Customer Reviews

BTLR CRK MAGLULA UNIVERSAL 9MM-45ACP

5 star:		(101)
4 star:		(7)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

I am a brand new pistol owner. At 60 years old I finally purchased my first pistol for home protection and peace-of-mind. I excitedly took my new 9mm Smith & Wesson to a target range and fired away with abandon. It did not take long before I realized that all was not sunshine and lollipops. I live in California where the legal maximum mag for any gun sold in this state is 10 rounds even though the mags are originally designed to hold 16 rounds each for most other states. I pre-loaded the two mags that came with my new protection before leaving for the range from home and didn't think too much of it. Twenty rounds, big deal. It doesn't take a lot of imagination to guess how long it takes to fire twenty rounds from a semi-automatic pistol, right? Just a single standard box of ammo is 50 rounds. I had two boxes. By the end of the 1st box I was tired and annoyed by re-loading. By the middle of the 2nd box, my fingertips had become sensitive and sore loading those two mags. Geez, I thought, what a downer to the shooting experience. Do all shooters do this? Today, a kindly gentleman shooting about 10 feet from me introduced himself and engaged me not only in pleasant conversation, but decided that I looked like the neophyte I was, and offered some shooting tips. He was great. He also owned the Lula mag loader for his various pistols and told me it was the greatest thing since sliced bread. Boy was he right! He showed me how to use it, and it was heaven. I'm a new shooter and didn't even know that something like this even existed. Thank goodness I found out only my 2nd time out. As soon as I got home I hopped on the computer and lo and behold found this item on Amazon.com $7 cheaper than my local gun shop (which was sold out) or any place else on the web. I love Amazon! I am so looking forward to my little gadgets' arrival within the week.

I had forgotten I never 'finished' this review. My loader arrived months ago. As of this writing I've loaded at least a thousand or more rounds with it. Makes filling my California 10 round clips a snap at about fifteen seconds each, ten if you're racing anybody. Would never be without it.

Loading any pistol magazine is tedious and painful, so any 'loader' will help. They all push the top bullet down into the magazine far enough to be able to slip the next round in. On every other loader I've seen, the vertical part that pushes the bullet down is still there at the back of the magazine, in the way of the round you're loading. You have to retract the device which lets the spring press against the bullet that's still only half way in. Then you have to push the bullet the rest of the way into the magazine against the spring pressure. It's better than doing it without a loader, but you still get a sore thumb.
This is where the LULA LOADER is different. You slip the loader over the magazine until it rests on the top of it. When you squeeze the spring loaded pivoting front section, a horizonal arm comes in from the front side of the magazine and rests on top of the magazine's spring follower. Continuing to squeeze, you then push down on the whole device and the arm pushes the follower down far enough that you can slip a bullet into the magazine with room to spare. Since there's no vertical part in your way, you can slide the round all the way in with ease. While you're still holding the loader down, you relax your grip so the spring loaded front section can retract the arm out from under the bullet. There is another spring loaded device inside the loader at the back, that will push the loader back up to its starting position as you relax your arm. You start the cycle again, this time with the arm pushing the first bullet down, making room for the next one. It takes a little coordination at first but soon becomes second nature.
You want to make sure you're using a stable work surface. Because of the angled shape of the bottom of pistol magazines, you should have a raised edge to push back against while you're pushing the loader down so it can't slip away from you. You should round over the slightly sharp edges, especially where your middle finger rests while you're pushing down.
There is a sliding lock that tends to get pressed down from time to time, locking the front section in its compessed position. I found that a little CAREFULLY applied crazy glue keeps that from happening, although you may want it to remain functional. This loader also has a little dawg on the back side, that strips rounds from the magazine, too. Just like loading, it's easy to use when you get the knack.
The loader seems well built and sturdy, although it's made mostly of plastic. But then, no one had faith in Glock at first, either.
So...., who would spend $35 for this thing? Everyone who tries it who has loaded even one magazine without it! Considering the ease of use and the speed of loading, it's a no-brainer and worth every cent. In fact, you had better get two of them in case you leave one sit out in plain sight for too long.

I use my Maglula for S&W 14 round 40 caliber magazines. It turns a hateful, finger busting job into a no big deal job which is completed right now.

Wonderful piece of technology. Absolutely terrible written instructions.

I bought one of these when I took my CCW class and we were shooting 150 rounds that day. It is so quick and easy to do and to use you'll wonder how you ever did without it. I would recommend this to anyone who is planning on doing alot of shooting. The only thing you have to be careful of is depending on using one of these, there may be a day when you have to reload the clip by hand. So if you do get one always practice hand loading the clip also, your life might depend on it. Stay safe and enjoy using it.

I asked for and received one of these for Christmas. When my son and I next went shooting, we were outdoors in the bitter cold and our fingers were numb. I don't know if we could have loaded the magazines without it under those conditions. The 9mm double stack self centers and was incredibly fast and easy to load. I had to pay closer attention to center my single stack .45 caliber mags, but once you do that, it is amazing how fast you can load. I will never be without of of these now.

This is even better than the AR MagLULA, even though it won't unload magazines, as loading pistol mags is so much more of a pain. In the old days after a 150 round pistol match or a day at the range my thumbs would be sore; not the case anymore! Like its AR predecessor the pistol MagLULA is easy to use and well built. A couple of notes though, I understand this won't work with some pistol mags- check that it's what you need. Also, there is a little button on the side that locks it closed for storage, not having read the directions (they are so simple) I tripped it by accident and thought it was broken for a few minutes.

This ia a near-magic device for those of us with hands that hurt when we stress the joints, especially the thumbs. It is a fast and reliable aid that is,for me, a "must have". During all day or multi-day events, even those with strong pain-free hands borrow it for loading their spare magazines.

I think this is a total blessing (if something for a gun can be a blessing). It works for both our 380 guns and our 9MM guns. I used to have a tough time loading my clip because the spring is tight. Now they just go in no problem. It is well worth the money!

I've used this loader on 1911A1, 45 cal XD and Glock 40 Cal. It has been superb in rapidly loading all these types of magazines. Far superior to the loaders which came with the weapons (or in the case of the 1911A1 no loader at all)

Works on my double stack 9mm and 40 cal plus single stack 45 cal.

I let my neighbor try it and he bought 2. One for himself and one for a Christmas present for a friend.

Find the video on this product and watch it. It really is that easy to load your magazines. Fantastic product! No more pinched thumbs.