Will be shopping for some for an Impact M3 .25. I used to use the Field Pros. Would like one that is not pellet specific. What's your favorite and why?
Your favorite Speed Loader for the Impact Side Shot magazines
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Personally, I carry an extra magazine instead of using a speedloader since some NRL22 courses require the use of two mags.
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Field Pros are nice and functional. I also recently got a 'bundle' from Stud Mag Loaders. I kind of like their system where you just dump loose pellets from the tin into their "feeder" component, shake it around and most holes are automatically filled. There are maybe 2-3 holes which don't get filled, so you individually fill those. But it is much easier than filling all 28 holes by hand (.22 cal).
I like having 2 actual magazines always on hand, in case one fails. Then 2-4 filled loaders, and I'm all set.
I would have purchased a second Stud bundle for my incoming .25, but was bummed that in the couple of weeks since I bought my first one, their prices had increased by 20%. So now I am going to try a couple of the Speed Dial loaders from UA.
I like having 2 actual magazines always on hand, in case one fails. Then 2-4 filled loaders, and I'm all set.
I would have purchased a second Stud bundle for my incoming .25, but was bummed that in the couple of weeks since I bought my first one, their prices had increased by 20%. So now I am going to try a couple of the Speed Dial loaders from UA.
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The Utah Airguns speed dial loaders are nice. I use them for slugs. They aren't great for giving you easy access to the first slug to pin the magazine, in fact, I have to keep a single to do that and then spill the extra when loading the mag. I use the Stud loaders for pellets and they are simply efficient. So easy to load with their tray.. A slight turn of the cover and you can pop out the first pellet through the access hole to pin the mag, then twist the cover off to load the balance of the magazine, very slick.
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The awesomeness of the Utah speedloaders is that you will NOT need a first single slug to pin anything! Go watch the youtube vid in which they demonstrate how it works. (Basically you turn (wind up) the mag WITH the speedloader, and when wound up turn them over so the pellets/slugs fall into the magazine). This is what makes them miles more sophisticated than all the others! The loading tray of the Stud is the other highlight, so if you (can?) combine these two, you’re golden!
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Sounds like the best combination to me would be the speed dial type loaders, which could be filled with the shake-and-sort 'feeder' from the Stud mag loader type system. Then one wouldn't have to fill the loader pellet-by-pellet, nor would one have to crank the magazine wheel, feed the first pellet by hand to lock it, then perform a dump-fill from the loader.
Maybe someone who is a clever engineer with a 3D printer could...
Maybe someone who is a clever engineer with a 3D printer could...
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Quick correction, my name is Erlis (I'm Orion) Elis is not me but we both do 3D print stuff, maybe we are brothers
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If you contact Elis and tell him you have Erlis’s inserts, Elis will know to make the adjustment of hole amount in his speed loaders.
Im another big fan of Elis’s Speed loaders.
Im another big fan of Elis’s Speed loaders.
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The Studmagloader Speedloader s are great, especially given the “feeder” component which allows you to load the Speedloader. This is a game changer in .177, .22 and even .25. Yes, you do have to take one out to pin the magazine for the first shot, but the whole thing is MUCH faster than loading by hand. You only need 1 “feeder” for each caliber, then you can have as many loaders as you want, as the loaders are much less expensive that Imapct magazines.
For .30 cal I don’t find the need for the Studmag loader. The pellets in .30 are ;large enough that it’s easy to do it by hand. For those I use the Utah Air Dial type loaders. I load the speedloader by hand and store the pellets in it until I need to refill the magazine. Without some kind of easy to use feeder though, it takes as long to load the speedloader as it does to load the magazine, which is why I don’t use it for smaller calibers, and for something like .177, whether Crown/Dreamline/Wildcat/Maverick mags, or Impact mags, it would be just miserable to do by hand.
Now a combination of the two…that would be magic!
For .30 cal I don’t find the need for the Studmag loader. The pellets in .30 are ;large enough that it’s easy to do it by hand. For those I use the Utah Air Dial type loaders. I load the speedloader by hand and store the pellets in it until I need to refill the magazine. Without some kind of easy to use feeder though, it takes as long to load the speedloader as it does to load the magazine, which is why I don’t use it for smaller calibers, and for something like .177, whether Crown/Dreamline/Wildcat/Maverick mags, or Impact mags, it would be just miserable to do by hand.
Now a combination of the two…that would be magic!
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I myself are waiting on some speed loaders from Elis, as well as some other accessories for my impact, leshiy, and wildcat. I’ve heard nothing bad about his products, or his abilities to make and design 3D printed accessories!
there’s also not much for speed loaders if you have the Orion inserts.
there’s also not much for speed loaders if you have the Orion inserts.
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It's kind of fiddly when the Studloader dosen't match the M3 177 standard cartridge 34 vs 38. Seems like it wouldn't be a huge deal to make it match. They say M 1,2,3 but....
They do work well, but for 119$ they should get it right.
They do work well, but for 119$ they should get it right.
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