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Offline OnTheFly

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$510 for a Maglula reloader...seriously?
« on: March 07, 2012, 09:20:52 PM »
I was looking for something to make loading my AR-15 magazines easier and found a video for the Maglula Benchloader...



Only problem, Brownell's is selling them for $510!  :o 

Am I missing something or is there a reason these are so much?

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Re: $510 for a Maglula reloader...seriously?
« Reply #1 on: March 08, 2012, 12:27:33 AM »
What a waste of money - notice how they didn't show how long it takes to load the loader? Sure, once the loader is loaded it's fast - PMAG's load so quick and easy I couldn't even justify $50 for something like that.

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Re: $510 for a Maglula reloader...seriously?
« Reply #2 on: March 08, 2012, 12:54:18 AM »
Then you have to buy a reloader for the reloader

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Re: $510 for a Maglula reloader...seriously?
« Reply #3 on: March 08, 2012, 06:42:50 AM »
I'll take a $25 Butler Creek LULA and use the remainder on another AR.....

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Re: $510 for a Maglula reloader...seriously?
« Reply #4 on: March 08, 2012, 07:19:21 AM »
I'll take a $25 Butler Creek LULA and use the remainder on another AR.....


Bingo.  I use mine all the time, much easier on the fingers.
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Re: $510 for a Maglula reloader...seriously?
« Reply #5 on: March 08, 2012, 12:29:20 PM »
Unless you're reloading for an army, the StripLULA (at less than $30) is a much better deal for loading 30-round AR mags.

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Re: $510 for a Maglula reloader...seriously?
« Reply #6 on: March 08, 2012, 12:46:45 PM »
I use stripper clips
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Re: $510 for a Maglula reloader...seriously?
« Reply #7 on: March 08, 2012, 06:16:38 PM »
I use stripper clips

I thought about that, but do you buy only rounds that come on stripper clips? Or do you load the rounds onto the stripper clips and then into the magazines?

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Re: $510 for a Maglula reloader...seriously?
« Reply #8 on: March 08, 2012, 07:23:41 PM »
Once upon a time I bought 2000 rounds of TW73 M193 surplus on stripper clips, and since then I have saved used clips and picked up clips and cards as I found them.

One of our members gave me a bunch recently, so I can keep a fair supply of reloads on strippers.

Oh, yes I do reload the strippers with my bulk reloads
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Re: $510 for a Maglula reloader...seriously?
« Reply #9 on: March 08, 2012, 08:32:47 PM »
I use (and re-use) stripper clips + the StripLULA.  Man, I wish I'd had the StripLULA back in the Army!