Do you correct someone if they refer to a magazine as a clip?

[lysanderxiii]

Life is way too short to worry about that sort of stuff.....

 

[theotherwaldo]

Well, let’s see how this goes...

It’s “COULDN’T care less”. If you can care less, then you still care.

The original statement was, "I could care less, but that would take an effort."

-And if someone wants to call a clip a magazine, that's their problem... unless it matters. Although I can't see how it could matter.

 

[shafter]

A lot of older people still call them clips. I know exactly what they mean.

 

[Tinpig]

Both my WWII USMC uncles (Tarawa, Saipan, Tinian, Okinawa, and Iwo Jima) called the M1911 a ".45" and its magazines "clips."
As far as I was concerned they could call them any damn thing they wanted.
And I'd pay to be there if some gun shop warrior ever tried to correct them.

 

[Deanimator]

If they're an anti-gun Richard, I correct EVERYTHING, including their grammar.

 

[Danoobie]

What does Feinstein say? Whatever she calls it, the opposite is true. It's like that thingy that goes up.

OK, slow down, wait. The thing that goes up into the dealie, or the thingamajig? Because the dealie uses clips,
but the thingamajig only uses magazines. Feinstein is primarily worried about the stuff more powerful than the
AR15, like the AR16, and AR17.

 

[dh1633pm]

Can't believe this thread is still active.

 

[lightman]

No, I don't care what others call them. I try to use the correct terminology but I'm not going to try to fix the world.

 

[morcey2]

Can't believe this thread is still active.

No kidding. I've seen ads from several firearms manufacturers that refer to magazines as clips. One of them was H&K, but that's because they think we suck and they hate us. I've never seen it as that big of a deal although I taught my own kids the difference and I try to use the correct terminology when I'm doing any kind of teaching.

Matt

 

[Sauer Grapes]

I pretty much just leave it along. I know guys that have been shooting for years and they call them ''clips''.

 

[bangbang01]

If it's someone I personally know I will, especially if they're new to guns.

If it's just some random guy at a gun store or the range I wouldn't dare. I know exactly what they mean.

 

[Spats McGee]

Oh, and one other thing: If someone is new to guns & shooting, I will warn them to use the correct terminology on the internet, lest they get jumped by the Terminology Police.

 

[Jwilson904]

Only my wife.

 

[PapaG]

I work in a gun shop, a mom and pop gun shop, and a good way to lose customers is to correct them over some trivial thing. I refer to those things as magazines but don't correct customers who call them clips. I have learned a whole new vocabulary, which I don't use but do understand, which helps serve the customer. "Points", for example, refers to hollow point bullets or ammunition with same. A "beam" is a laser. "Say bots" seems to be the preferred pronunciation for sabots, rather than "say bow or sah bow". No biggie. "Lee a pold" makes good scopes. You just smile and get them what they want.

 

[bc38]

language evolves. i've known that mag. and clip didnt mean the same thing as long as i can remember, but was used interchangeable often. if i had corrected my WWII/Korean (Police Action) war vet father i would have woke up under the table. this is just another example of people standing around waiting/hoping to be offended so they can spout off and show just how much smarter than the average bear they are. on the other hand bs war stories and stolen valor put me side ways headed to the ditch. we all got those those pet peeves. each to his own

 

[ponchh]

Never would. Like Eastwood said "sometimes you just let a man live his illusions"

 

[vito]

If I thought the person would appreciate being corrected, i.e., wanting to use the right term in the future, then I would politely explain the difference between magazine and clip. When I have introduced someone to shooting and/or guns, I always make sure I use the correct terms such as cartridge, magazine, pistol or revolver, etc. Sometimes while doing such instruction I mention how certain terms often are misused and that while it is not a big deal, it can reveal the level of understanding of the subject or lack thereof. I have never found a person who is being introduced to guns and shooting for the first time to NOT seem to appreciate being educated on the subject using the correct terminology.

But if the new shooter had an ugly wife, I would refrain from mentioning it out of politeness.

 

[joed]

Who cares? One of the problems with the world is everyone thinks it's so great to correct everyone. I get more upset when I see someone correct a person for using a the wrong word in a post. These people don't realize a lot of people use speech to text and they are never perfect. If you can understand what the person is trying to cover I say let it go.

 

[GunnyUSMC]

Does it really matter? To some it does, to most it doesn’t.
But then its like when someone farts in the room. If I don’t know them, I just walk away. But if I know them, I say something like, “ Hold on Sarge, we’ll get you out in a minute.”

 

[GEM]

At the local gun show, the big seller of things you put rounds (bullets) in - has a firm name with a big sign: Clips R Us.

Oh, dear. IIRC, folks have found old Army manuals for 1911s talking about clips.

Who cares.

 

[squirrelmurder]

I just found out a week ago, (from my kids), I am "not supposed to" use punctuation in text messages. Oh, the shame! I saw mention of the term "gun" in one or two posts, but the one I still haven't gotten over is not being allowed to use the word pistol in reference to a handgun with a rotating cylinder. My lonely adolescence consisted of reading my dad's Guns and Ammo issues along with American Rifleman, (and the occasional Playboy when I could find them), and I am certain that the word clip was consistently used to describe a detachable magazine; as opposed to a tubular, non-removable.

 

[milemaker13]

No, unless its a "teaching moment", lol.

Clip/ magazine, pop/ soda, living room/ frunch room... We're all talking about the same stuff. LMAO

 

[JohnKSa]

Oh, dear. IIRC, folks have found old Army manuals for 1911s talking about clips.

Askins often referred to magazines as "clips" in his writings. I believe Bill Jordan did the same.

I might explain to a person why some people get bent out of shape if someone refers to a magazine as a clip in their presence, but no, I don't generally make it a point to correct people who talk about clips.

I often let it pass when people speak or write about bullets when they mean cartridges, "aperature" sights when they mean "aperture" sights, "breach" when they mean "breech", muzzle "breaks" when they mean "brakes", when they say "mute" but mean "moot", when they mix up cavalry and Calvary, when someone leaves out the "n" in "varmint", when someone confuses a partridge with a type of open sight (Patridge) or talks about gun sites when they mean gun sights. I also don't generally correct people's grammar even though it's a rare person who speaks correctly. I also don't generally complain about poor enunciation even though "gonna" and "wanna" and similar words aren't correct. I also don't correct people who say the sun rises and sets by explaining that it's actually an illusion caused by the rotation of the earth.

If communication is taking place, and if the person isn't likely to come into contact with someone who's "gonna" have a kitten fit over a very common slang usage then there's no point.

IMO, this particular issue has gotten stupid. To the point where the "clip knee-jerkers" often react to correct usage of the word "clip" with incorrect corrections. I think it's because while there are many complex issues that are difficult to understand or for which there is no consensus in the world of firearms, any idiot can understand the difference between "clip" and "magazine". So it becomes sort of a hazing thing. All the "initiates" pounce on any unfortunate newbie who misuses the term.

 

[milemaker13]

In the military a Jeep was called a "1/4 ton truck".
Some people will insist a gun means artillery ( what about shotguns or handguns ) yet call a 1/4 ton truck a Jeep.

I hear lots of older guys at work call the forklift a Jeep. Kinda interesting, lol.

 

[milemaker13]

The thingamabobber that holds the bullets up so they go into the hole?