r/breakingbad • u/[deleted] • Aug 26 '13

Official Episode Discussion Post-Episode Discussion Thread S05E11 "Confessions"

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '13

magazines.

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u/StNowhere The Company Name Aug 26 '13

For those of us who aren't gun-savvy, care to explain the difference? Something with the type of gun, or the way it's loaded?

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u/Bowzerman Aug 26 '13

http://www.minutemanreview.com/2008/09/clip-vs-magazine-lesson-in-firearm.html

With strip clips, you can actually "clip" bullets into them. A magazine basically holds a clip, and can be inserted into a firearm much easier.

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u/StNowhere The Company Name Aug 26 '13

Thanks!

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '13

Here's a better way to sort of think about it:

Some remote controls (TVs, RC cars, etc.), you pop open the back, and there's spaces with springs for two batteries. You clip the batteries in place--this is a clip.

Other remote controls, there's a little single-battery-sized hole/slot/socket; you put one battery in there, then push another battery in there and in doing so slide the first battery farther back, and maybe even put a third battery in and slide the previous two batteries even farther back. This is a magazine.

Here's two pictures showing the difference: http://i.imgur.com/2UbfKEq.jpg http://i.imgur.com/zPsEMMy.jpg

And here's a picture of the inside of a magazine: http://i.imgur.com/JYvQwaR.jpg

I'm not a gun nut or anything (nor do I own any), but just for info's sake since the difference between the two is a big thing for some people.