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are used "jungle style" if they are fixed together side by side, often with tape. The spare magazine may be pointing downwards in relation to the one fitted to the weapon. This configuration is used to speed up the process of reloading, since a loaded magazine is attached to the one in use. Disadvantages include an increase in the risk of stoppages due to the exposure of the rounds and magazine lips to dirt (particularly if the second magazine is inverted), possible loss of ammunition, and that the extra length of two magazines together can raise the profile of a soldier in the prone position. To counter these drawbacks, some manufactures, such as SIG and

Heckler & Koch Heckler & Koch GmbH (HK; ) is a German defense manufacturing company that manufactures handguns, rifles, submachine guns, and grenade launchers. The company is located in Oberndorf am Neckar in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, and also ...

, have designed magazines with studs and cradles which permit extra ammunition to be carried parallel mated in an upright position without the need for tape or clamps. Ram-Line high-capacity magazines for

Ruger 10/22 The Ruger 10/22 is a series of semi-automatic rifles produced by American firearm manufacturer Sturm, Ruger & Co., chambered for the .22 Long Rifle rimfire cartridge. It uses a patented 10-round rotary magazine, though higher capacity box ma ...

semi-automatic .22 LR rifles are also equipped with pins and sockets to allow them to be coupled together.

History

The practice of "jungle style" magazines originated in

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the World War II by country, vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great power ...

for the

M1 carbine The M1 carbine (formally the United States Carbine, Caliber .30, M1) is a lightweight semi-automatic carbine that was a standard firearm for the U.S. military during World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. The M1 carbine was produced ...

, M3 "Grease Gun" and

Thompson submachine gun The Thompson submachine gun (also known as the "Tommy Gun", "Chicago Typewriter", "Chicago Piano", “Trench Sweeper” or "Trench Broom") is a blowback-operated, air-cooled, Magazine-fed rifle, magazine-fed Selective fire, selective-fire subm ...

Audie Murphy Audie Leon Murphy (20 June 1925 – 28 May 1971) was an American soldier, actor and songwriter. He was one of the most decorated American combat soldiers of World War II. He received every military combat award for valor available from t ...

, one of the most decorated American combat soldiers of World War II, was reported to have utilized taped M1 carbine magazines. Thompson submachine gun users frequently taped two 20-round magazines together to speed reloads and compensate for the limited capacity. This spurred official development of the 30-round Thompson magazine, which included the experiment of welding two 20-round magazines face-to-face (dropped in favor of the 30-round magazine). The

United Defense M42 The United Defense M42, sometimes known as the Marlin for the company that did the actual manufacturing, was an American submachine gun used during World War II. It was produced from 1942 to 1943 by United Defense Supply Corp. for possible issue ...

submachine gun was occasionally issued with two 20-round magazines welded face-to-face. Taping magazines together in order to speed up reloading became so common among troops using the M1 Carbine that the U.S. military experimented with the "Holder, Magazine T3-A1", which came to be referred to by some infantrymen as the "Jungle Clip". This metal clamp holds two M1 Carbine 30-round magazines together without the need for tape.{{cite web, last=, first=, date=December 2017, title=M1 Carbine, url=http://www.112fa.org/PDF/M1Carbine.pdf, url-status=live, archive-url=, archive-date=, access-date=Feb 12, 2021, website=Camden Light Artillery 1 BN, publisher=Camden Light Artillery Association and the 1st Battalion 112th Field Artillery, page=6

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soldiers A soldier is a person who is a member of an army. A soldier can be a conscripted or volunteer enlisted person, a non-commissioned officer, or an officer. Etymology The word ''soldier'' derives from the Middle English word , from Old French ...

deployed with U.S.-made weapons in

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, 1953. The M1 Carbine magazines are taped together. File:United Defence M42.jpg, A

with magazines welded together. File:SEAL MP5N.JPEG, U.S. Navy SEAL with MP5 SMG and two magazines clamped together during

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in 1991. file:Caroline-chargeur-plein-p1000499b.jpg, Detachable box magazine for a

SIG 550 The SG 550 is an assault rifle manufactured by Swiss Arms AG (formerly a division of Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft, now known as SIG Holding AG) in Switzerland. "SG" is an abbreviation for ''Sturmgewehr'' ("assault rifle"). The rifle ...

with studs for stacking multiple magazines together. File:SIG-551-p1030048.jpg, SIG SG 551 with three magazines held together. File:OSN Saturn special purpose unit (506-19).jpg, Vityaz-SN with a fastening device that joins two magazines together. File:10-22 Jungle Magazines.png, Two

magazines attached. File:M1 Carbine Magazine Clipped.jpg, Two 15-round M1 Carbine magazines attached by a clip. File:AR-M16-Tape-Jungle.jpg, Two AR-15/M16, 30-round magazines placed together with

duct tape Duct tape (also called duck tape, from the cotton duck cloth it was originally made of) is cloth- or scrim-backed pressure-sensitive tape, often coated with polyethylene. There are a variety of constructions using different backings and adhesi ...

. File:Mini Uzi Competition.jpg, Mini Uzi being fired with magazines held together horizontally.

References

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