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August 16, 2024
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Hey everyone, I just got my hands on a model 45 a few weeks ago and am in love with it! I’m now in the market for snap caps and a speedloader, and was wondering if it uses the same loader as a s&w model 25? Any feedback would be much appreciated
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March 25, 2013
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Yes, any S&W 45 Colt or acp loader should work.
August 16, 2024
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Ole Dog said
Yes, any S&W 45 Colt or acp loader should work.
Fantastic, thanks for the info
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December 7, 2020
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Since the question has been answered, I am going to "jack this thread" and ask:
Are there any speedloaders that will work with the "Lil DAN"?
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February 24, 2013
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Yes there is, the HKS36 works perfectly.
March 5, 2026
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I had the same issue with slow reloads until I picked up a speed loader, and it made a bigger difference than I expected. Getting mags topped off without tearing up my thumbs was a relief, and the reload time dropped a lot. The universal fit was handy since I switch between a couple of calibers, so it kept things simple.
June 8, 2009
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WARNING: Thread drift!
"SAVE THE THUMBS"
Last year I took a CHP class. Everyone used autos, mostly 9mm. I'm a revolver guy but cheated for this class and used a Beretta 92. (I'm also a 1911 .45 fan, but I had to buy factory ammo for the class and 9mm was a LOT cheaper especially considering most of the brass was non retrievable.)
Old man thumbs and in no time, I was hurting loading the mags over and over.
A couple of the guys had UpLULA magazine loaders and showed the rest of us how easy they were to use. I spend a fair amount of time on the range, but I never paid attention to how people were loading their mags. as long as they were safe. I bought several of the UpLULA loaders to fit most of the semi-autos I shoot.
I've got a box of speed loaders to cover most of the revolvers.
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July 12, 2020
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Yep 9mm 1911 mags rip my thumbs up, an UpLula is the shit for heavy mag reloading!!
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February 22, 2009
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605Dart said
Yep 9mm 1911 mags rip my thumbs up, an UpLula is the shit for heavy mag reloading!!
This^^^ 
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