Magazine Care & Maintenance

AMAC Newsline ^ | 6 Aug, 2024 | Eugene Nielsen, U.S. Concealed Carry Association

[MtnClimber]

And don’t call it a “clip” unless it is really a clip like the M1 Garand uses. Unless you are a democRAT or want to look like you are gun-ignorant.

[V_TWIN]

“Magazine Loaders”

Saw one at the range a couple of years ago......a real game changer IMO.

Haven’t checked lately but back then they were around $150.

[Yo-Yo]

For loading double stack 9mm magazines, you cannot beat the Maglula UpLULA.

[Nifty]

These are thumb savers for sure.

[SavannahWonderer]

If a P-Mag (AR, AK, mag etc) is faulty or squirrely, just throw it away. I have seen too many people spend too much time and energy on a $12.00 mag and still can’t trust it fully.
Just throw it away and move on.

[Roklok]

If I have a malfunctioning magazine it goes in the trash can.

[V_TWIN]

Super cheap AR-15 Mag loader

https://youtu.be/ZBTHC5vA42g?si=dHX1MSpGdhMKikgM

[Rappini]

Great article, and that’s why I’m a member of AMAC .

[MtnClimber]

Pew Pew Tactical did a review of mag loaders and their #1 pick:

1. Maglula Uplula

BEST PISTOL MAGAZINE SPEED LOADERS

[sasquatch]

I sometimes use clips to mark magazine pages.

[Bonemaker]

1. Half load a magazine and smack the base on a hard surface;

2. Discard now broken magazine;

3. Purchase new magazine.

[Carriage Hill]

Ping...

[ConservativeMind]

Does anyone use a dry spray lubricant to help repel residue, while preventing ammo friction?

[ConservativeMind]

That’s what we use.

[MtnClimber]

I just ordered a Maglula UpLULA. I have been using my thumb, but recently I got a Sig p365XL 9mm and those magazines are very hard on the thumb.

[ConservativeMind]

Oh wow, you are going to love how this loads and unloads.

You do have to orient yourself to it, though, but if you stay methodical, it loads quite fast. It’s the separate parts of the loading of each round that forces some focus. You will see what I mean, but then never go back to a manual load.

[MtnClimber]

Does anyone use a dry spray lubricant to help repel residue, while preventing ammo friction?

This is what I would use in applications where I don't want to attract and trap dirt:

WD-40 SPECIALIST 11 oz. Silicone, Quick-Drying Lubricant with Smart Straw Spray

[ConservativeMind]

We have a .22 pistol that really gets a lot of particles in it and the magazine, after shooting a few hundred rounds at the range. We tend to hang it up when the loads stop going in with no issue. All it takes is maybe another 40-50 rounds, and it hangs again. However, it’s smooth for all prior rounds.

It seems to always be cruft from the ammo, of which a fair amount winds up going down the handle into the magazine. Of course, loading into the chamber is in the immediate area the cruft pollutes, but then I get this stuff I now have to do a thorough cleaning on, again.

I’d like to go a thousand rounds without such problems, with both the gun and the magazine. If the crud could just fall down to the bottom of the magazine and then just need a shake to get rid of it over a trash can, well, that would be wonderful.

[ConservativeMind]

Oh, and we have Maglulas that cover for both .22s, 9mm, and other calibers.

Two covers them all, for us.