7.62mmNATO Stripper clips, or are they Chargers?

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   From BOTR, who is usually spot on with
his info.!
So this is the big issue with the
charging geometry with the Sterling conversion No.4: the rounds
actually need to end up with their bases behind where they leave the
charger (I'm pushing it so its bottom end is as far back as
possible.)
For all but the last round out, and
sometimes the one before, the mag geometry takes care of it: the
reinforcing ribs are cunningly placed to act on the shoulders of the
cartridges. So you need to make sure you push the last one down and
back, particularly if you're going to follow it with another charger.
Otherwise bad things happen. 

.303 cartridges fall out of the
chargers and into the magazine in comparison (metric Italian chargers
excepted of course).
Yet more proof that .303 is God's Own
Calibre
With thanks to Finnish friend Jarno, I
would not have tried this without his suggestion since it defies the
laws of physics: Swedish Mauser chargers in the Sterling No.4
conversion: they float there in mid air but they feed far better and
without any "knack" or funny business with the last round.
Plus they're noice and slick and not Parkerised to death like the
NATO chargers for which the charger bridge adapter is designed. 