Do revolvers have magazines? Yes, they do.

[miketx]

See?

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

What,no moon clips?

 

[Seymour Flops]

What,no moon clips?

Moon clips in one pocket, moon pies in another. Ready for anything.

 

[Concerned American]

See?

Nice try, but speed loaders are not magazines. More in line with stripper clips.

 

[miketx]

Nice try, but speed loaders are not magazines. More in line with stripper clips.

Oh nonsense!

 

[lg325]

Oh wait! But seriously I was taught that clips are detachable magazines are not.

 

[lg325]

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

Nice try, but speed loaders are not magazines. More in line with stripper clips.

Now a moon clip could be called a magazine.

 

[1srelluc]

Sigh, the only clip for a revolver is a full moon, double, or half moon clip.

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

Sigh, the only clip for a revolver is a full moon, double, or half moon clip.

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I'd argue that only a full moon clip should be considered a magazine.

 

[1srelluc]

I'd argue that only a full moon clip should be considered a magazine.

The original WW-1 era clip for the Colt and S&W M1917 revolvers were half moons.

 

[ActionJackson]

See?

I suppose you could call them "magazines" but they're really speed-loaders. I have couple for my little revolver.

 

[1srelluc]

Another way to look at the difference between a speed-loader and a revolver clip is that the revolver clip is a part of the revolver that uses them system.....Without the clip the revolver will not function properly.

That said they still make .45 Autorim that allows firing/ejection without the use of clips in the M1917s and the modern derivatives that take the clips.

Today they even make full moon plastic clips but I reserve those for range use.

 

[Resnic]

See?

That's not a magazine, those are called speed loaders.

A magazine is a self contained container of self feeding rounds inserted into a weapon that is removable.

A speed loader just is a cartridge holder that speeds up loading. Technically speaking if you consider a speed loader a magazine then your hand is also a magazine because you can hold the 6 rounds in your hand, open the wheel, and stick all the cartridges in.

 

[miketx]

That's not a magazine, those are called speed loaders.

A magazine is a self contained container of self feeding rounds inserted into a weapon that is removable.

A speed loader just is a cartridge holder that speeds up loading. Technically speaking if you consider a speed loader a magazine then your hand is also a magazine because you can hold the 6 rounds in your hand, open the wheel, and stick all the cartridges in.

I know what they are. I have several.

 

[Innocynioc]

Revolvers have chambers, not magazines. Speed loaders are not magazines.

 

[Batcat]

Now a moon clip could be called a magazine.

You can call a speed loader or a moon clip a magazine if you want to but some people will ignore anything you say from that point on. They will simply believe you have little or no knowledge about firearms and can’t even use the correct terminology.

The truth is they would be right.

When you discuss a subject it is best to use the right terminology. It limits confusion.

 

[miketx]

Revolvers have chambers, not magazines. Speed loaders are not magazines.

I know what they are soft head.

 

[para bellum]

A magazine is a self contained container of self feeding rounds inserted into a weapon that is removable.

Magazines don't have to be removable. Some guns have integral box magazines that load from the top, some have tubular magazines, etc.

Magazines store and feed ammunition. On a revolver, you could say the cylinder is the magazine (though it's never referred to that way).

Clips are accessories that hold ammunition and make it easier to load the magazine.

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

The original WW-1 era clip for the Colt and S&W M1917 revolvers were half moons.

I can get the half clips for the S&W 610-3 10mm. Magnum but I just dont see the need.
I suppose they'd be easier to store.