Although I always use the term "magazine" myself, I think it's way too OCD and Aspergian to constantly correct others who use the wrong term. At the end of the day, it's a stupid thing to obsess over.
For the record, my grandfather carried a 1911 in WWII. He often tells me a story about how his platoon held its position during a Wehrmacht counter-offensive with very little ammo, and he always says that he had only "half a clip" for his 1911. Although my Dad and I agree that the story itself is probably exaggerated, I just think it's interesting that my grandfather says "clip" to refer to the magazine of his 1911. Apparently, this was acceptable at the time, before the Mazryonhs of the world gained the ability to proselytize over the Internet.
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04-28-2012, 09:09 PM
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