| rdfs:comment | - Stripper clips are an upgrade for the Springfield and K98k in Medal of Honor: Airborne, and comes default on the C96. For the two bolt-action rifles, it effectively reduces the reload time from 7 seconds to 3 seconds.
- A stripper clip is used only for loading the magazine and is not necessary for the firearm to function. It is called a 'stripper' clip because, after the bolt is opened and the stripper clip is placed in position (generally by placing it in a slot on either the receiver or bolt), the user presses on the cartridges from above, sliding them down and off the clip, thereby 'stripping' them off the stripper clip and into the magazine. After the magazine is loaded, the stripper clip is removed and set aside for reloading. Depending on the firearm, magazine, and cartridge, stripper clips come in a variety of shapes, some quite complex, though most are either straight or crescent-shaped pieces of stamped metal—usually brass, steel (often blued), or plastic.
- Early machine guns such as the Perino Model 1908, Hotchkiss M1909/M1914 and the Japanese Type 92 heavy machine gun used another form of stripper feed. The proper nomenclature for this item is a "Charger". The original ammunition "clip" was developed by Ferdinand Mannlicher for his M1885 rifle. It is of the "enbloc" design, where rounds and clip together are inserted into the weapon and, as the ammunition is used, the clip is ejected. Mauser liked the idea of faster reloading by using this design but did not like the idea of an open hole in the action.(Where the clip was ejected) So, the "charger" style of ammunition clip was delevoped.
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| abstract | - Stripper clips are an upgrade for the Springfield and K98k in Medal of Honor: Airborne, and comes default on the C96. For the two bolt-action rifles, it effectively reduces the reload time from 7 seconds to 3 seconds.
- Early machine guns such as the Perino Model 1908, Hotchkiss M1909/M1914 and the Japanese Type 92 heavy machine gun used another form of stripper feed. The proper nomenclature for this item is a "Charger". The original ammunition "clip" was developed by Ferdinand Mannlicher for his M1885 rifle. It is of the "enbloc" design, where rounds and clip together are inserted into the weapon and, as the ammunition is used, the clip is ejected. Mauser liked the idea of faster reloading by using this design but did not like the idea of an open hole in the action.(Where the clip was ejected) So, the "charger" style of ammunition clip was delevoped. The Soviet SKS rifle uses a 10 round charger for loading. Also, 5.56 NATO rounds are issued in 100-round bandoliers (in 10 chargers of 10 round apiece), along with a magazine adapter. The Mauser M1896 "Broomhandle" pistol also uses a 10 round charger clip.
- A stripper clip is used only for loading the magazine and is not necessary for the firearm to function. It is called a 'stripper' clip because, after the bolt is opened and the stripper clip is placed in position (generally by placing it in a slot on either the receiver or bolt), the user presses on the cartridges from above, sliding them down and off the clip, thereby 'stripping' them off the stripper clip and into the magazine. After the magazine is loaded, the stripper clip is removed and set aside for reloading. Depending on the firearm, magazine, and cartridge, stripper clips come in a variety of shapes, some quite complex, though most are either straight or crescent-shaped pieces of stamped metal—usually brass, steel (often blued), or plastic. Stripper clips are employed in outdated infantry bolt-action rifles, such as the Russian Mosin–Nagant, the British Lee-Enfield, and the German Gewehr 98 and its variant the Mauser K98k. Stripper clips were also employed in newer, semi-automatic rifles, such as the Soviet SKS and Egyptian Hakim Rifle.
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