Stripper Clips Not Stripping

[bajajoaquin]

Okay, to be honest, I hesitated before putting up this thread, because it seems a little basic, but here goes anyway.

I just bought some bulk ammo for my Mosin M39. Just for the halibut, I decided to load some on to the stripper clips I had lying around. When I test loaded, the rounds just wouldn't feed into the magazine.

I'm guessing that the brass cases was just galling a bit on the steel clips, and not sliding properly or well (they used to slide right in).

What sort of lubricant can I use without worrying about mucking anything up?

[swiss_]

I would lube the clips with the same product that you use to lube your rifle.

[Wes C Addle]

just for the halibut!!!

funny

use CLP or mil spec oil

[CandG]

Did you try tossing some dollar bills at them?

Sorry, I had to

I'd recommend something fairly viscous that is less likely to seep into the primers than a thin viscosity oil. Not sure if it's really a valid concern or not, but I do know oil seepage can affect the reliability of your rounds.

Edit: Maybe also try a "dry lube", like Hornady OneShot

[mycrstuff]

What kind of clips do you have? The cheap Chinese after market don't work that well. The Polish are supposed to work the best. The Russian second best. Make sure you are stacking the rounds correctly in the clip. Rimmed cartridges need to be stacked a certain way. If you don't know how to do it there are at least 10 videos on youtube showing how to do it. Finally I have used cosmoline on my SKS and AR clips. Just make sure there isn't enough to leave a glop of grease on the shell case. Lighter is better.

[bajajoaquin]

Did you try tossing some dollar bills at them?

I tried rubles, but they laughed at me.

I would lube the clips with the same product that you use to lube your rifle.

I'll try this. Simple, logical.

What kind of clips do you have? The cheap Chinese after market don't work that well. The Polish are supposed to work the best. The Russian second best. Make sure you are stacking the rounds correctly in the clip. Rimmed cartridges need to be stacked a certain way. If you don't know how to do it there are at least 10 videos on youtube showing how to do it. Finally I have used cosmoline on my SKS and AR clips. Just make sure there isn't enough to leave a glop of grease on the shell case. Lighter is better.

I don't know the manufacture of my original clips, as I've had them for 10+ years. I do have some of the new cheap Chinese ones, and neither works better than the other. My original ones worked just fine when I used them previously.

I'll try a drop of oil and very carfully loading them again.

[DennisCA]

Strippers always like gold!

Seriously - Forget the cheap crap, they almost never work well.

[NapalmCheese]

I don't know the manufacture of my original clips, as I've had them for 10+ years. I do have some of the new cheap Chinese ones, and neither works better than the other. My original ones worked just fine when I used them previously.

Yeah, the cheap and easy to find stipper clips don't work well, though there is a bit of a trick to them. If you put your thumb on the back of the top round (near the case head, almost close enough to run (cut) your thumb along the stripper clip and then use your index or middle finger to pull up on the bullet a little bit you'll be able to feed pretty easily. I haven't used any nice stripper clips for the mosin but have for other guns. With the cheap clips you'll have to forget being able to slot them, thumb them down, and move on.

As for your old ones, I'd just spray them down with a touch of ballistol and see if that helps.

Maybe they just don't like your high falutin' brass cased ammo?

[reverser]

Assuming these are decent stripper clips, Rem-DriLube works REALLY well. I've kept some loaded in a pouch and my PPU brass ammo slid perfectly almost a year later.

[Capt.Dunsel]

You might try using some paraffin or bees wax on the rails .

Us it on drawers , hinges , and stripper clips for Arisakas and M1s.

Doesn't run into primers , stays put ( except in extreme heat ), and cheaper than froglube

[TS77]

Halibut oil will make them to easy