It is almost a losing battle. “Clips” “Magazines.” Right up there with “bullets” and “cartridges”. I have a thousand lead bullets in my garage, but can only throw them at someone until I load them into cartridge cases with power and primer.
Yes. Bullets are to cartridges as cement is to concrete, as flour is to bread, etc. Words have meanings. Some folks just use terms as talking points without a clue as to meanings.