[PapaBear3625]

That’s why I passed up a CMP M1. I’m holding out for an M1A. Mag fed just makes more sense to me.

Clips have one advantage: they're cheap and compact. For the cost of one M1A mag, you can get a bunch of clips, a large number will fit in an ammo box, and they retain their tension for years. Having a large number of loaded clips might be useful if TSHTF.

[Dead Corpse]

8 shots and reload. Or 20 shots and reload? Especially in a SHTF scenario?

That question answers itself doesn't it?