4arrows said:
I have never used a mag loader for anything other then a .22, and i used the one with the batteries. I have never seen how it makes things any faster, other than give your thumb a break, and not that much.. maybe im using them wrong or something, i hope not, they look too simple to use wrong. shouldnt be a problem after i get my FN 5.7, those mags are like loading a AR15 mag. SWEET.
I took a new mag and timed loading a .40 15 round mag.
By hand it took me 1:41 seconds and I could not get the last round in. Had a hell of a time with the 14th round but got it in. Fingers are sore on both hands.
With the loader it took me 46 seconds and all 15 rounds got loaded. No cheating either. The time includes picking up the mag and securing it to the loader and loading the rounds. No sore fingers or thumbs.
The mags are brand new and the springs might be stiff but the result is about what I expected. My 5906 & CS9 mags are easier to load by hand that the M&Ps.
AR15 mags are a snap compared to pistol mags and I still use ammo on stripper clips to load them.
A battery operator 22 loader? Never herd of those.
A day at the range with the M&Ps would blow without the loader. By the time I loaded all my mags by hand my grip would be way off when shooting. BTW, I am not a frail guy either. I would recommend a loader for anyone planning on shooting more than a couple of mags at a time. Either that or only hand load 10 in a 15 round mag.