A clip is a device that is used to store multiple rounds of ammunition together as a unit for insertion into the magazine or cylinder of a firearm. This speeds up the process by loading the firearm with multiple rounds simultaneously, rather than individually, as with loose rounds of ammunition. There are several types, most made of inexpensive stamped sheet metal, which are generally intended to be disposable, although they are more often retained and reused.
An Airman with the 31st Fighter Wing loads an M18 SIG Sauer Modular Handgun System magazine during a Combat Arms Training and Maintenance class at Aviano Air Base, Italy, July 14, 2020.
Five magazines for an M18 SIG Sauer Modular Handgun System sit on a shelf at Aviano Air Base, Italy, July 14, 2020.
An U.S. Air Force Airman from the 423rd Security Forces Squadron (SFS), loads simulated rounds into the magazine of an M18 handgun during a M18 qualification course at RAF Molesworth, England, July 28, 2020.
An U.S. Air Force Airman from the 423rd Security Forces Squadron (SFS), prepares to load simulated rounds into the magazine of an M18 handgun during a M18 qualification course at RAF Molesworth, England, July 28, 2020.
A U.S. Air Force Airman loads a magazine at Kapaun Air Station, Germany, March 24, 2022.
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Joshua Fajen, 48th Security Force Squadron sponsorship technician, loads ammunition into a magazine before zeroing his weapon at RAF Feltwell, England, June 22, 2023.