Need thumb replacement after loading mags.

[swsig]

That thing works so good!!!! It should by a sticky!

I agree. The hard-to-load magazine topic is raised so frequently here that mag loader recommendations should be a sticky. When I first moved from .22s to centerfires years ago, I was fortunate to learn of the Uplula loader at that time. I have loaded all of my centerfire semiauto mags with it from Day One. Total rounds loaded is around 55,000 and my Uplula is still going strong. I give it two undamaged thumbs up.

 

[SixStringer]

I got the 9mm Shield and extra bag that came with it so I have five mags. I know the mags are stiff so I loaded all mags and they have set here for a couple of weeks.

Maybe the mags need sitting loaded for a longer time. Of course I shot by myself so may have went a little fast but I could not see doing this all day. I don't have much ammo anyway, but some day I will?

Ozarkdave

It's more a matter of a cycle of compression and decompression, compression alone won't quite do it.
To loosen up the spring, it's got to get worked back and forth. Invest in a really good mag loader like the UPlula, and use it to just load mags, unload mags, load mags, unload mags. (Fun times, I know, I know)
They'll break in eventually and become easier to work with.
M&P mags are really stiff when new, so much so that after loading up the mag, just inserting it in the gun all the way took a good amount of force for me in the beginning.

 

[Saudade]

Did someone mention Uplula yet?

Being in a restricted state, my 10 round OEM M&P mags still use fullsize springs. So hand loading starts with the equivalent of 7 rounds already in.

 

[SchemaEnigma]

... Invest in a really good mag loader like the UPlula, and use it to just load mags, unload mags, load mags, unload mags. (Fun times, I know, I know)...

Or, just always use the Uplula and skip the load/unload break-in.

 

[SixStringer]

Or, just always use the Uplula and skip the load/unload break-in.

What happens when you're out somewhere though, and you don't have it with you? Then you're back to loading by hand; much easier with a broken-in mag.

 

[mrmike7189]

The recoil springs are notoriously stiff as well.

 

[gerhard1]

Another plug for the Uplula. BTW, mine is a hot pink. So there!

 

[rsmith6120]

Another here for Maglula. Best money you'll spend on accessories for the range bag.. and your thumbs.

 

[dla]

Screw the over-priced, over-hyped magdula. I load my mags with a $6 gizmo very similar to what glock include with their pistols.

 

[wormraper]

Uplula does not sell on Amazon because of the counterfeits.

they used to. Amazon sold them direct for a while. I got mine from them back in 2014 and it was legit as they come. ... must have been later on they stopped selling them.

 

[Targets Guy]

Get the loader. Trouble free after that.





I also enjoy the Fixxer grip extension on the bottom of the magazine.

 

[Oldsalt66]

The Uplula and Maglula are perhaps the greatest firearm accessories ever created.