Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-26397825-20160609071212/@comment-24534644-20160610020742

SomeoneYouUsedToKnow wrote: That one has a justification though....

So does bottomless ammunition in animation. It's to keep up the flow of action. Having to reload is something that TONS of shows and anime, not just RWBY, strategically avoid for that exact reason. Do characters still reload? Yes. Usually it's done outside of an action scene or in the buildup/preparation to one, but never in the action scene itself to preserve Rule of Cool factor (unless the characters are being fancy as hell when they reload, like so). This is an animation/filming choice to keep the audience as engaged as possible; it does not mean that the clips and magazines are actually bottomless in practice.