Loading Magazines....

[thatryan]

So I guess I am pretty much fail...?

As I have posted elsewhere, awaiting my first handgun Glock 17, gen 3, to get released on Monday, in anticipation and practice, I bought a magazine and 10 snap caps.

I can not load that damn thing!

I mean, wtf, it kills my fingers, and after STRUGGLING to get 6 rounds in I had to step away.

I know I am weak, ( I have a type of muscular dystrophy ) but am curious if it gets easier, springs loosen, get used to it... anything?

Thanks.

[Steph]

UpLuLa....get one, your fingers will thank you.

[paintballdad]

^UpLuLa FTW!

[tradecraft]

I have shown my UpLULA to many shooters and 100% of them have gone out to buy one after trying it out.

[corcoraj2002]

They will loosen up a little but uplula is the way to go. I use one if I bring a couple of guns or people to the range to speed up loading. One uplula will cover all major handgun calibers.

[Kyle1886]

UpLULA as the wise folks stated---money well spent.

Yes, they will loosen some. Whenever I get new mags, I load them up and let them sit for a bit. There have been a couple of times that 10th round just would not go. After sitting a while loaded, it fit.

Enjoy your weapon, stay safe
Respectfully
Kyle

[corcoraj2002]

Just a point leaving a spring compressed or uncompressed will not cause it to loosen, you need to cycle the spring. Use a uplula for a while and try to manually load after a while.

[HondaMasterTech]

Don't worry. Every new Glock comes with a magazine speed loader. Extremely simple design, easy to use and makes loading your magazines super easy. You won't have to struggle to load the magazines, trust me.

[thatryan]

Thanks all, appreciate it.

Also, what the heck is an UpLuLa Google took me here, this the thing?

http://www.maglula.com/

[Sundowner]

Yes, click the Pistol Mag Loaders box.

[xpbprox]

Just a point leaving a spring compressed or uncompressed will not cause it to loosen, you need to cycle the spring. Use a uplula for a while and try to manually load after a while.

That's funny every time I break in my mags I just load full them as much as I can once and voila the next week they are easy to load and I can fit that 17th round in!

[223556]

They will loosen up after about a week sitting fully loaded.
I did it and it works!

[hyperion.excal]

http://www.amazon.com/Butler-Creek-Universal-Pistol-Loader/dp/B001HBHNHE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1335656282&sr=8-1

price went up i got mine for $20 but this is still a good deal considering it will morethan pay off in the long

[Cactus_Tim]

I haven't used the one that came with my pistol since I bought the UPLULA.
It works great. I use it all the time.
Got mine on sale at Turner's a while back for the same price as on Amazon.

[thatryan]

Awesome, ordering one from amazon now