Loading my mag

[MikeS.]

+1 for the Lula, I tried a couple out last week at a gun show. Pistol Gear has 2 on order for me now.

[EJ25]

Originally Posted by agalindo

This is my mag loader.

LOL

+1

the springs on my 4 mags arent that tight so i can load them barehanded just fine

[XDAndMe]

I agree with the person that said it gets easier to just load your mags by hand after you get used to it and the springs break in a bit. I no longer use the mag loader to load my mags because it just slows me down. I can load faster with my bare hands, but that wasn't always the case.

When I was first learning how to fire a handgun, a Marine friend of mine was giving me basic instruction at the range. He had a Glock 23 in .40 S&W (his carry gun), so that's what I was using. I, for the life of me, could not load the mags that day. I distinctly remember being embarrassed when the range operator called me weak for not being able to feed the last few rounds into the mag. It was difficult and the spring was very tight. In addition, I was very clumsy with it because I didn't quite know how to hold it the best way.

You'll get the hang of it.

[lethal93ta]

Originally Posted by zac07

The best way I found to use it was to hold the bottom and pull the loader down with your index finger, while loading the bullet with your right hand. After the mags break in you should be able to load them without the loader.

thats how i load mine.

[EJ25]

Originally Posted by XDAndMe

I agree with the person that said it gets easier to just load your mags by hand after you get used to it and the springs break in a bit. I no longer use the mag loader to load my mags because it just slows me down. I can load faster with my bare hands, but that wasn't always the case.

When I was first learning how to fire a handgun, a Marine friend of mine was giving me basic instruction at the range. He had a Glock 23 in .40 S&W (his carry gun), so that's what I was using. I, for the life of me, could not load the mags that day. I distinctly remember being embarrassed when the range operator called me weak for not being able to feed the last few rounds into the mag. It was difficult and the spring was very tight. In addition, I was very clumsy with it because I didn't quite know how to hold it the best way.

You'll get the hang of it.

thats funny. i was saying in another post that i need the loader for my friends Glock17. the last 2 rounds are hard to push in by hand.

[apollosmith]

Propellerhead just posted this in the gear forum... a video of using the mag loader:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpWz_qyNrCg

[aphexafx]

If you do it like zac07, it's way faster, and smoother, and you can get by without a manicure and a gold watch.

[rich999]

Originally Posted by agalindo

This is my mag loader.

Wow I have 2 of those. They come in a darker color also.

[rich999]

Originally Posted by gr8johnson

OK I got my XD 9mm. I have been getting familiar with it. Field stripping, dry firing, cocking and all that good stuff( my first gun). I got some ammo. I am trying to figure out this darn mag loader thingy. How does it work? It is a pain in the arse loading a mag by hand. Don't want to have to do that more than once at the range. Hows the loader work. The one that comes with the gun? 16 rd mag by the way. How about a youtube link.

To be honest I tried the loader and found it awkward and I felt clumsy using it. Not to say it is not for you. I found that over time it was much easier to load by hand. The spring in the XD do seem stronger or harder to suppress then other fire arms that I own. I heard that if you leave the mag loaded it will ease some of the tension on the spring. Again I just heard this, but my mags are always loaded on all my guns..Call me a nut IDK

[propellerhead]

Originally Posted by rich999

To be honest I tried the loader and found it awkward and I felt clumsy using it. Not to say it is not for you. I found that over time it was much easier to load by hand. The spring in the XD do seem stronger or harder to suppress then other fire arms that I own. I heard that if you leave the mag loaded it will ease some of the tension on the spring. Again I just heard this, but my mags are always loaded on all my guns..Call me a nut IDK

I hated mine too when I first got it. Then I realized it was just tight. I took some sandpaper and sanded the inside and now it slides up easily from the force of the magazine spring.