Intra-clip reload
The short delay between two shells of the same magazine, which sets how fast a burst is delivered.
Also known as intraclip, shell reload, burst reload.
Between two shots of a magazine the gun waits out the intra-clip reload, typically two to four seconds. It decides whether a burst lands before the target can back out of sight or after.
Short intra-clip times make a magazine lethal against exposed targets, long ones make it a series of aimed shots that the opponent can react to.
Related terms
MagazineA set of shells a gun can fire in quick succession before a long reload, the mechanism behind autoloaders and autoreloaders.AutoloaderA magazine gun that must empty its clip before reloading it, all at once.ReloadThe time between one shot and the next being ready, or for a magazine gun the time to refill the whole magazine.