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Posted: 1/22/2009 7:56:34 PM EDT
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I've been using stripper clips with the little Chinese guide since I started buying Yugo ammo, and it's been going pretty well . . . with practice, I'm getting better at loading the mags.
I've also been re-using the stripper clips to load other ammo, but I've noticed that the quality of the stripper clips seems to have a significant effect on how easily the rounds slide off into the mag. New stripper clips = work well, older re-used ones = stickier, harder to push the rounds off. Any tips on how to maintain the stripper clips if you're going to re-use them? I'm a little leery about just lubing them up, since I know that oil can cause problems if it gets on the ammo. Thanks for any help! |
| I have a few hundred stripper clips and some are better than others. When they are new they are usually very smooth, but as they get older and more used the finish tends to start to be stripped off and you'll see some corrosion on them as well which causes friction. Keep them pretty well oiled when they are not loaded up and they last longer, but even the "sticky" ones are still useable. |
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Most of my experience has been with the Chinese stripper clips which I believe actually get better with use. First time they seem a little rough and usually need to be lubed and tweaked slightly to get them to feed smoothly. After a couple uses they seem to work quite right for me. I use a dry-film lube like Rem-Dry to lube the clips with stored ammo.
BTW- The Yugo clips are much nicer IMHO but the Chinese ones do work. |
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Sorry to highjack this thread.
Quick question? When I got my golden tiger, I put it on Chinese stripper clips that were lightly oiled. Will this harm my ammo? When I say lightly, I mean just enough to protect the metal. Most of appears to have dried up already. |
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if they are "sticky" try spraying some of the stripper clips "faces"with "Dri-Film Lubricant" ( CRC Dry Lube, auto/marine store) pay closer attention to the edges... let it dry (it dries and leaves a dry film on the surface) then give them a try. Let us know if it works for you.
I've had the same problem, tried all sorts of things, and finally decided on the Dri-Film. Good Luck |
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Sorry to highjack this thread. Quick question? When I got my golden tiger, I put it on Chinese stripper clips that were lightly oiled. Will this harm my ammo? When I say lightly, I mean just enough to protect the metal. Most of appears to have dried up already. The problem would be if the oil were able to penetrate through the primer pocket and kill the primer. Some of the factors that may contribute; Is the primer sealed? - This will help but not guarantee the oil won't penetrate How long is the ammo stored this way? - 1 Week, No probelm. Sealed in an ammo can for a few years- 
How much oil? When you say "just enough to protect the metal" that means anything from "lightly wiped with an oily rag" to "I dipped it in SAE30" depending on which ARFCOMer you ask. If it was not enough to "feel" oily when you pick them up, probably no problem but like I said I use the Rem-Dry Lube which leaves no liquid lube. Depending how much you have stored like this, you may want to take it all off the clips, wipe everything down with a dry rag and reassemble after using a dri-lube compound and test fire a few rounds. FWIW- I had a co-worker who was a Vietnam vet. He told me his "unit" had a captured SKS and 10,000s of rounds of ammunition that they kept officially as a "training aid" but more often it was passed around for some casual plinking into a dirt berm. He told me that the steel cased ammo would start to rust within a few days of opening a "huge ass tin" so they would pour engine oil to fill each tin after they opened it. I don't know how long it took them to go through a tin of ammo but it soaked in oil for more than a few days from the way he told the story. When I asked him if the oil ever "killed" the primer he just replied that he never knew of a problem with that rifle or any of the ammo they fired through it.-YMMV. |
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