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The Vz 58 assault rifle can be directly reloaded with clips from the top. (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world
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[–] 48 points 2 years ago

They're not clips they're magaz--

Oh.

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    [–] 13 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Waiting for the Forgotten Weapons video on it

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    • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    After you shoot those bullets and need to reload, what happens to the old clip? Does it pop out the bottom of the magazine part when you put in the new clip?

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  • [–] 20 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Its a stripper clip. Starting from the position in the picture, you would push down on the bullets and they "strip" (or slide) off the clip into the magazine. You're left with an empty clip sticking out the top of the gun which you lift away and throw at the enemy or your buddy or whatever. If you want to look up a video, they're commonly used on the SKS.

    En-bloc clips also exist. Those do go into the gun like you're thinking, but they actually eject out the top when you fire the last round. Like the M1 Garand from any WWII game.

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    • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    I personally prefer ARs over AKs, but nothing beats the sex appeal of redwood grain on a classic AK

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    I hope you are 8th dimensional trolling.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

    No? I like the look of wood grain (especially red) on most things. I know this isn't an AK, but the aesthetics are clearly inspired by the AK.

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    • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    I'm curious about how reliable that method is

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  • [–] [S] 19 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Very reliable. Strip clip loading into (fixed and detachable) magazines was common in WW2. The Vz. 58 is unusual for carrying on the feature into the assault rifle era.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    You can still buy 5.56mm rounds on 10 round stripper clips. You just need a little accessory called a "spoon" to load (detached) AR mags with them.

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  • [–] [S] 4 points 2 years ago*

    Yes, this is still the ideal way to refill magazines. Though the unique part of the Vz.58 is being able to refill with the clips directly into the rifle, rather than detaching the magazine to refill them. The rifle has a built in clip guide.

    Perhaps I’ll show off a handheld 5.56mm clip guide at some point.

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