1. Hold the magazine in the non-firing hand with the back side of the magazine resting against the palm.
2. Using the firing hand, hold a cartridge between the index finger and thumb with the projectile facing the palm.
3. Press the rim of the cartridge down against the forward edge of the magazine follower or on the top cartridge already in the magazine.
4. Slide the cartridge back into the magazine under the feed lips.
5. Repeat steps 1-4 until the magazine is full.
The viewing holes in the back of the magazine allow the operator to confirm the number of cartridges present within the magazine.
Here’s a quick Demonstration of manually loading a magazine.
Below you can view the entire process.
Using a Magazine Loader
Some firearms include a basic magazine loader…
To see an example of using a factory speed loader and doing it manually check it out.
