I recently learned a harsh lesson with the PMAG and the use of a speed loader. I used the BETA Company black plastic speed loader with my Magpull PMAGS and it was not a great outcome. I was in a tactical weapons course which required us to load our own magazines in a hasty manner. When I used the speed loader for the first iteration of the course, I had consistent double feeds and complete failure to feed issues from the magazines.
I wanted to confirm that the speed loader was the problem, so I used the speed loader in every other iteration and I hand loaded my magazines when the speed loader was not used. The outcome was consistent and in every iteration that the speed loader was used; I had double feeds and complete magazine failures. I tested this issue for two days consecutively and I will never again use the speed loader with my PMAGS. I think that all troopers should be tracking this issue and that this method of loading PMAGS is an absolute "no go".
I purchased the PMAGS because I had too many jams and problems with the standard propriety magazines during my last deployment.
The PMAGS work very well when they are hand loaded and this is the first time I have ever had issues with the Magpul magazines.


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. I believe they were loading from 10-round clips using speed loaders, and managed to get a round with the tip going down the wrong channel at the front of the magazine. This would have never happened if loaded by hand.

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