Poll: Loading the last round in the magazine.

[jppezz23]

For 5 dollars much cheaper than the UPLULA loader the Glock loader works very well on my SD 40 cal magazines.

 

[vista461]

Never had a problem getting a mag full to capacity without any tools

 

[oldman45]

I fully load mine by hand but if it were to be one round short, I would not be concerned about it. For target shooting, I just carry 10-12 mags with me that are loaded. Once they are shot, it is time for me to fire a few rounds from the revolver.

If it is a social situation with my defensive ammo, I will only need two shots anyway and the crime team will want to know what kind of ammo I used and they can look at the others in the magazine.

 

[htobin]

UpLula. No other way for me

 

[JJEH]

Sometimes I load -1. Especially after installing +10% Wolff springs...

 

[ViperGeek]

When voting just now, it was tough for me to choose between shoving and using the UpLULA loader because we use both. For my well-worn Gen 3 .45 ACP mags, I just thumb them in, easy peasy. For my SW1911 with brand new mags, I'll use my thumb when not in a hurry, but when heading off to the range, I'll use the UpLULA to save time/callouses.

For my wife's SD9 VE 16-rounders, we almost exclusively use the UpLULA. I've never gotten used to the shuffled loading of 16 9mm rounds. Also, for whatever reason, my "man thumbs" tend to have less trouble with the beefier .45 ACP rounds.

- Dave

 

[ImprovedModel56Fan]

Depends on the mag. Browning HP and Beretta 92? Probably possible, but it's easier with a mag loader. Para-Ord? Definitely possible, slightly easier with a mag loader. FN FAL 20-rd and Galil any-rd? Easier to go ahead and load it than to look for the mag loader. 1911? If you can't do it, get your daughter to do it for you.

 

[ViperGeek]

OT: "magazine" vs. "clip"?

I realize I have about as much chance getting most people to stop describing magazines incorrectly as I might have getting Hollywood screen-writers to stop calling magazines "clips." I would hope that the folks around here would be easier to convince.

Thanks for bringing this up, W.E.G. Growing up parked in front of a television, I'd always heard them referred to as "clips", but in the real world they are exclusively called "magazines".

Does anyone know why and when Hollywood started calling them "clips", and why it's technically incorrect?

Thanks!

- Dave

 

[russp1]

+1 on the UPLULA. Nothing could be easier and it takes care of those pesky hi-cap mags that I have so much trouble with.

Best $30 spent in a while was for an Uplula. Makes loading our .45 1911E and Sigma 9mm a breeze, our M22a has a little lever on the side of the mag so that one is easy enough.

 

[Twoboxer]

Uplula, of course. Absolutely no reason to take the extra time and energy and skin layers on the first 16 rounds, let alone #17.

Uplula also makes me wonder why anyone goes through the expense of having 3, 10, or 20 magazines to pre-load at home before going to the range.

 

[nickn10]

after tearing my thumb nail off trying to load 12 in my 40xd I load 9 in my M&P 45 , chamber a round and then load # 10 in the magazine. ( sold the 40 xd to buy the M&P)

 

[DCWilson]

This must explain why I've seen where some people say they have can only get 10 rounds in an 11 round mag for a 4006, as I have always loaded 11 into mine without any problem.
It is tight though, but doable.

Leon

Those who quit at 10 rounds live in California.

The last round is tough, but on 4006 magazines (and Walther .38 PPK as well), if you push down on the base of the next to last round with your thumb and the front of the case of the last next to last round with the rim of the one you are trying to shove in (forefinger on top for pressure), you can get it low enough to slide the base in under the magazine lip. Then just push it straight back; the forces of geometry are on your side.

I used an Uplula loader for a while, but then I got my thumbs and fingers trained in the motions needed for the last round. If my hands ever get worse than they are (odds are good they will), I can see going back to the Uplula for ease of loading.

 

[eljaydubya]

UPLULA-Works the best for me. Jim

 

[jdh]

If one wants to be stubborn I'll put my thumb over the top of the mag and push gently down then bounce the floor plate on the rubber mat on the work bench a couple times. Unbinds the spring and the last round goes in no problem.

 

[ViperGeek]

Growing up parked in front of a television, I'd always heard them referred to as "clips", but in the real world they are exclusively called "magazines".

Does anyone know why and when Hollywood started calling them "clips", and why it's technically incorrect?

My wife and I just returned from the NRA Basic Pistol Class and I got my answer. A magazine is what is used to feed the weapon itself, whereas a clip is used to feed the magazine.

Of course, there's also always Wikipedia:

Clip (ammunition)

and:

- Dave

 

[OK Hog Shooter]

I gots lots of 4006 and 4013 mags... and two thumbs... I haven't had any real problems using the DC Wilson method. I use the same method on my HK mags as well. When l'm at the range l only load five rounds in a mag. After each five shot string l pull the target in and circle the holes with a different color marker. Now when l'm in CCW mode it's all rounds on deck and one in the tube, with a spare or two loaded to overflowing...

Hog

 

[Glenn H]

Converted

Switched to belt feed. Much more easier.

 

[TACC1]

Pretty much of a novice, here. I generally load as many as designed for. However, working in industry for lo-these-many-years, I don't
like the feel of the fully compressed mag-spring, so the last round on the mag goes into the chamber. My eight-round 1911 gets eight
in the mag, then seated and loaded. But, that's just me.
Just got the uplula, liked it so much I gifted it to a friend and got another. An operation on each hand has me well into the
girly-hands description. TACC1

 

[Badkarma 1]

Add me to the list of people who didn't know there was a problem getting the last round in the mag. ??? Regards 18DAI.

I'm with you 18! I avoided this thread as I thought it was a joke.
If you need a loading assist device by all means get one. Dale

 

[Fat Old Guy]

BTW, we need to STOP using the term "high capacity magazine" . . .

The correct term is "high capacity ammunition feeding device." Seriously.