Loader for 10/22 Ruger Style Mags - ? HELP

Sly Old Fox

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I bought a Shooters Edge Ruger 10/22 Magazine Loader yesterday when I bought 2 more BC 25 round mags.

Question - Is this the make of loader in common use?

I thought that Butler Creek also made a loader which I could not find.
 
I have never tried the shooters ridge one.
I have had a couple of Buttler Creek ones over the years and they work flawlessly.
 
I've got a Butler Creek one, it seems to work well on both longer 25 rd. mags but also on 10 round mags.
 
Never used the Shooter's Ridge version, but I have the Butler Creek version and it works very well. I've seen the Shooter's Ridge one on the shelf though, and the Butler Creek looks better built. If it works, it works though I suppose.

As mentioned above, the Butler Creek version works for both Butler Creek banana mags and the factory 10 rounders.
 
I made the mistake of buying one of these a few years ago.
Cons:
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forget about warranty if you have a Problem.
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Slower to use than a bc loader
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makes an annoying clicking sound when you turn the crank
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Springs are very stiff when inserting mags
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Have a tendency to fall apart in your hands when using it.
When mine did that the first time the little Springs were lost in the grass at my feet. Thats the worst thing about them.
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I recommend two options: return and exchange for
A bc loader(only flaw is the plastic loading wheel must be
Worked gently if it jams or it will get damaged and then be unreliable). Or make sure the connecting tabs at the separation
Points are fully seated then glue the sections together with a
Good glue like goop or something similar.
Pro: they work reasonably well before they fall apart in your hands.
 
I have both. They are both kind of fiddley to use, but one works as good as the other. If I am in a hot firefight with attacking gophers, I usually just load a mag by hand. I carry several mags, so it usually doesn't matter if I take a few minutes to use a mag loader.
 
The Saga continues...

Today, here at the cottage, I found my 18 blue aluminum dummy .22 LR rounds. So, I was able to load only 16 as it too much thumb pressure. Presumably a loader would have got the all 18 in.

So I insert the mag, try to chamber a round -no way. BC mags are clear plastic and I could immediately see the problem. By exerting so much downward thumb pressure, I had the last 6 rounds with the rim behind the one under. I cleared the mag jam OK.Very embarrassing for an old L-E shooter!:(

Now I know I really need a BC make mag loader!

Stupid is as stupid does...

:wave:
 
Who is selling the Butler Creek Mag Loader in Canada?

archerynut said:
please don't tell me I'm the only one here with "ruger callusus" situation. load by hand and your fingers will go numb soon enough, then no more pain!
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Just in case I can not get a BC loader locally here in Ottawa, who else might sell them? I really can not load past 10 rounds in the BC mags without a loader.
 
Sly Old Fox said:
Today, here at the cottage, I found my 18 blue aluminum dummy .22 LR rounds. So, I was able to load only 16 as it too much thumb pressure.
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archerynut said:
please don't tell me I'm the only one here with "ruger callusus" situation. load by hand and your fingers will go numb soon enough, then no more pain!
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My BC steel lips mags are super easy to load by hand, easily the best rimfire mags I use. Spring pressure is light and consistent from the first round to the last (25 in my case) and I never get sore fingers, even after loading all 6 mags multiple times. I am a weak fingered engineer, so it certainly isn't like I have blacksmith/heavy duty mechanic finger strength and toughness.

Maybe you guys have a problem or malfunction with yours that is causing the follower to jam part way down or similar?



Mark
 
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