CZ-82 mag loading?

[SleazyRider]

I love my CZ-82, don't get me wrong, but loading the magazines is tough on the fingers. Does anybody know a shortcut? I was thinking along the lines of pushing he follower down with a soft piece of wood, and inserting a pin of some sort in the side of the mag---maybe even drilling a hole for a pin---to hold down the follower and keep the spring compresssed, then load the cartridges, and then pull out the pin. I'd appreciate any ideas. Thanks!

[Otto N Sure]

I don't have my CZ 82/83 anymore, but Den Stinnet's modified Uplula mag loader might be the ticket. Check out his post in the Classifieds and then send him an email. The modified loader is supposed to be able to load almost any mag and it's especially designed to make loading the CZ Kadet .22 easier.

Otto

[SleazyRider]

Hey, thanks Otto! It looks like the Upula loader needs no modifications for the CZ-82 magazines, so I just ordered one from FleaBay for 27 bucks including shipping. Have you seen the video on YouTube of the Upula in action? Check out:   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zos_7e-c4t0 . Amazing! Why didn't I know about this sooner?

My thumbs and fingers thank you again, Otto!

[mvelimir]

You're gonna love your UpLULA. I use it almost a year and don't want to load any magazine, ever without it. It works just fine with CZ-82 mags, the only thing you have to do without it is load 12-th round by hand. The metal lip in UpLULA us just tad too thick and there's very little room for a 12-th round so you have to do it by hand, but it's not too much of a deal. For most of my target shooting I'm loading 5 or 10 at the time anyway and the only mags that are loaded up to full are two loaded with HP ammo for self defense which I'm not using to shoot paper anyway.

UpLULA worked for me with every single gun I have or used, from 9x18 to .40S&W and 45ACP, single and double stack - and no problems at all. For a war veteran who had to load thousands of rounds in his AK's and other guns by hand, this tool is God given. 

[SleazyRider]

Now see what you've done? I'll be wringing my hands and drooling every time the Big Brown Truck of Happiness (UPS) comes to my neighborhood!

[christcorp]

Hmmm; not dogging th upula. It's probably really cool. I've just NEVER had any problems loading a CZ-82 magazine. I have 3 magazines for my CZ-82. 2 are originals and 1 is an after market. The hardest thing I've ever had is trying to hold 12 rounds in my hand as I was loading. But assuming I am just taking the rounds out of a box, I have never had an issue loading the magazine. Never hurt my thumb or fingers. And never had difficulty getting the rounds in the magazine. #1 through #12 all go in just as smooth as the one before it. I doubt being a lefty makes a difference. maybe the fact that I've been loading magazines in 45acp, 32acp, 9mm mak, 223, 7.62x39, m1 garand, and a host of other magazines for so long, it just comes natural. I've just never had any problems loading a cz-82 magazine.

[SleazyRider]

Guess my fingers are soft.  Perhaps I spend too much time playing the piano and/or picking my nose.

[Frank53]

+1 for the Upula..my mags for both of my 82s are just a pain to load..I've never had issues with loading a mag but for some reason..I got the Upula just for them.  Loads other mags of course also..sure makes life easy...money well spent.

[NVCZ]

I know my mag loader for my XD 40 doesnt fit my 82 mags, so I borrowed my friends Uplula mag loader and it worked. It wasn't the smoothest mag load, but it was the first time I used it, so with some practice and time it will get faster and smoother.

But yes,  it WORKS!!!

NVCZ

[SleazyRider]

Got my Upula mag loader the other day in the mail. Wow! A well-designed first-rate accessory if there ever was one. It loaded all 12 rounds in my CZ-82 magazine post haste, with little effort on my part. Ditto for my CZ75B, S&W .45, Ruger LCP, et cetera.

I can't say enough about this wonderful device. Thanks to all of you who recommended it!

[NVCZ]

glad it works for you! I know my buddies Uplula has loaded many, many rounds without a mechanical failure.
It made a believer out of me...

NVCZ