A surgical clip applier, comprising: a housing, at least one handle pivotably connected to the housing, a channel assembly extending distally from the housing, a clip carrier disposed within the channel assembly defining a channel, the clip carrier including a plurality of distally oriented ramps extending into the clip channel, a plurality of clips slidably disposed within the channel of the clip carrier, a walking beam reciprocally disposed within the channel assembly and overlying the clip carrier, the walking beam being operatively connected to the at least one handle for reciprocal movement upon actuation of the at least one handle, and a clip pusher bar reciprocally positioned within at least one of the housing and the channel assembly, the pusher bar having a first end operatively connected to the at least one handle and a second end defining a pusher, the pusher bar being movable away from the pair of jaws as the at least one handle is actuated by an initial amount in order move the pusher behind a distal-most clip stored in the channel of the clip carrier, and said pusher bar being configured and adapted to move towards the jaws as the at least one handle is returned to a home position to move the distal-most clip between the jaws.
