Strippers or no?

**kwelz** · 03-02-13, 18:59

Sorry guys, not the dancing type in this case.

I was just curious as to if you all prefer your ammo on stripper clips or loose and why.

I know it is faster to load from a stripper but I am always afraid I am going to lose the spoon and be stuck...

**jwperry** · 03-02-13, 19:20

I like mine on stripper clips.

All the cases I've ever ordered that had ammo on stripper clips had 3 spoons included. I've also bought them for $.50 or so at the gun show because no one seems to know what they are.

I use GI magazines, so I haven't had any issues that sometimes crop up on polymer magazazines.

Surefire 60 rounders also eat stripper clips fine too(in my limited experience).

**MistWolf** · 03-02-13, 19:21

I prefer my ammo as affordable as possible. Sometimes that means it comes on stripper clips but more often, it means it's loose. The biggest problem I've found stripper clips for any rifle isn't that I might lose the spoon, but keeping the ammo from falling out of the strippers before they can be loaded into the mag! If you do lose the spoon, the rounds can still be stripped from the clip and loaded into the mag singly.

Whether you get your ammo in stripper clips or loose, get yourself a Strip Lula. I've been using one and it makes loading magazines much easier!

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**Hmac** · 03-02-13, 19:24

Get a StipLula. You can load with strippers or you can load 10 round right into it. Really great magazine loader.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oLCRJka3CN0

**Ryno12** · 03-02-13, 19:31

I have everything on stripper clips. I think it stores better. A StripLula is a must have.

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**jwperry** · 03-02-13, 19:38

Originally Posted by MistWolf

I prefer my ammo as affordable as possible. Sometimes that means it comes on stripper clips but more often, it means it's loose.

I agree with this but for me, as of late, this means turning to gunbroker. For some reason people seem to be scared of ammo loaded on stripper clips and I've been able to buy both XM193 and some 64gr Winchester(granted I didn't know Winchester sold ammo loaded on stripper clips) for under $.51 a round shipped. I never manage to catch any of the other ammo deals in time and my backordered stuff hasn't shipped yet.
I just have to remind myself not to get into bidding wars..

**Brian Brazier** · 03-02-13, 19:41

Does the StripLula work with Pmags? I have been trying to find a box of GI mags, but as everyone knows they are no where to be found.

**tinman44** · 03-02-13, 19:47

I use spoons and strippers on my pmags. Works very well and I don't lose any spoons. Every can/bandolear comes with three and they are everywhere so I'm not concerned. The Stripula looks like a fix to something thats not broken...unless of course you have no spoons or stripper clips.