ETS Speed Loader for Glock XD XDM and 1911 Magazines .45 ACP

Edited: Talked to an Amazon rep and got a refund less the restocking fee. Ordered a new one hoping this one would work because I just can’t find this exact product anywhere else. This one WORKS!!! It works EXACTLY like it’s designed to work! I think the one we got before was probably the first or last of that batch when it was made. Happy I reordered!! This did not work as advertised. From the start ammunition gets stuck, jams and stops the process. Will not be buying this again. Total waste of money. I’d really like my $ back but it says the return window has closed.

My time frame at the range was an 1hr, shot 200rds of 9mm and 200rds of the 45acp w two of these speed loaders. Worked fantastically. The trick: have the bullets facing downwards on the rail while loading them into the mags. Make sure the rail and inner channel are lubed.

I'm hoping this will "break in" a bit after more use. I have the .45 ACP loader and the ammo does not want to go in to the mags very easy and it takes some forcing for them to go. I've oiled it several times which helped, but they are still tight. On the first successful load, my pinky got pinched between the loader and the slide and created a huge blood blister. Now that I know that can happen, I'm more aware of my finger placement before I work the slide. This definitely saves a ton of time over loading each cartridge individually and I don't have sore thumbs after loading about 10 mags for practice, but damn my chest hurts! .45 mags are skinny and dig into your chest when the loaded is used as shown on the ETS website (pull against your chest), but after several loads, I was able to just load them by squeezing with just my hands. I still have not been able to get the mags to load as easy as they show online...they tend to stop in the middle after 4-5 rounds. I then have to reset and squeeze again to get it to load the rest. Overall I think it's a great product that will save a lot of time at the range and works well enough to be very useful. Just hoping it will get easier to load after a few more uses.

I could load faster by hand. Jammed on the 1st try for 45 ACP 1911 so not worth trying to figure out why since I already tested 1, for 2x9mm & 1x40 s&w. 1911 no luck pushing, Sig P320 = damaging the casing, Beretta Cougar 8000 no luck & total failure/magazine stuck for Beretta APX A1. Good quality & design but worthless if not working at all on all my guns. I'm proud to buy made in USA but let's do a better job engineering & making it not 1 size fit all.

The one thing to remember is these loaders need to be broken in. Start by loading 2 or 3 cartridges at a time until loading is a smooth process. After loading 4 magazines, loading 5 cartridges at a time was easy. I have a 9mm loader as well and both are easy and quick loaders.

I own the 9mm version. LOVE it. Fast loads every time, even jamming 10 rounds of Blazer brass into my tiny CZ RAMI CA compliant 10 rd mags. It took a while for those springs to loosen up, but now I've got it down to a science. This .45 version, however, is a different story. - First, the loading slide on this device isn't even long enough to grab all 10 rounds off the tray (see pic), so you can scoop 9, but then have to slide that 10th round on by hand, immediately slowing you down. - Second, with 10 rounds on the slide, the pushing piece doesn't fit snugly onto the loading slide (see pic) till you have a round into the magazine (assuming you start with 10). So based on the first two bullets, is this simply a 9 round loader? Why wouldn't they make it 1 inch longer to account for the bigger .45 rounds? Frustrating! - Finally, it requires far more force than the 9mm loader. I know, smaller rounds, easier load, yada yada , but still, I have big strong hands, and it still takes my pushing down on a hard surface to use it, as I don't want bruises on my stomach from using it to push against... So its a great concept, and I love my 9mm version, but just a little effort would have made this 45 version SO much more worth the money. I'm keeping it, and will use it, because nothing else comes close, but I'll always be left thinking, "if only..." :)

Great product, easy to use and no hassle. It protects your fingers, simple design, magazine fits and it’s a decent value storage capacity is perfect for .45 magazines.

I've never owned a speedloader before, but my carpal tunnel and arthritis had me in so much pain at the range that I would leave before my time was up. I read/watched reviews on a number of loaders before settling on this one. Each seemed to have it's own set of issues and learning curve. But to my surprise, I mastered this product on the first try! Worked exactly as advertised and without killing my hands! Would recommend to anyone who is having trouble loading mags or just wants to maximize time on the range!