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Looking for a reliable AR magazine loader. Was at a gun show Saturday and there was one for $30. but only loaded 10 rounds at a time. Looking for a 30 rounder.

Some of the higher round count models might shove 30 in the mag quickly, but they themselves have to be loaded. With 1 shell at a time loading, one could probably keep up by using a Lula.

OTOH, nothing much beats the speed of pre-loaded stripper clips & a clip guide.

If there is a quick to load loader for 30, I'd be interested as well.

LULA

Takes time to load the trays. In the time it takes to do so I can usually get a mag loaded without help. The Lula is small, fine, and the assisted unloading feature is nice. Honestly tho, don't see a crying need for a loader with M16 mags.

OTOH, the Lula is a must have for Uzi mags, and the UpLula is almost as necessary for glock mags.

The LULA shines when unloading USGI mags for sure.

I went 20 years without one but once I bought one, I don’t know how I managed without it.

The LULA sure saves the thumb joints after a while.
As I've gotten older, the mags are harder to load than when I was twenty years younger.

We still use stripper clips a lot. Easy to do if you pre load plenty...

Use Lula a bit too.

I couldn’t agree more. In my late 70’s I am even using it for 10 rounders, sad I know, but arthritis waits for no man. 😟
There it is sitting by my ammo box.

Was at a gunshow one time awhile back and stopped at a table that had some interesting items.in frt of this cardboard box was a 1/2 doz 10 rd stripper clips and the shoe . Woman with an arresting frt end working behind table, I looked at her and asked how much ? Pointing at the strippers and shoe, she said how many you want? I said how many do you have? She opened the box and said she wasn't going to count them hundreds if not a thousand atleast a doz shoes visible I said make me a deal she laughed and said 20 bucks get it out of here. Well I jumped on that. After a loading project with 55 fmj's & 55 sp's I loaded them into strippers put them in dry boxes. Haven't hardly made a dent in that box of strippers. Watched a you tube video on the.lula one day and bought one about 35 bucks as I recall. Sat on the couch watching a movie, drinking a beer and loading magazines with the lula. Thought about it and about all the strippers I had loaded and realized that even when you pay less for the going value for something ( box of strippers) you can still screw yourself. Uncle Arthur is a poor visitor that don't go away but the lula just says fock you arthritis. Mb

Those Caldwell shell catchers are the tits. Mb

Sure is Bob. When I start setting up at the range and someone is next to me the look of horror on their face is pretty funny. When I snap this on you can hear them sigh in relief. 😁
Works perfect for an inexpensive gizmo.