Five Best Magazine Loaders in 2023
BY PGF
1 year, 11 months ago
Magazine loaders are especially handy for competition shooters. Today we are going to examine some of the best magazine loaders in 2023 for competition shooters. While anyone can benefit from a magazine loader, competition shooters are in a unique situation. They often have to load a lot of ammo, and as mentioned, that’s a great way to get sore thumb syndrome.
On top of that, there might only be a very short time period between runs to reload. Maybe you are getting an alibi run due to a broken shot timer. Maybe you’ve had a mag issue and are down a mag, so reloading your mags quickly is important.
Caldwell AR Magazine Mag Charger
We also had to consider the environment the competition shooters occupy. They need something that’s portable and easy to move between stages. Preferably something they can toss in a range bag and call it a day. Speed and portability are the two defining features we looked for when choosing our top five magazine loaders of 2023 for competitive shooters.
Supplementary features include the calibers and magazines they incorporate. We need some common magazine types and calibers. No one is shooting 9mm Makarov in competition these days. On top of that, we need one that’s easy to use and foolproof. With these features in find, here are our favorite magazine loaders.
Maglula makes excellent loaders. I use them. Some of the others mentioned look very interesting. The title says it’s about competition loaders but there are others. A brief overview of each is provided. Read the rest.
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On January 7, 2023 at 10:30 am, June J said:
I’m a big fan of the Magula brand. I’ve bought several of the Upula loaders for pistol mags for myself and for gifts. Recently purchased the rifle mag Lula and Strip Lula for AR mags. All of them work great.
As far as the Cardwell one, I don’t remember the last time I saw AR ammo in 50 round boxes, so that one doesn’t look as practical.
On January 7, 2023 at 12:11 pm, Rocketguy said:
Another vote for Striplula for AR-15 applications. I load stripper clips during down time – watching a movie or something like that. At the range, I can fill a 30 rnd mag in no time. Very compact, easy to use, etc. The only caution I’ll add is pass on the aluminum stripper clips – they don’t hold the rounds tightly and don’t hold up over multiple uses. Used mil-surplus steel is your best bet.
On January 7, 2023 at 1:07 pm, =TW= said:
Fancy gadgets- pffft!
We load ’em by hand.
And have the calluses to prove it.
On January 7, 2023 at 2:16 pm, RHT447 said:
I use the back end of a plastic toothbrush handle to depress the cartridge column in AR mags. Works great for loading and unloading. For unloading, point bullets down. Depress the 2nd round, top round falls out. Repeat.
On January 7, 2023 at 3:11 pm, Bill Buppert said:
Pro-Tip: Only load 29rds in a 30rd magazine; learn to use the knuckle on your finger to gauge it so you know in the dark if checking. If conducting tactical reloads with a round in the chamber, this will guarantee proper seating and lock-in.
I use this for rifle and its never breaks.
https://rrsspeedloaders.com/products/ar-15-speed-loader-5-56-223-300-blackout