philrab 57 Posted February 16, 2015 Report Share Posted February 16, 2015 After looking at Maglula's AR benchloaders and lusting over them, I came to the conclusion I neither want to spend that much on one nor have much faith in them embracing our market. So, yesterday, I decided to see what a redneck in a wood shop could manage. Inspiration. First attempt didn't work, the radius was too tight causing the rounds to bind. Would only load 15 rounds at a time. So, onto version 2. This loader is substantially larger, but the radius of the loading ramp is much shallower. This leads to the initial round or to going into the mag butt first, but they straighten out on the follower and it hasn't been an issue. 30 rounds at a time no stopping. Comments are welcome. I know plenty question the usefulness of benchloaders over normal hand loading, but it was a garage project and turned out well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
patriot 7,197 Posted February 16, 2015 Report Share Posted February 16, 2015 Nicely done! That would make prepping for a range trip a breeze! I wish I'd have though of it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philrab 57 Posted February 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2015 Nicely done! That would make prepping for a range trip a breeze! I wish I'd have though of it. If there's interest in reproducing it I'll share rough dimensions. Part of the issue is variance in magazines. This is made for Magpul Pmags, but slight differences in dimensions limit the ability to make a truly universal one. Hence the Bondo. If you have a jigsaw and a router, some 1/2" plywood and 3/4" wood (I used MDF), and some wood glue and Bondo, this took a coupl hours to piece together. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JESS1344 508 Posted February 16, 2015 Report Share Posted February 16, 2015 PHILRAB, DUDE, PATENT THAT DAMNED THING, QUICKLY! JESS1344 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
_Boris_ 63 Posted February 18, 2015 Report Share Posted February 18, 2015 Glorious! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deadeye 325 Posted February 19, 2015 Report Share Posted February 19, 2015 I like it. More dimensions please Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gunfun 3,931 Posted February 19, 2015 Report Share Posted February 19, 2015 PHILRAB, DUDE, PATENT THAT DAMNED THING, QUICKLY! JESS1344 He explicitly showed the prior art he was working from. Plus there are about a dozen other similar ideas on youtube. I don't think patents are going to happen. Still a good idea if you load a lot of mags, or have arthritis or something. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philrab 57 Posted February 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2015 PHILRAB, DUDE, PATENT THAT DAMNED THING, QUICKLY! JESS1344 He explicitly showed the prior art he was working from. Plus there are about a dozen other similar ideas on youtube. I don't think patents are going to happen. Still a good idea if you load a lot of mags, or have arthritis or something. Arthritis isn't an issue, I just like to tinker. Besides, when I talked to several people in the AK community that commented Maglula didn't make an AK benchloader, I took it as a challenge. Now that I pieced this together as low tech as it is, I'm wondering what's holding a company back.... 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GRPJr 11 Posted April 16, 2016 Report Share Posted April 16, 2016 pretty slick! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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