The author in question is a retired cop, so I didn't feel I could argue with him at the meeting. Thanks for the help!
I remember once laughing at novel wherein a character had to reload a .38 special. (After firing eight rounds from the five-shot revolver...)
The author then perfectly described the reload procedure for a semi-automatic handgun.
Come on!
He doesn't understand the difference between a magazine and a clip. You need to steer him to my Freeper home page.