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2/7/2025 7:28:48 PM EDT
I recently bought a Hellcat and finally got to shoot it today.

I was pretty happy with the performance of this pistol on its first outing. I definitely feel with more practice it will fill the void in my micro compact carry.

That said my only real complaint was loading the freaking magazines. My thumbs are still throbbing from only loading about 150 rounds of 9mm ammo into the 2 included magazines.
What’s worse is I could only get about 8 or 9 rounds in either of the magazines (usually only 8) without practically banging them on the table at the range.

Are these magazines going to be getting any easier to load?
2/7/2025 7:50:28 PM EDT
[#1]
365 mags are worse.
2/7/2025 8:20:14 PM EDT
[#2]
They don't get any easier over time and a UpLULA loader is must.
2/7/2025 8:22:14 PM EDT
[Last Edit: jwliv180][Edited] [#3]
UpLULA.

Get two. One for the range bag, and one for the range bag after you loan the first one to someone at the range. (Seriously, they make great gifts.)

The only way to make the mags themselves easier to load, that I've found, is to put on a magazine extender and then just load to the original capacity.
2/7/2025 8:31:04 PM EDT
[#4]
As others have said, UpLULA. They are relatively inexpensive and they work. I have one to cover just about every type of magazine I own.
2/7/2025 8:37:59 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Princeton][Edited] [#5]
Wow you guys really didn’t disappoint!

Just checked out their website and they have one for the CMR30 also which was almost as difficult topping the magazines as the Hellcat was to just get 8 rounds.
2/7/2025 10:26:02 PM EDT
[#6]
Originally Posted By Princeton:
I recently bought a Hellcat and finally got to shoot it today.

I was pretty happy with the performance of this pistol on its first outing. I definitely feel with more practice it will fill the void in my micro compact carry.

That said my only real complaint was loading the freaking magazines. My thumbs are still throbbing from only loading about 150 rounds of 9mm ammo into the 2 included magazines.
What's worse is I could only get about 8 or 9 rounds in either of the magazines (usually only 8) without practically banging them on the table at the range.

Are these magazines going to be getting any easier to load?
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Yes, as far a how many you can load, but my Uplula loader is a necessity as far as I'm concerned.
"The right to buy weapons is the right to be free"
2/8/2025 12:49:56 AM EDT
[#7]
Ordered 3 loaders for myself.
1 for CMR30
1 for 9mm-.45ACP
1 for HK MP5
&
1 9mm-.45ACP for a buddy of mine.

Bought a new range bag also. The one I use now I bought at a gunshow about 30 years ago. Still in great shape but I want something bigger.

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