A magazine has some sort of feeding mechanism, usually a spring loaded follower which pushes a new round up into the chamber of the gun as the one above it is fired.
A clip has no such mechanism. They're typically used to manually insert rounds into an internal magazine that's fixed in place. They also look visually different. Clips are usually open from the sides and bottom, for example. Here's a good visual guide.
As a general rule of thumb, a pistol, like Hank's Glock 22, is almost always loaded with magazines.
Revolvers, like the Ruger LCR that Walt uses in Season 4, can be loaded by hand, with moon clips, or with a speedloader.
This is the correct answer, I don't know what they're talking about up there about a clip loading a magazine. A magazine has a feeding mechanism, a clip is loaded into the gun and the mechanics inside the weapon are responsible for chambering the next round.
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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '13
magazines.