do you use a mag loader? - XDTalk Forums - Your HS2000/SA-XD Information Source!

nic nice · 03-22-2007, 01:29 PM

this was inspired by the xd gear thread.

i dont use the loader...its inconvenient, slower and i don't suffer from girly hands.

don't lie if you do!

propellerhead · 03-22-2007, 01:53 PM

Call it what you want. It's easier to load magazines.

slugger6 · 03-22-2007, 01:54 PM

Personally I think it's worthless.

nic nice · 03-22-2007, 01:59 PM

that's cool if you use it, i'm just messing around with those of you who do. i'm sure there's plenty of "girly hand" dewds on this board who can whoop my a__.

i'd use it maybe, if wasn't so slow and inconvenient. i gave it a chance but i can load my 16rnd mags 10x faster without it.

Ryan102676 · 03-22-2007, 02:03 PM

I did when I first got the pistol, but these mags seem to break in quickly. I own 3 mags, and they are all easy to load now. When I first got it, thumbs would hurt like hell, now im good to go

**NC Dave** · 03-22-2007, 02:12 PM

Sometimes yes, sometimes no. Once the mags are broken in, it is not really a problem.

The wider 45 ACP mags are never a problem. The edges on the 9s, being narrower, tend to "bite" my thumb a bit more and I am more likely to use the loader on them.

Mrs. CAR-10 · 03-22-2007, 02:26 PM

I DO have girly hands.

However, I don't use the auto loader. It seemed like a pain the arse more than anything. That said, I always go to the range with my husband and he loads the last round into the mag for me. If I was alone, I would probably use the auto loader since I can't get the last round in for my .45. I wear gloves to help keep my hands (thumbs) from getting torn up when loading the magazines.

that left handed guy · 03-22-2007, 03:58 PM

I use it once in a while when my thumbs get tired of putting the last round in the mag.

**nsnate02** · 03-22-2007, 04:32 PM

Only when i get new mags and then only for the last round. When mags are new, some are tough to get that last one in. Other than that never.

amishclark · 03-22-2007, 04:37 PM

waste of time.

View Poll Results: do you use a mag loader
do NOT use it	69	40.83%
use it	88	52.07%
only if i have a broken hand and no one will load my mags	12	7.10%
use it because i suffer from arthritis	0	0%
Voters: 169. You may not vote on this poll

03-22-2007, 01:29 PM	#1
nic nice XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: vey-gus Posts: 655	do you use a mag loader? this was inspired by the xd gear thread. i dont use the loader...its inconvenient, slower and i don't suffer from girly hands. don't lie if you do! __________________ X9 service

03-22-2007, 01:53 PM	#2
propellerhead XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Foat Wurth, TX Posts: 3,477	Call it what you want. It's easier to load magazines. __________________ XD-9 Tactical for practice & IDPA, XD-40 Subcompact for concealed carry, XD-45 Service for home defense. Three purposes, three calibers, three models. One gun.

03-22-2007, 01:59 PM	#4
nic nice XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: vey-gus Posts: 655	that's cool if you use it, i'm just messing around with those of you who do. i'm sure there's plenty of "girly hand" dewds on this board who can whoop my a__. i'd use it maybe, if wasn't so slow and inconvenient. i gave it a chance but i can load my 16rnd mags 10x faster without it. __________________ X9 service

03-22-2007, 02:12 PM	#6
NC Dave XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Cary, NC Posts: 1,362	Sometimes yes, sometimes no. Once the mags are broken in, it is not really a problem. The wider 45 ACP mags are never a problem. The edges on the 9s, being narrower, tend to "bite" my thumb a bit more and I am more likely to use the loader on them. __________________ NRA Life Member

03-22-2007, 01:54 PM	#3
slugger6 XDTalk 10K Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 19,361	Personally I think it's worthless.

03-22-2007, 02:03 PM	#5
Ryan102676 XDTalk 4K Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 4,062	I did when I first got the pistol, but these mags seem to break in quickly. I own 3 mags, and they are all easy to load now. When I first got it, thumbs would hurt like hell, now im good to go

03-22-2007, 02:26 PM	#7
Mrs. CAR-10 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 354	I DO have girly hands. However, I don't use the auto loader. It seemed like a pain the arse more than anything. That said, I always go to the range with my husband and he loads the last round into the mag for me. If I was alone, I would probably use the auto loader since I can't get the last round in for my .45. I wear gloves to help keep my hands (thumbs) from getting torn up when loading the magazines. __________________ XD-45 XD-9SC *** Don't go stupid places. Don't hang out with stupid people. Don't do stupid things. -- John Farnham Men are taught to apologize for their weaknesses, women for their strengths. -- Lois Wyse

03-22-2007, 03:58 PM	#8
that left handed guy XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Front Range Posts: 221	I use it once in a while when my thumbs get tired of putting the last round in the mag.

03-22-2007, 04:32 PM	#9
nsnate02 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,076	Only when i get new mags and then only for the last round. When mags are new, some are tough to get that last one in. Other than that never. __________________ "It is better to be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt." *Abraham Lincoln*

03-22-2007, 04:37 PM	#10
amishclark XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: pennsyltucky Posts: 1,506	waste of time. __________________ some say "cheese" and i'm picturing something lovely. others say "cheese" and i'm thinking government subsidy. i am the grammar police. all your bad grammars are belong to me!

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