Originally posted by mclimer in reality though, the base of the magazine is made of two pieces of stamped steel held together by bent over tabs. So the edges would be really quite hard. I guess that varies then... I just finished my term of service in may, and our clips were made of plastic... The standard assault rifle in the Danish infantry is (I think) a modified version of the M-16, and the runners (I think they're called that) get a modified version of the M4... Check the links I made in the other M4 thread if there's any doubt regarding which weapons I'm talking about... -Blomkaal