Took my new 795 out to the range this morning...Really a good shooter...However: I now have a bad case of "Magazine Thumb" from loading the magazines...Those two little sharp ends on the mag really dig into my thumb...Does anyone know of a mag loader for the 795? My thumb would appreciate any information...Thanks...
Steve
I don't know of a commercial loader (maybe a Baby Uplula works), but here is a way to make one at home:
http://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=382809&highlight=loader
Very cool...I think I have just the gadget downstairs to convert! Amazing how simple an answer can be! Thanks...
Steve
Yeah, those 795 mags are pretty tough on the fingers. It's even worse in the cold - trust me.
My kids have had good results taping up their thumb and forefinger with duct tape - it takes a lot of the pain out of the process. Give that a try - or, just come to lots of Appleseeds and develop a big ol' callus...
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I was going to mention taping the fingers, but thought that it was just me! My son and I carry a special roll of tape just for that purpose.
Bring a helper!
They can sit back and enjoy the history and heritage (not to mention taking in all the marksmanship lessons) while prepping your mags for you in a relaxed atmosphere.
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I took a small file and rounded the corners on all of the boys' magazines; I've not heard any complaints from them when they load (and I do most of the loading at the range, and no issues)...
Chris
Baby uplula works great wife and I both have one we use on our 795 rifles with 10 shot magazines.
http://www.maglula.com/PistolMagLoaders/BabyUpLULA22LRto380ACPnarrowbodymags.aspx
We have made 795 mag loading tools from ordinary metal food skewers which are made from almost flat 3mm wide stainless steel strips having a loop on one end and a point on the other.
Each skewer is about 11 inches long and can be cut into 3-4 tool-segments with diagonal cutters. Each tool-segment then will have one straight, squared end, and a file can be used to create a notch in the tool's squared end.
With the tool's notched end, you can depress the magazine's follower by the follower's side-facing cylindrical projection which is used to hold the 795 bolt open after the last round is fired, because the mag has a right-sidewall bump-out which will receive and enclose the tool as it is used to depress the follower so that you can drop the rounds into the mag's opening.
Does this explanation serve or would photos help?
Photos please!
Here (hopefully) are four photos I have taken of myself with the loading tools and 795 mags, showing details of the tools and their use when depressing the follower.
I hereby release RWVA and all Appleseeders from any liability for copyright claims, etc.
Thanks! I was using a pair of allen wrenches this weekend. Much less wear on the hands, but it looks like yours has a few advantages.
Thin cotton gloves seem to work fine. Try using the side of your finger to load, less space to be aggravated. The more you us it the easier it is to load, mine still is difficult to load more then 8 in one magazine.
RnR
Quote from: Rafn on September 08, 2011, 01:00:23 AM
Thanks! I was using a pair of allen wrenches this weekend. Much less wear on the hands, but it looks like yours has a few advantages.
We started with skewers resembling these:
http://www.surlatable.com/product/PRO-671941/?affsrcid=Aff0001&mr:referralID=d6364bf6-da44-11e0-be22-001b2166becc
Each skewer costs about $1.50, and you can snip three or four mag loading tools from each skewer. We figure they are cheap enough to keep a few with our 795 Loaner LTR, and not worry too much about whether one may go missing.
We first saw them on the line in late 2009, and liked the idea as soon as we saw that our neighbor (next mat on the line) had no problems loading his mags, even though our thumbs were getting sore by Sunday.