Ma has magazine troubles...

[Maxwell]

I finally got my Mother to go down to the range and take a handgun class, now shes interested in buying a weapon.

When she was taking the class we had a slight problem with reloading the magazine. Using a revolver and hitting targets was no issue, but loading a 9mm walther ended with a half dozen bullets on the floor, several guys scratching their heads, and her thumbs being swolen by the end of the day.
Best I can figure is its not learning the motions, but she just cant seem to force the bullets in without a great deal of trouble.

First thought was to talk her into a revolver: Well she prefers sleeker looking autos to revolvers, so My second thought would be to get some kind of speed loader... which will probly collect dust.
If she cant load she probly wont practice or keep it in any useable condition :banghead:

Third thought: I noticed on alot of .22 pistols they have a thumb knob on the side of the magazine, making it easy to pull the spring down and drop the bullets in.
While bouncing around the net I noticed lugers had a similar knob.
Does anyone know of modern automatics with a similar magazine?
Or for that matter, any tips to help someone with soft thumbs load more easily?

 

[pauli]

buy a mag loader. i've got a lady friend with a muscle condition, and she can't load the mags without that lump of plastic.

though when we go to the range, somehow i still end up stuck with the job

 

[trickyasafox]

glocks come with a decent little loader tool. not advocating she get a glock, but a tool similar to the one they include. they have things like it on midway for a few dollars, not to unreasonable

 

[Preacherman]

Get her the appropriate model of HKS magazine loader. The .45 single-stack model is illustrated below, but they make them to fit almost any autoloader magazine. I've used them in courses, where loading a couple of thousand rounds over the course of a week would have shredded my thumbs, and they make a huge difference. They're available from many vendors - the example given is from Midway.

 

[Maxwell]

Hmm... I was hoping for a more eligant solution, but a loader will do.
Im just worried that she might have too much trouble setting it up and not go to practice regularly.
Ill try fly one in and see if it works, thanks everyone

 

[ball3006]

I thought this was going to be about.....

how your Ma found your stash of Playboy mags.........buy her a Glock. They come, used to anyway, with a mag loader.......chris3

 

[Bobo]

This is inexpensive, easy to use, fits anyone, works with many calibers:
http://www.magloader.com/product.html

 

[gunsmith]

go with glock

my ex has the same problem, a lawyer but she can not figure out front from back with magazines, glocks have those handy holes in the back.