A gun magazine, such as for an automatic pistol, includes an elongate tube
for holding cartridges in stacked relationship including a clip for
hanging the magazine in inverted position on a support, such as the lip
of a pocket or a belt. The clip may be an integral element of the
magazine butt plate or may be an add-on attached to the magazine tube or
butt plate. The clip includes an outwardly projecting hanger portion
projecting outward and a retention portion a free end disposed upward
hanger portion and forming a channel between it and the tube, the channel
having a mouth for receiving the support. The support may include a bump
guard for preventing objects from accidentally upwardly bumping the clip
and dislodging it from the support.