magazine (weapon)

A device used for storing ammunition and feeding it into a repeating firearm. May be referred to as a "mag" for short. Found in internal as well as external types, the most common is the detachable box magazine, such as that used by most modern assault rifles and semi-automatic handguns. Magazines generally have spring-like object inside that pushes ammunition into the chamber.

Not to be confused with a clip, a simple strip that store multiple rounds together as a unit for reloading into the fixed magazine or cylinder of a firearm.

See also

• ammunition belt
• ammunition pouch
• bandolier
• cartridge
• clip (weapon)
• drum magazine

The following tags implicate this tag: drum_magazine, holding_magazine_(weapon), and magazine_ejection (learn more).