1gewehr Posted December 29, 2019 Report Share Posted December 29, 2019 So, the issue MP40 loading tool and reproductions are usable, but not very good. I modified a Vigneron loader to better fit the MP40 mag and it's a lot better than the WW2 German tool. But it's still not great. Is there a loading tool that has the leverage of the Vigneron tool but isn't as finicky? I'm thinking a STEn box or spoon loader would be an improvement if they can be made to fit properly. Anyone tried those or have a better suggestion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerD Posted December 30, 2019 Report Share Posted December 30, 2019 I use a standard UP LULA. Works great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1gewehr Posted December 31, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2019 Really?! I never would have thought of it. I'll have to snag one and try it out. The universal 9mm and .45 model?Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1gewehr Posted January 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2020 OK. I bought the UP LULA and loaded a couple of mags with it. It is a clever design that will work with almost any single feed pistol magazine. The problem is still one of having to force each round down against the stiff magazine spring. In that respect, the STEn spoon loader is about the best magazine loader ever designed for a singe-feed submachine gun magazine as it clips securely on the magazine and uses the leverage of the spoon the force the cartridges down. I'll stick with my modified Vigneron loader for MP40 mags as it also uses leverage to avoid having to use brute force to push down the cartridge stack. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petroleum 1 Posted January 19, 2020 Report Share Posted January 19, 2020 I use this loader Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Henley Posted January 20, 2020 Report Share Posted January 20, 2020 I bought an extra one recently for $84, and it looks better in person than the pictures: https://www.gunbroker.com/item/846431501 They're around if you keep an open eye. Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petroleum 1 Posted January 20, 2020 Report Share Posted January 20, 2020 I dont recall what i paid for mine Im not even sure if its a repro or vintage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DARIVS Posted January 21, 2020 Report Share Posted January 21, 2020 All of the repro mag loaders I have seen were fxo marked. Are they making 98E marked repros? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Normal1959 Posted January 22, 2020 Report Share Posted January 22, 2020 I am having a devil of a time getting mine to work also. Dug up in Stalingrad, Russia. Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NFA amnesty Posted January 26, 2020 Report Share Posted January 26, 2020 (edited) My original loader works great on my mags. The loader locks onto the mag and easy to load the 9mm rounds. Edited January 26, 2020 by NFA amnesty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haenelistklasse Posted January 26, 2020 Report Share Posted January 26, 2020 Looks very good to me. I think Haenel had the best quality of all the makers of MP40s. Yours also has the correct Waffenampt 37 which is Haenel. They are pretty tough to find. I have a ghn 40 coded one that I keep with my collector MP40 and then I am lucky to have a pair of loaders for my shooter MP40. One is marked kur 43 so Steyr coded and the other is coded ayf 40 so coded to Erma.I dont recall what i paid for mine Im not even sure if its a repro or vintage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelkih Posted February 3, 2020 Report Share Posted February 3, 2020 I use a reproduction loader marked fxo, and it works great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSMGguy Posted February 4, 2020 Report Share Posted February 4, 2020 Original Steyr made MP-40 mag loaders (and mags) are of very high, consistent quality. Steyr's maker code changed from 98E to kur in early 1942. Other makers suffered from spotty quality as the war progressed. Some bte marked mags and loaders are junk, not even usable. Loaders sometimes won't fit on mags, and mags won't fit in guns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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