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Now thats neat!
Don't worry, your wood skills exceed mine easily. |
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nice. But to load it, you have to put all the bullets on the edge of the wood piece and slide them in? Sounds like will take a lot of time, compared to a LULA
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Nope, you just angle the cartridges a little to put them in from the top. It's not that much faster than using a LULA, but it's a lot easier and the huge advantage is that you don't have to pay as much attention to what you're doing. Watch the video on maglula.com of a guy using the real thing. |
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Griz,
Thanks for the additional pictures and response in this new thread!!! I am going to have to make my own also... Been a while since I had a new wood project to complete. Cheers! -WuMagic |
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What a great idea! Looks like I have a project for next weekend!
How about making it work for 20 rounders also! http://members.cox.net/nato762/magloader%20Mod.JPG |
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Yep, that's on my "to-do" list. Should just take a notch to make straight 20 rounders work too. |
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Very nice! Is it curved because the mag is curved? Or does it make the loading process easier somehow? I think I'll make one for my M1 Carbine mags |
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It's curved because 5.56 cases are tapered... Same reason the mag is curved Line up a bunch on a table and you'll see. |
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The cartridges are tapered and the stack will curve. Try laying several cartridges together side by side and you'll see. |
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Ahhhh ... yes; then draw the layout (on the wood) according to that and cut. too lazy right now to break out some cartridges. |
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Now if you could figger out a way to dump in a bunch of rounds and shake them to get the proper orientation like the old ramline 22lr loader...yea.
oooh ohhh and add hydraulics . |
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Was working not too long ago, it was really nicely done. And the ebony inlay, magnifique'! Seriously, it did look cool. |
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Very very nice. I'm ashamed of my crude workmanship now I've since added a notch for straight 20 round mags to mine. |
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is this really faster? i mean by the time you line up all the rounds in the tray couldnt you have snapped them in the mag?
nice work though. |
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It does look cool. Got a bigger pic? Is that poplar? |
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try this
If not go here www.photobox.ie/album/album_fullsize.html?c_photo=45108803 If that doesnt work then I dont know what to do.. I made it out of maple- Thats the hardest stuff I had on hand. I would have used hickory but I figure the maple will last long enough. The "pusher" Is a piece of HDPE. It slides very easily over the lacquered wood. You can also spray it with some "Dri-cote' or Hornady One-Shot to make the rounds slide easier. Griz "Very very nice. I'm ashamed of my crude workmanship now" Don't be. I have a shop with 50k in tools- Thats why it looks good- It's not because I'm good. I'm glad you made this post- I'm gonna build another for M1A mags just for grins. |
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"You are not logged in" Its okay . What do you finish the wood with? I've been using wood sealer, stain, then several coats of Hi-gloss Tung Oil. (Posting this here so your tips can show for everyone ) |
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I cut the notch for the straight 20 round mags, works great.
I'm also interested in how someone who knows what he's doing would finish the wood. I'm a little worried about it not being dimensionally stable as the seasons (and humidity) change. What kind of finish should I use to keep it stable and keep it nice and slick? (I used poplar for mine). |
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I used laquer, just 2 coats with light sanding. I then sprayed with DRI COTE- a wax coating that makes its real slick. I would reccomend a danish oil finish-(1/3 poly,1/3 mineral spirit,1/3BLO) for the poplar. This will make the wook hard. I would then finish off with wax- for that smooth feed. |
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woah, nice! Where do you get that stuff? Do you just work it with normal power tools? |
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woah, nice! Where do you get that stuff? Do you just work it with normal power tools?
I get scraps from work and yes it cuts just like wood. I cut it out with a tablesaw, a jigsaw and router. Took me a couple evenings to get it all done. I countersunk screws on the back to hold it together. I plan on gorrila glueing it together as soon as I get some. If you like I will take more pics but its pretty much like the wood ones here only plastic. |
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Okay. I'm impressed. How much to make about 30 of these things for my work? They need to be durable for rain and snow as well as heat. ANything's bound to be better than the money that they want for the aluminum stuff they had at Shot.
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You'd need to buy them from MAGLULA unless you can find someone willing and able to defend himself/his buisness if MAGLULA's patent application is approved. appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=4&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PG01&s1=magazine.AB.&s2=loader.AB.&OS=ABST/magazine+AND+ABST/loader&RS=ABST/magazine+AND+ABST/loader |
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Yeah, I suppose making something for sale is worse than just making for yourself. Maybe I'll go whittle some wood until it works for me. Shouldn't be anything they could say about that being patent infringement.
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Gentlemen,
For your information, our application for patent on the BenchLoader has been examined and is allowed for issuance as a patent by the US patent office. A patent will be issued soon. Please refrain form offering such products for sale. BTW, only the BenchLoaders are durable for rain and snow as well as heat, and are built to last a lifetime. Thank you, Guy Tal maglula Ltd. |
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Gentlemen,
For your information, our application for patent on the BenchLoader has been examined and is allowed for issuance as a patent by the US patent office. A patent will be issued soon. Please refrain form offering such products for sale. BTW, only the BenchLoaders are durable for rain and snow as well as heat, and are built to last a lifetime. And cost an arm and a leg. Thank you, Guy Tal maglula Ltd. Fixed it for ya |
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And the biggest reason why I would Never buy one. |
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