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M&P 9mm Magazine Hard to Load

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#1 ·
Hey All,

I just bought the M&P 9mm and MAN! it is a PITA to load the magazine..... especially the last round.

I would not mind it from time to time, but when I go to the range my thumb feels like it is going to fall off :smt023

Do you guy's just put up with it or what?
 
#2 ·
Most new mags are like that, irregardless of brand. The spring is very stiff and the last round is tough. After enough use it will get easier. You can also load of the mags at home and leave them loaded to help the process along. To make reloads at the rage easier, you might also want to get a loader like the UpLULA.
 
#4 ·
Thumb crunches. Lots of them.



I have the same issue with my wifes M&P 9mm, and my M&P .45, and they have been shot quite a bit. I have an old Glock .45 loader that came with a USP I used to own (yeah, doesn't make much sense) and it does take the pressure off of your thumb, you can use your whole hand to push that round down to slide another one in.
 
#7 ·
I find that it's not only the spring tension, but the configuration of the follower makes it very difficult to position the cartridge easily. Seems to me this could have been designed to accomodate loading more easily. Anybody seen any better after-market followers? This is the most difficult 9mm mag I have ever had to load.
 
#8 ·
I agree. I picked up my M&P 9C last Friday and found the magazines very difficult to load. The one I rented at the range wasn't anywhere near this stiff so I'm hoping that it loosens up over time. I've taken the advice that I've read elsewhere and have 10 rounds sitting in them right now in hopes of speeding up the
process. We'll see. I agree that the follower design seems to be making the problem worse.

Todd
 
#10 ·
I have several extra magazines, and load them at home, a day or two before going to the range. Then if I road them once at the range it is not so bad. Like said above I do not try to squeeze in the last round. I guess I could also get a mag loader. I also shoot my revolvers a lot.
 
#12 ·
Lula

Most new mags are like that, irregardless of brand. The spring is very stiff and the last round is tough. After enough use it will get easier. You can also load of the mags at home and leave them loaded to help the process along. To make reloads at the rage easier, you might also want to get a loader like the UpLULA.
I use the LULA. Makes it a piece a cake.
 
#13 ·
I never load a magazine to its full capacity for normal use. With that said, the 9mm M&P magazines are difficult to load the first round when new or for the new buyer. You have to get use to them... not as good in this regard as a 9mm Glock magazine.

Here's a hint with them. After a range session, your follower is going to be quite dirty. I suggest disassembling the magazine, which is very simple, and doing a good cleaning. The reason is that this will reduce the possibility of failure to feeds, failure to hold the slide open after the last round, or jamming.
 
#14 ·
Its because a double stack mag has a closed mouth and of course the design if the top landing is kind of weird. This is the only mag amongst all mags of all kind of guns i have that i felt problem loading. As much as i like the gun itself, i just hate its mag. Tradeoff between slim body as oppose to Glock and the price to pay is the close /narrow mouth of this double stack mags. Im sure there must be a solution to that!?
 
#17 · (Edited)
Clean them real good,
spray some dry lube if you have , make sure springs are not binding. I use Otis dry-lube , wojs wonder.
it will get easier in time though.
Get this :
 
#20 ·
What is with the thread resurection?

New mag. They all do that.
Maglula is the answer you seek.
 
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