Man, these things are a PITA to load.
EDIT:
4 mags, most I was able to load was 7 in one of them, 5 or 6 in the others. Have ELD wounding in right hand, bruised thumbnail on left. Will let them sit partially loaded, come back in a week and see if anything changes. So far, not impressed with functionality. They look swanky though.
SECOND EDIT:
Ok, there's a method to loading these that makes it much easier (still not easy, but easier.).
Look at the follower, there's a hole in it, and on the left side there's a shelf. Place the rim of your first round just in front of the hole, push down, back, and to the right side (as the rounds are facing forward). Lather, rinse, swear, repeat. That little shelf is your guide, and the trick is to roll the cartridges to the right as you push down and back. Was able to get 10 rounds in all four mags that way. Don't expect any feed issues, they come out straight and rather energetically.
EDIT:
4 mags, most I was able to load was 7 in one of them, 5 or 6 in the others. Have ELD wounding in right hand, bruised thumbnail on left. Will let them sit partially loaded, come back in a week and see if anything changes. So far, not impressed with functionality. They look swanky though.
SECOND EDIT:
Ok, there's a method to loading these that makes it much easier (still not easy, but easier.).
Look at the follower, there's a hole in it, and on the left side there's a shelf. Place the rim of your first round just in front of the hole, push down, back, and to the right side (as the rounds are facing forward). Lather, rinse, swear, repeat. That little shelf is your guide, and the trick is to roll the cartridges to the right as you push down and back. Was able to get 10 rounds in all four mags that way. Don't expect any feed issues, they come out straight and rather energetically.