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Posted: 2/9/2002 5:29:26 PM EDT
| I just have 2 10rd mags from bushmaster and whenever I load them by hand I find it hard not to scratch the casings and/or put little dents on them from the mag lips. Im not sure if this is just how it is with hand loading or that the springs are too tight. Will any mag loading tools avoid damaging the bullets as they go in? Which are good? |
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First you need to get some 20 or 30rnd USGI mags for the rifle. If you are dead set on just keeping the two 10rnd mags then I think you will have nothing but problems. Loading an AR/M16 mag will be made easier by putting your ammo on stripper clips and then using the GI stripper clip guide "spoon" to assist in pushing the ammo into the mags. |
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Get the AR15 Beta-C mag loader from Rueben. It works great for all mags, not just the Beta-C. www.dealernfa.com/current_specials.htm 
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??? What do you mean? Cheap at twice the price? He has the personal loader that works great with loose ammo. The other one, which comes with a Beta-C mag, is for stripper clips. Go with the personal loader. Or, this one  www.bushmaster.com/shopping/magazines/8448670-el223.asp $39.95
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Forgive me if I'm way off base, but could it be that you are not loading the rounds properly? The mags for an AR-15 are designed to be loaded by pushing the cartridges in straight down from the top. Not in from the front and then down, as you would with a mag for a 1911 or a Glock. When I unload a mag (AR-15) by pushing the rounds out toward the front, I often get long scratches on the brass. I have seen people load AR mags this way at the range, much to the chagrin of the mag owner. That is why I ask. As for mag loaders, I like them. have not tried any of the styles shown above, but the one that Francisco linked to looks pretty cool. Is that the one available from Reuben? |
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