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The Calico Liberty is a roller-delayed blowback-operated semi-automatic rifle (Liberty II) or pistol (Liberty III) chambered for the 9 mm Parabellum. These firearms use an unusual 50- or 100-round helical magazine that allow for a large number of rounds in a relatively compact and convenient package.
A Smith & Wesson Model 66 revolver, displayed with two speedloaders. A speedloader is a device used to reduce the time and effort needed to reload a firearm. Speedloaders come in a variety of forms for reloading revolvers, or the magazines used with other types of firearms such as rifles and shotguns.
1905 Military Rifles magazines. 1 & 2: Mosin–Nagant M1891 3 & 4: Lebel M1886 5 & 6: Gewehr M1888 7 & 8: Mannlicher M1888 9 & 10: Lee–Metford M1888 11 & 12: Dutch-Mannlicher M1895 13 & 14: Mauser M1893 15: Krag–Jørgensen M1886 16: Schmidt–Rubin M1889. The military cartridge was evolving as the magazine rifle evolved.
Stripper clip with internal 5-round magazine. Roth-Steyr M1907: Semi-automatic pistol 8mm Roth-Steyr Austria-Hungary Stripper clip with 10-round internal magazine. Mauser C96: Semi-automatic pistol 7.62×25mm 9×19mm Parabellum German Empire Stripper clip with internal box magazine. Steyr M1912: Semi-automatic pistol Machine pistol 9×23mm Steyr
A speed reload (also known as a "combat reload") is the action of reloading a weapon in a very short amount of time by ejecting the currently loaded magazine with one hand without retaining it, and drawing as well as loading a fresh magazine with the other hand. A speed load is quite similar to a regular reload of a weapon, but when well ...
A Beta C-Mag undergoes field testing on an M4 carbine. The Beta C-Mag is a 100-round capacity drum magazine manufactured by the Beta Company. It was designed by Jim Sullivan and first patented in 1987 and has been adapted for use in numerous firearms firing the 5.56×45mm NATO, 7.62×51mm NATO, and 9×19mm Parabellum cartridges. [1]
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Stripper clip loading for a 7.92×57mm Mauser Karabiner 98k rifle. A device practically identical to a modern stripper clip was patented by inventor and treasurer of United States Cartridge Company De Witt C. Farrington in 1878, while a rarer type of the clip now known as Swiss-type (after the Schmidt–Rubin) frame charger was patented in 1886 by Louis P. Diss of Remington Arms. [3]