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  3. As a bonus, Uplulas are made in Israel. So you can smile to the B.D.S (?) crowd as you buy one. Or “Buy American” providing Butler Creek is made here… Decisions, Decisions!! Couldn’t go too wrong either way!!

  4. I like Mr. Cascio have never had any issue, as of yet, with loading single stack of double stack magazines whether it be for pistol or rifle. This is in part to having strong hands and deadened nerve endings in my fingers in hours spent loading or reloading magazines. Plus I am not one to usually buy into, what I feel are over-priced but cheaply made gimmicky do-hickeys because more often than not they are just that gimmicky and cheaply made. But I have ran into a few devices that I was completely sold on. Both of the reloading devices I have grown very fond of were owned by friends and after trying them I had to pick one up for myself. One of those is the UpLula and the other is Ultimate Cliploader UCL22 Magazine Speedloader. The UpLula can be used on single stack and double pistol magazines with a few coordinated functions. It sounds that the ASAP from Pat’s description functions pretty much the same. Now the other speed loader makes shooting my Ruger Mark II much more enjoyable. In fact I shoot it more now that reloading magazines is such a slow process. It can be found on Amazon for about 20 bucks. It works for a multitude of .22 auto pistol magazines. Browning Buckmark, Ruger II, III, 22/45, Older and Newer Hi-Standards and the Colt Woodsman. Just dump fifty rounds into the hopper, give it shake, insert the magazine on the one end and tilt it up to get the rounds to fall right into the magazine. Voila, your reloaded and ready to go. The reason they just fall in is that as you insert the magazine an adjustable flat head screw catches the knob attached to the round follower and pushes it down until it bottoms out. Truly makes reloading simple and quick. Oh and they are made in the USA.

  5. 1) Somewhat off topic but what do you (Pat Cascio) think about the merits of the different martial arts? When I was young I trained a little bit in some Chinese systems but I never could figure out how to use them in a practical way. It now seems to me that western boxing has a lot to recommend it. Boxing and Brazilian JuJutsu have been adopted by the Army and Air Force.

    2) I seen rumors that the Chinese military have chosen western boxing as well, concluding that if you have limited time for training (e.g, a few months vs the 10 year plan)then western boxing provides a better return on investment than their native methods.
    3) A Chinese guy (Xu Xiaodong) who is into Mixed Martial Arts recently and loudly denounced the allegedly lethal Chinese masters — saying many of them were fake. When a Chinese master of Tai Chi accepted Xu’s challenge’s, Xu beat the TaiChi master like a rented mule, knocking him out in 10 seconds.
    https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/10/world/asia/mma-martial-arts-china-tai-chi.html
    4) However, the Chinese government has apparently lowered the boom on Xu. Xu evidently didn’t realize that (a) Even fake kung fu brings in a LOT of money from gullible western tourists visiting China for the “real” instruction and (b) The kung fu myth blankets the memory of how the US Marines and other western expedition units stacked up Chinese Kung Fu masters like firewood during the Boxer Rebellion. Followed up by small Japan then proceeding with the Rape of Nanking.

      1. Bolt action rifles/bayonets also. And if the historical tradition includes masters claiming their system will develop chi (body energy) so great that it will stop bullets then you have to wonder if their other claims are claptrap as well.

        But maybe I am wrong. Show me some tai chi MMA champions.

  7. Harold, no link, but I can tell you how I taught trainees to load multiple magazines in a short time, with out a lot of pain. Once the rounds .556, or .223 are in the stripper clips, either out of the can or put there by you, you marry the clip to an AR speed loader, and push the rounds in on a hard surface. Grasp the bottom of the magazine with both hands at the bottom while doing so. Push using both arms. My trainees on ammo detail at the range had to load as many as a thousand 20 round magazines for the company at the range. Your weight and arm and shoulder strength can easily overcome the resistance of the magazine spring, and the new improved followers make this a snap. Use your strength, weight, and smarts instead of arthritis to get er’ done. And if you still have problems, like I do, Fight the Pain! And when you push, use the narrow edge of like a table at the side to push rounds in. Aspirin and Blue Emu.

    1. I do believe that time for me, has now caused me to heed that great Cinematic Philosopher, Harry Callahan, “…a man has got to know his limitations…”! So, thanks to your article Pat, I’m grabbing two of these for use here at home.

  8. Bought the Butler Creek mag loader at Wal-Mart today for $27.97, it will be returned tomorrow so don’t waste your money. I have a Uplula mag loader and it will run circles around the b c loader. The Butler Creek loader would not push the last 3-4 bullets back into the mag when the loader comes back up. Just go out and buy the Uplula for about $10.00 more, you won’t regret it.

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