When the article mentions the term “clip,” is it referring to the charging clip that held the rounds before they were pushed down into the magazine?
The. clip is a metal piece which holds the 8 rounds.
It is inserted into the breech long with the 8 rounds and it is ejected after the last round is fired leaving the bolt open for the next clip.
Not on the Garand. 8 rounds held staggared dn an en block clip, and the whole thing was inserted into the top of the receiver. When the last round fired the metal clip was ejected back out the top automatically. Only tought part was holding the bolt back while you loaded the clip in, because it would release the bolt and slam the both onto your thumb. The result was called the Garand thumb, which was like hitting your thumb with a hammer, but could guve you a nasty cut too.
The video link below shows how to load an M1 Garand En-Bloc Clip. The en-block clip holds 8 rounds. After the 8th round is fired, the clip is ejected with a distinctive ‘ping’. Once you hear the ping, you will never forget it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GdTKm4eBAs
Two months ago, I took my M1 to a 600 yard range. I dialed the sight to 6, and put all 8 rounds on the paper (600 yard NRA target). An awesome weapon.