1/48 M-14s

The Brits call it a Charger. I had my 5.56mm ball ammo issued in stripper clips when Uncle Sam said I needed a basic combat load (210 rounds). Plus one speed loader to load my magazines. I still go by GI nomenclature even though most of the rest of the world does not understand... front leaning rest position...

If you really want to get technical the term "stripper clip" is only used to describe the type of clip like an M1 Garand has that is automatically stripped from the weapon after the last round is fired.  The stamped metal devices that hold rounds to be fed into a magazine are properly called "chargers".   Just reply incorrectly to an article in Shooting Times or Guns and Ammo and see what kind of flak you'll get!  Not that it ever happened to me................................

                                                                                                       Pat.  

And some weapons with a removeable magazine also can use a stripper clip to feed then, such as the LeeEnfield

Or half moon clips for revolvers from the days before "speedy loaders"

Clip vs. magazine is an international terminology.  Most people don't know the difference and use them interchangably and incorrectly.

"A magazine is an ammunition storage and feeding device within or attached to a repeating firearm. Magazines may be integral to the firearm (fixed) or removable (detachable). The magazine functions by moving the cartridges stored in the magazine into a position where they may be loaded into the  chamber by the action of the firearm. The detachable magazine is often referred to as a clip; such usage is sometimes frowned upon by many authorities on firearms but is nonetheless commonplace."   NRA Firearms Glossery, National Rifle Association, 2008.

A clip is what holds rounds for and makes loading easier on a weapon with an internal magazine, like the M1 Garand.  You can see the clip and how it is loaded below.

Usually, when people who don't know better say clip, they mean a removable magazine, like on the M14...

and most other, modern assault rifles and automatic pistols.

paintsniffer

 

SuppressionFire:

 

 drop out clip.

 

 

Magazine.

The M-1 had a clip, the M-14 had a magazine.

Indeed,

Terminology in Canada is different eh? I read FSM the magazine while any detachable spring loaded device for feeding ammunition to a weapon is a clip.

SuppressionFire

 drop out clip.

Magazine.

The M-1 had a clip, the M-14 had a magazine.

A M1 Garand could be converted to a M14 quite easily. Shorten it up and add a drop out clip.

Only the rivet counters will notice the difference, in 1/48 scale it will work well.

Check out this site

http://www.propaganda-kompany.com/

They have them, I am not sure where.

there is a french company with a hard to remember name. They make crew, troops, everything for helos.. And they make weapons sets with M-14s and some other stuff. I don't have their link on this computer but someone else might know who I am talking about. They aren't cheap and they aren't fast.. But they seem to be the only game in town for those of us who want our Helos to match the rest of our models in scale.

grandadjohn

Believe there are some M-14's in DML's "Vietnam Weapons Set", I don't know if it's still availalbe or not

LOL I believe the ones he is looking for are supposed to be 1/48 scale not 1/35 scale.

Believe there are some M-14's in DML's "Vietnam Weapons Set", I don't know if it's still availalbe or not

Probably with a figure set from one of the mfrs...Tamiya? perhaps.