'03 Stripper Clips, need a source

saltydog452 · September 25, 2014, 09:34 AM

Search feature wasn't any help.

Does anyone know of a source for 1903 30.06 stripper clips?

Thanks,

salty

**Mike Irwin** · September 25, 2014, 10:45 AM

Northridge has steel ones...

http://www.northridgeinc.com/alias.c..._clips_guides/

This place may have them, too:

http://gunandsurplus.com/Stripper-Clips

tangolima · September 25, 2014, 11:38 AM

EBay.

-TL

saltydog452 · September 25, 2014, 12:12 PM

Thanks all,

Bookmarked and 'filed' into the '03, 17, 30.40' Folder.

sd.

wogpotter · September 25, 2014, 12:31 PM

Aren't they the same as NATO 7.62 strippers?

**Mike Irwin** · September 25, 2014, 12:54 PM

"Aren't they the same as NATO 7.62 strippers?"

I don't think they are, are they?

Don't most 7.62 NATO strippers come in 10-round clips given the 30-round magazines, while 1903 clips are only 5 round?

mavracer · September 25, 2014, 01:04 PM

Quote:

Don't most 7.62 NATO strippers come in 10-round clips given the 30-round magazines, while 1903 clips are only 5 round?

no they're 5 round and M1a/M14 standard mags are 20 round.
The 7.62 strippers are different as one of them has little nubs on the side and one doesn't.
I don't remember which is which and am not where I can look.

**Mike Irwin** · September 25, 2014, 01:16 PM

That's right, the 1903 Mauser style strippers have the nubs to keep them in the clip slots, and the M14 ones are inserted into loading keys that are slotted onto the magazine...

wogpotter · September 25, 2014, 02:25 PM

Actually I have some 10- round 7.62 strippers, but most are 5-round. I think I got the 10-round ones from DSA years ago.

tahunua001 · September 25, 2014, 11:11 PM

go on ebay and buy a box of strippers for 6.5 swedish mausers. they fit springfields, 1917s, and arisakas and work smooth as butter, I prefer them to the actual 1903 strippers, I usually have to lube them up to get them to stripp smoothly, the swede clips, not so much, smooth as butter straight from the box.

tangolima · September 25, 2014, 11:50 PM

That's the one I got from eBay. Works very smoothly for my arisaka t38, t99, my 1903, and probably my 1917.

By the way, i was quite eager to find stripper clips at the beginning. Once I got them I seldom use them. Most of the time. I just load the rounds one at a time. Ammunition is too expensive to shoot fast.

-TL

tahunua001 · September 26, 2014, 11:05 AM

I use them quite often. I compete from time to time in GSM matches so I keep in practice there and when I'm hunting, it's nice just to grab a couple strippers, throw them in your pocket and go. they are quite convenient.

jrothWA · September 26, 2014, 04:40 PM

as they sell new made stainless steel 5-round stripper for bolt actions.

The WWI &WWII have two pair of "teats' about 1/3 the distance from the end, whereas the M14/M1a uses only one pair at the mid-point.

Forgot to add: early Greek Cal.30 ammo was sold in the US and it came in the 5-round strippers, the the Garand clip later.

tahunua001 · September 26, 2014, 08:18 PM

this is completely off topic, but since you brought up HXP surplus on stripper clips, did the greeks ever use bolt action rifles we loaned then or did it just take them a minute to learn to make garand enblocs?

jrothWA · September 26, 2014, 08:24 PM

during the nazi occupation.

So they got Enfields from the UK and 03 & 17 from OSS.

tahunua001 · September 26, 2014, 08:30 PM

ok, I know we gave the french a lot of 1903s, but I wasn't sure about the greeks, I knew we gave them a lot of M1s post war(I think I own one of those), but wasn't sure about bolt guns.

P5 Guy · September 27, 2014, 11:14 AM

I have in front of me a full bandoleer of HXP, CAL. 30 BALL M2, 5 RD CLIPS, HXP 3002-62. So unless they were used to reload BAR 1918s I'm going with them using the ammo for M1903s of some sort. When the CMP first got the Greek returns I bought a Remington made M1903A3 from them, along with a M1 Rifle RG.

T. O'Heir · September 27, 2014, 02:22 PM

"...Don't most 7.62 NATO strippers come in 10-round..." No.
A BAR stripper clip will work just fine with your '03. .30-06 is .30-06. Any .30-06/.308 based case will fit on 'em.
Gunparts lists original steel '03 stripper clips at $1.80 each. $3.50 each for brass.

bumnote · September 29, 2014, 08:12 AM

I use these 6.5x55 from Samco. They work for 30-06 and the '03...and they're cheap. A box of 40, new, for $10.
Link

emcon5 · September 29, 2014, 10:47 AM

Quote:

I have in front of me a full bandoleer of HXP, CAL. 30 BALL M2, 5 RD CLIPS, HXP 3002-62. So unless they were used to reload BAR 1918s I'm going with them using the ammo for M1903s of some sort. When the CMP first got the Greek returns I bought a Remington made M1903A3 from them, along with a M1 Rifle RG.

I bought a couple cases of the Greek .30-06 probably 15 years ago, and they came on 1903 stripper clips in bandoleers.

jrothWA · September 29, 2014, 11:40 AM

the 6.5 stripper work for all, because the Mauser case is the same as the Ca.30 & 7.62.

Best get me some more!

September 25, 2014, 09:34 AM	#1
saltydog452 Senior Member Join Date: August 16, 2004 Posts: 516	'03 Stripper Clips, need a source Search feature wasn't any help. Does anyone know of a source for 1903 30.06 stripper clips? Thanks, salty __________________ Bread and Circuses don't pay the Bills.

September 25, 2014, 10:45 AM	#2
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,389	Northridge has steel ones... http://www.northridgeinc.com/alias.c..._clips_guides/ This place may have them, too: http://gunandsurplus.com/Stripper-Clips __________________ "The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind" -Theodorus Gaza Baby Jesus cries when the fat redneck doesn't have military-grade firepower.

September 25, 2014, 12:12 PM	#4
saltydog452 Senior Member Join Date: August 16, 2004 Posts: 516	Stripper clips Thanks all, Bookmarked and 'filed' into the '03, 17, 30.40' Folder. sd. __________________ Bread and Circuses don't pay the Bills.

September 25, 2014, 12:31 PM	#5
wogpotter Senior Member Join Date: September 27, 2004 Posts: 4,811	Aren't they the same as NATO 7.62 strippers? __________________ Allan Quatermain: “Automatic rifles. Who in God's name has automatic rifles”? Elderly Hunter: “That's dashed unsporting. Probably Belgium.”

September 25, 2014, 12:54 PM	#6
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,389	"Aren't they the same as NATO 7.62 strippers?" I don't think they are, are they? Don't most 7.62 NATO strippers come in 10-round clips given the 30-round magazines, while 1903 clips are only 5 round? __________________ "The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind" -Theodorus Gaza Baby Jesus cries when the fat redneck doesn't have military-grade firepower.

September 25, 2014, 11:38 AM	#3
tangolima Senior Member Join Date: September 28, 2013 Posts: 3,825	EBay. -TL

September 25, 2014, 01:16 PM	#8
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,389	That's right, the 1903 Mauser style strippers have the nubs to keep them in the clip slots, and the M14 ones are inserted into loading keys that are slotted onto the magazine... __________________ "The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind" -Theodorus Gaza Baby Jesus cries when the fat redneck doesn't have military-grade firepower.

September 25, 2014, 02:25 PM	#9
wogpotter Senior Member Join Date: September 27, 2004 Posts: 4,811	Actually I have some 10- round 7.62 strippers, but most are 5-round. I think I got the 10-round ones from DSA years ago. __________________ Allan Quatermain: “Automatic rifles. Who in God's name has automatic rifles”? Elderly Hunter: “That's dashed unsporting. Probably Belgium.”

September 25, 2014, 11:11 PM	#10
tahunua001 Senior Member Join Date: July 21, 2011 Location: Idaho Posts: 7,839	go on ebay and buy a box of strippers for 6.5 swedish mausers. they fit springfields, 1917s, and arisakas and work smooth as butter, I prefer them to the actual 1903 strippers, I usually have to lube them up to get them to stripp smoothly, the swede clips, not so much, smooth as butter straight from the box. __________________ ignore my complete lack of capitalization. I still have no problem correcting your grammar. I never said half the stuff people said I did-Albert Einstein You can't believe everything you read on the internet-Benjamin Franklin

September 25, 2014, 11:50 PM	#11
tangolima Senior Member Join Date: September 28, 2013 Posts: 3,825	That's the one I got from eBay. Works very smoothly for my arisaka t38, t99, my 1903, and probably my 1917. By the way, i was quite eager to find stripper clips at the beginning. Once I got them I seldom use them. Most of the time. I just load the rounds one at a time. Ammunition is too expensive to shoot fast. -TL

September 26, 2014, 11:05 AM	#12
tahunua001 Senior Member Join Date: July 21, 2011 Location: Idaho Posts: 7,839	I use them quite often. I compete from time to time in GSM matches so I keep in practice there and when I'm hunting, it's nice just to grab a couple strippers, throw them in your pocket and go. they are quite convenient. __________________ ignore my complete lack of capitalization. I still have no problem correcting your grammar. I never said half the stuff people said I did-Albert Einstein You can't believe everything you read on the internet-Benjamin Franklin

September 26, 2014, 04:40 PM	#13
jrothWA Senior Member Join Date: November 11, 2006 Posts: 2,519	Contact: "Champion Choice" out of Tennessee.. as they sell new made stainless steel 5-round stripper for bolt actions. The WWI &WWII have two pair of "teats' about 1/3 the distance from the end, whereas the M14/M1a uses only one pair at the mid-point. Forgot to add: early Greek Cal.30 ammo was sold in the US and it came in the 5-round strippers, the the Garand clip later. Last edited by jrothWA; September 26, 2014 at 04:41 PM. Reason: added info

September 26, 2014, 08:18 PM	#14
tahunua001 Senior Member Join Date: July 21, 2011 Location: Idaho Posts: 7,839	this is completely off topic, but since you brought up HXP surplus on stripper clips, did the greeks ever use bolt action rifles we loaned then or did it just take them a minute to learn to make garand enblocs? __________________ ignore my complete lack of capitalization. I still have no problem correcting your grammar. I never said half the stuff people said I did-Albert Einstein You can't believe everything you read on the internet-Benjamin Franklin

September 26, 2014, 08:24 PM	#15
jrothWA Senior Member Join Date: November 11, 2006 Posts: 2,519	During WWII the Greeks took any material for use.. during the nazi occupation. So they got Enfields from the UK and 03 & 17 from OSS.

September 26, 2014, 08:30 PM	#16
tahunua001 Senior Member Join Date: July 21, 2011 Location: Idaho Posts: 7,839	ok, I know we gave the french a lot of 1903s, but I wasn't sure about the greeks, I knew we gave them a lot of M1s post war(I think I own one of those), but wasn't sure about bolt guns. __________________ ignore my complete lack of capitalization. I still have no problem correcting your grammar. I never said half the stuff people said I did-Albert Einstein You can't believe everything you read on the internet-Benjamin Franklin

September 27, 2014, 11:14 AM	#17
P5 Guy Senior Member Join Date: December 1, 2005 Location: Tampa Bay Posts: 1,804	HXP for M1903 I have in front of me a full bandoleer of HXP, CAL. 30 BALL M2, 5 RD CLIPS, HXP 3002-62. So unless they were used to reload BAR 1918s I'm going with them using the ammo for M1903s of some sort. When the CMP first got the Greek returns I bought a Remington made M1903A3 from them, along with a M1 Rifle RG.

September 27, 2014, 02:22 PM	#18
T. O'Heir Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 12,453	"...Don't most 7.62 NATO strippers come in 10-round..." No. A BAR stripper clip will work just fine with your '03. .30-06 is .30-06. Any .30-06/.308 based case will fit on 'em. Gunparts lists original steel '03 stripper clips at $1.80 each. $3.50 each for brass. __________________ Spelling and grammar count!

September 29, 2014, 08:12 AM	#19
bumnote Senior Member Join Date: October 13, 2008 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 407	I use these 6.5x55 from Samco. They work for 30-06 and the '03...and they're cheap. A box of 40, new, for $10. Link __________________ "And remember, Abraham Lincoln didn't die in vain, he died in Washington D.C." - Firesign Theatre

September 29, 2014, 11:40 AM	#21
jrothWA Senior Member Join Date: November 11, 2006 Posts: 2,519	As noted by "BUMDOG.. the 6.5 stripper work for all, because the Mauser case is the same as the Ca.30 & 7.62. Best get me some more!