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One of my college English professors told me something that stuck with me. A dictionary is an attempt to document how a language is used. It's not an instruction manual on how a language should be used. If enough English speakers refer to a magazine as a clip then the definition of clip will change. Same for flippers and fins.Terminology is a thing in many aspects of life. I just try to ask myself if I know what they are talking about. Only in occasional technical settings is it hyper critical to have the exact term or 100% accurate word.
Gun owners. A LOT of them say clip when they mean magazine. Experienced people. It is up to me if I choose to call them out or otherwise get annoyed. Do I know what they mean? Yes. Can I have a happy life by letting go of some need for them to say magazine? Yes.
I got to shoot one of those at a "fun shoot" at the local range once. If I recall correctly, it had quite an unpleasant kick.The only reason I get uppity about magazine vs clip is when I've actually got a gun on the line that takes a clip. It's just a practicality at that point. You can't really fit a magazine in a WWII CMP Garand, at least without a lot of effort and probably a hammer.
IME less than a bolt-action '06 has.I got to shoot one of those at a "fun shoot" at the local range once. If I recall correctly, it had quite an unpleasant kick.
Not to hijack the thread, but I learned to shoot using the FN-C1A1. It had a 20 round magazine that could be reloaded with ammunition held on 5 round clips so using the right term was critical if you wanted more ammunition.The only reason I get uppity about magazine vs clip is when I've actually got a gun on the line that takes a clip. It's just a practicality at that point. You can't really fit a magazine in a WWII CMP Garand, at least without a lot of effort and probably a hammer.
It all began in the around 160 years ago in the 1860s with the unit developed and dove by the Frenchmen Benoît Rouquayrol & Auguste Denayrouze
Do you know the name of that unit?