Jungle style

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Jungle style magazines, jungle magazines, or coupled magazines are detachable box magazines that are fixed together side by side, for example, with tape, or purpose-made magazine clamps, also called magazine couplers. The spare magazine may be pointing downwards in relation to the one fitted to the weapon, to keep the feeding lips clear for insertion into the weapon. This configuration is used to speed up reloading, since a loaded magazine is attached to the one in use. Disadvantages include an increased 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 the extra length of two magazines together can raise a soldier's profile in the prone position. To counter these drawbacks, some manufacturers (such as SIG and Heckler & Koch) have designed magazines with studs and cradles that permit extra ammunition to be carried in parallel, mated in an upright position, without the need for...

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