Loading a G&P 100 rnd med-cap MP5 Mag

[Lorenzo]

As the title suggests" Loading a G&P 100 rnd med-cap MP5 Mag"...

Im probably missing something obvious...please pay attention to detail when you post.... Thank You

[Motown]

::scratches head::


You mean, using a TM or other appropriate standard magazine loading tool?

First, you take the loading tool. Second, fill the loading tool up with BB's. Next, you'll want to position the bottom of the loading tool (narrow end) atop the little thingy in which it's obvious the bb's go, atop the magazine(I apologize for lack of correct terminology, but it's the little...hole thing so to speak). Then, depending on what type of loading tool, push the plunger down, or jam the rod into the tube, thus pushing the BB's into the mag. Continue until you're unable to push any more BB's into the mag.

This is assuming that you have a manual loader, and not a "lazy mans" electric loader. In that case, load the electric loader with bb's, and shove the mag on the little spout deal, and you're in business.

[xaos]

They're kinda tough to load. It's a long spring, and pretty stiff. Load up a tube, ram it into the mag, then load the tube a second time, but only about half/two-thirds full, then push the rest of the bb's in. I found that only loading the second tube of bb's partially allowed me to be able to get the stability with the rod that I needed to be able to push the rod down hard enough.

I'd seriously suggest picking up one of the new TM loaders if you plan to use the G&P mags a lot. It's just sooooo much easier to fill a mag with that than the loading tube.

[Lorenzo]

no wonder its so hard...no loading tool thought there was a trick to it besides a loading tool... now i have to e-mail jungletoy for one

by the way... what new TM loader?

[Motown]

Airsoft Extreme BB's

The best, and clearest pic I could find, It's on the bottom right, or the newest thing they have listed on the bb's page.

Basically, you load up the bb's in the thingy, and shove the plunger down, whilst pushing the bb's into the mag. Tons easier to use than the "Ol' School" TM Loading too, and, worth every bit of the 12 bucks AE sells it for.

[DE50man]

just in case you are extremely dumn

edit: i would definitely say that this is a must have item, and at 12 bucks, its hard to go wrong, however if all that you are using is high caps, then it wouldnt help much

[xaos]

I have nothing else to say...no real "trick" to doing it the old-fashioned way With that long of a spring inside the mag, it's just real hard to compress all the way.

Like Motown and DE50man said, it's absolutely indispensable. Even with easier to load standard mags, you only spend like 1/10th of the time loading mags. Everyone should grab one, it's just too useful to "save" 12 bucks and not get one.

[Andree]

I dont know if this is true for all mp5 mags, but when i was playing with one and had to load the mag i hated it! Its a lot harder to load then the m16 mags, and infact every other mag i have loaded was lots easier! I would advise you along with everyone else to get one of thoes loaders...

however guys, it seems that little loader (ive seen one work once before) it seems it would take a while to get a mid cap with 100 bbs loaded... then i saw that electric loader but on the title it says standard mag? Does that mean that they arnt designed for midcaps and wont work?

[xaos]

Electric loaders work just fine.

It doesn't take long at all to load a 100-round mag with the new loading tool...less time than it would take me to load up a loading tube and push the bb's in....and you need to do that twice for the midcaps. And given the simplicity of completely filling the mag with it (as opposed to fighting the second loading tube full of bb's into the mag), you can't go wrong. It seriously takes me maybe 1/5th of the time to load each mag with the new tool. The only thing that's *maybe* a negative about it is that you have to refill it after every mag when loading the midcaps, as it only holds 130 bbs or so.

[Andree]

That does sound like a good deal... ill probly end up picking up one of thoes TM loaders, The electrics seem big and seem like the would be a hasle... anyone have an electric loader?

[Knief]

yeah, I have an electric loader, it was a godsend until it broke.

I bought it used off of Newman, knowing full well that it wasn't in the best of conditions. I had to tape two quarters over the battery plate to keep them in place and the juice flowing. Once I got that figured out, it was working beatifully.

I had the one that was the shape of three M16 mags put together, i think Newman bought it off of airsoftatlanta, but I'm not sure any more. It fits very comfortably a three M16 mag pouch, however my placement of it lead to it's downfall. I put it on my front side, figuring that if i needed mags in a pinch, i wouldn't want to fumble around behind my back to try to fill them up. I forgot that i (as well as probably ALL airsofters) crouch at some point when they play. I ended up depressing the nozzle releasing a slew of bbs everywhere. One time, i crouched a little too far forwanrd and broke the nozzle off. The thing still feeds, but it has no way to push the bbs into the mag, so I can't use it.

But my god, when it worked, it was great. If it had lasted, it would have been the best investment I'd have made into airsoft.

[Lorenzo]

Is there any other way to load the mag besides one of those TM loaders? I just want to know if the mag is defective before i even ask for a loader.

[Motown]

Well, I suppose this method is deep rooted in myself being extremely bored but...you can try putting the bb's in there one at at time. Push the little "dealy" down on the nozzle. Then, take a bb, set it in there, and push it down with something like a screwdriver (I used my house key) or...if you're not as bored as I, you could try to make yourself a device which replicates the mechinism of a TM loader, but not actually having one.

[HotelSixActual]

The old school stick loaders TM used to make will work 2. But i dont know anywhere were u can buy em. Its probebly beter to get the new one.

And when they say standerd mags they mean ones with the long spring and not a high cap so a mid cap is a standerd.