Mag loader for arthritic hands

[yep380]

An older gentleman I shoot with recently bought a shield. He also owns a glock 17. He suffers from arthritis in his hands, especially the joints of both thumbs.

He can't load either of the shield mags within 3 of their capacity. Same with the glock.

Can anyone say which mag loader would be easiest for him? He has a pretty firm handshake and doesn't have pain while shooting. It's the downward pressure on his thumb that cause pain in the joints.

We're considering the maglulu, Caldwell or the ETS cam mag loader.

Thanks for any help.

 

[NYlakesider]

An older gentleman I shoot with recently bought a shield. He also owns a glock 17. He suffers from arthritis in his hands, especially the joints of both thumbs.

He can't load either of the shield mags within 3 of their capacity. Same with the glock.

Can anyone say which mag loader would be easiest for him? He has a pretty firm handshake and doesn't have pain while shooting. It's the downward pressure on his thumb that cause pain in the joints.

We're considering the maglulu, Caldwell or the ETS cam mag loader.

Thanks for any help.

My wife has a couple of those, seem to work quite well!

 

[ontargetagain]

Caldwell Mag Charger would be the other alternative perhaps?
Karl

 

[KELSW]

I love my Maglula uplula use it all the time .

 

[Ranger17]

Yep i too love my Uplula mag loader (universal model); works great for my Shield and my full size MP. Seems its design couldnwork well for those who can grip but maybe not use finger or thumb pressure.

 

[Spokes]

Maglula Uplula I have the same problem with my thumbs...

 

[John Reid]

Another vote for the Maglula UpLULA Universal Pistol Magazine Loader. I have several and love them. Please let the forum know what you decide and how it works.

 

[Saudade]

I'm all in with Maglula.

 

[Jakpro]

I don't know how many Maglula loaders that i have sold for them over the years, but it is a bunch! Every time that i am on the range someone asks about it when I am using it.

I am still surprised by how many folks don't know about them!

Very highly recommended!!

 

[DRJ]

Uplula for sure. I have the same problem and couldn't live without my Uplula.

 

[cbpat1]

+one for the uplula. They are sooooo easy!

 

[A_Dent]

Yep, RA here too and Maglula makes it bearable.

 

[swsig]

I have moderate arthritis in my right (dominant) hand, and only very light arthritis in my left hand. I use my good left hand to grip, squeeze and depress the Uplula, and my right hand to insert the cartridges. It is easy, painless, and fast. My Uplula is perfect for loading all seven of my semi-autos, which consist of a .357 SIG, a .380, two 9mms, a .40, and two .45s. I highly recommend it.

 

[rwsmith]

For THIS case......

I like and use the Uplula, but as described with the strong grip but hinky joints in the fingers I'd lean toward the Caldwell. One hand operates the grip handle and the other puts in the cartridges.

The Uplula to me requires more work of having to squeeze, push down the loader and hold it upright, while feeding with the other hand.

 

[RV4driver]

I vote uplula, and I too have arthritis in my hands.

 

[Wee Hooker]

A girlfriend works very well. Of course if they become your wife, loading rate/reliability goes down quite a bit.
Truth be told, neither is cheaper than an UpLula though.
I'm pretty well set with zero girlfriends, one wife, and three UpLulas. It's about all I can afford.

 

[Dirtengineer]

Another vote for uplula.

 

[Realrez]

I have one for my ar mags and one for pistols, best money spent.

 

[jmr986]

Well I think you can see a trend. Another vote for the uplula.

 

[yep380]

Thanks for all the replies.

This is the one concern I have:

I like and use the Uplula, but as described with the strong grip but hinky joints in the fingers I'd lean toward the Caldwell. One hand operates the grip handle and the other puts in the cartridges.

The Uplula to me requires more work of having to squeeze, push down the loader and hold it upright, while feeding with the other hand.

It looks to me like you have to have something solid to set the mag on while using the Uplulu. At the place we shoot, there is no table; it's an outdoor plinking range and your gear is on the ground. The Caldwell loader looks like you can operate it by pulling the lever and feeding rounds. I'm thinking because of this it might be a better fit.

Any thoughts on that?

Thanks again for the help.