fuck you want.

[Falcrist 119]

Has nothing to do with "who cares?" or "its a niche thing".

Its about being educated or ignorant.

If a certain object has a certain name, and its been accepted as such, it is up to you to either learn the proper name of that object, or show off your ignorance by calling it whatever the fuck you want.

It's not about being educated or ignorant.

People call mags whatever the hell they want to call them. If enough people call them the same thing, we change the dictionary to reflect it.

You can either get used to it, or be eternally annoyed.

Now, does anyone want to start talking about suppressors and silencers?

[chickenfeed 17]

Has nothing to do with "who cares?" or "its a niche thing".

Its about being educated or ignorant.

If a certain object has a certain name, and its been accepted as such, it is up to you to either learn the proper name of that object, or show off your ignorance by calling it whatever the fuck you want.

Yeah I agree with this. Furthermore, anyone who calls a 'magazine' a 'clip' should be BANNED.

Or killed, I don't know which one is easier from a technological stand point.

[thehumandove 344]

I call rifles 'gunz'

Where is your god now?

[Hoodie_B 2]

Clip = Magazine

[XenoSententia 11]

Me n ma boyz iz gunna kill u humiez wif r shootas n sluggas.

Call them whatever you want.

[orion 54]

Freedom of speech ? Il call them hamsters if i really want to

From now until the day I quit playing DayZ, magazines will now be referred to as hamsters. Thanks!

[orion 54]

What guns do you own (real life).

Being from Australia, we are limited (no semi auto unless you are really special).

I myself just put in my permit to acquire for a Browning x-Bolt in .223 REM, and a .22 LR

Not sure what .22 to get yet. Mainly going to be used for plinking and rabbits.

I'm currently looking at a CZ ZKM452.

For the prices... not sure about there in Australia, the Remington 10-22 is a good bargain. However, if you want something you can mall ninja the crap out of, try a GSG 522 SD or a SiG 522. In the states they are around $359. http://firearmcentra...m/gsg522sd1.jpg which looks fairly similar to the MP5SD in DayZ. http://thespecialistsltd.com/files/Replica_HK-MP5SD.jpg

Edited July 24, 2012 by Haufer

[TheFired3mon 33]

I used to call them clips, knowing that they were magazines. Occasionally I'll slip up and tell my friends "Hey, there's a gun with 2 clips here," instead of "Hey, there's a gun with 2 mags here."