[Realbigo]

Does anyone know if the Gov. ever packed .45 in stripper clips for loading the Thompson, or M3 Grease Gun??

[Navy joe]

Don't know but you can put it on M-14 strippers if you get bored.

[Realbigo]

yeah. I ve used 30.06 for mine in the past. I just wonder if there were any purpose made for .45

[Joe Demko]

The first step would be to find out if there ever was the little gadget for Thompson or M-3 magazines to allow them to be loaded from stripper clips. I don't recall ever seeing one, even in a picture, or hearing about one. If there was no such gadget, then there would be no reason to have put up ammo on clips.

[highorder]

The first step would be to find out if there ever was the little gadget for Thompson or M-3 magazines to allow them to be loaded from stripper clips. I don't recall ever seeing one, even in a picture, or hearing about one. If there was no such gadget, then there would be no reason to have put up ammo on clips.


my thoughts exactly.

[Silvanus]

For what it's worth (not much probably) the Chinese made a copy of the C96 "Broomhandle" in .45. They are loaded with stripper clips.

http://i50.servimg.com/u/f50/11/50/35/28/mauser10.jpg (http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=153&u=11503528)

[moxie]

I've never seen or heard of this being done. There are no grooves or indentations in the magazines that could be used to affix a stripper clip type adapter either.