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== Lists of feeding systems ==
=== Magazines ===
[[File:Magazines.png|thumb|right|Two kinds of magazines.]]
'''Magazines''' (or '''mags''') are devices designed to '''hold''' and feed ammunition into a firearm.
* '''[[List of magazines]]'''
=== Stripper clips ===
[[File:Stripper clips.jpg|thumb|right|Two stripper clips, one loaded and one empty.]]
'''Stripper clips''' are long, thin strips of claw-shaped metal, designed to hold rounds of ammunition in place vertically. They are designed to be inserted in compatible firearms (which must have a clip guide of some sort), so that the ammunition can be pushed down and into the weapon all at once. Stripper clips are designed to '''drop''' the ammunition they carry into a compatible firearm, and typically, a type of stripper clip will only be compatible with one, or a few given weapons. Upon completing a reload, the stripper clip has effectively transferred its ammunition to the weapon; though the user can perform a partial reload and end up with a partially loaded clip. This can be done deliberately (by explicitly announcing the amount of rounds one wishes to load in), or out of necessity (if the clip holds more ammunition than the firearm needs to be fully loaded again).
* '''[[List of stripper clips]]'''
=== Speedloaders and moon clips ===[[File:Speedloaders.jpg|thumb|right|Two speedloaders, one loaded and one empty.]]
'''Speedloaders''' are round devices, into which the user inserts compatible rounds of ammunition, which is held in place until the knob is turned and all of the ammunition loaded is released all at once. Speedloaders are designed to '''moon clipsdrop''' are similar in that the ammunition they are both used in revolvers; specificallycarry into a compatible revolver. Upon completing a reload, DA/SA the speedloader has effectively transferred its ammunition to the weapon and double-action only revolvers will become empty. Speedloaders have a capacity and a caliber (sometimes, more than one); they '''must''' be used with a swing-out or top-break systemrevolver '''of the same capacity''', and the ammunition loaded '''must be compatible with the revolver'''.
'''Moon clips''' are thin strips of metal designed to hold rounds of ammunition and be held in place between a revolver's cylinder and frame; they are designed to '''hold''' and feed ammunition into a revolver. Reloading with a moonclip is very similar to reloading with a box magazine; remove old one, insert fresh one. But similarly to speedloaders, moon clips have a capacity and one or more calibers; they '''must''' be used with a revolver '''of the same capacity''', and the ammunition loaded '''must be compatible with the revolver'''.
* '''[[List of moon clips]]'''
=== Speed strips ===
[[File:Speed strips.jpg|thumb|right|Two speed strips, one loaded and one empty.]]
'''Speed strips''' are primarily (but not always, see below) used for reloading single-action revolvers with a fixed cylinder. Though they do not make the unloading process any faster, they can reduce loading fresh ammunition down to a single turn. Fully unloading then fully reloading a single-action revolver with a speed strip therefore always takes 2 turns.
* '''[[List of speed strips]]'''
=== Ammo belts ===
'''Ammunition belts''' are, as the name implies, used to feed a belt-fed firearm; typically a machine gun. There are two major kinds of ammo belts: '''Disintegrating''' and '''Non-disintegrating''' belts. All ammunition belts are designed to '''hold''' and feed ammunition into a firearm.
Rounds of ammunition that are loaded in ammo belts may be referred to as ''belted ammunition'' or more rarely, ''linked ammunition''.
==== Non-disintegrating belts ====
[[File:ND belt.jpg|thumb|right|Part of a loaded non-disintegrating belt.]]
Non-disintegrating belts are the simplest type of ammunition belt available, and can be thought of as essentially large magazines. They function the same way; they have a fixed capacity, and typically are only compatible with one or a few weapons.
==== Disintegrating belts ====
[[File:Belt and belt links.jpg|thumb|right|A 3-round disintegrating ammunition belt (top), and a single belt link (bottom)]]
Disintegrating belts are a little more involved; they are made up of metallic clamps called '''belt links'''. The type of belt link determines which weapons (and in turn, calibers) they are compatible with.
