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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.
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 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 ...
With the increased use of semi-automatic and automatic firearms, the detachable magazine became increasingly common.Soon after the adoption of the M1911 pistol, the term "magazine" was settled on by the military and firearms experts, though the term "clip" is often used in its place (though only for detachable magazines, never fixed).
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
The 5906 is a full-sized, double/single-action (DA/SA), staggered-column magazine, 9×19mm pistol. Its construction is all stainless steel. The 5906 is equipped with a magazine disconnect feature which is designed to deactivate the trigger if the magazine is not fully inserted. The pistol comes standard with either a 10- or 15-round magazine.
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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]