He slid the loaded clip from the pistol, held it in his hand.
He unshouldered his pack, rummaged through it, and brought out the loaded clip.
He went below and came back with a huge '44 automatic pistol and a handful of loaded clips.
He inserted one loaded clip into the piece, working the slide to load the first round in the chamber.
He even added two extra loaded clips.
He pulled out a loaded clip from his belt pack and rammed it into the butt of the pistol.
He screwed the silencer onto the gun, slammed the loaded clip into the butt.
The reporter pulled another loaded clip from the bandolier to have it ready.
There was a loaded clip from an automatic, but no gun.
He searched through the pile of full magazines the French agents had assembled and found several loaded clips.