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Posted: 11/24/2006 6:58:48 AM EDT
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Thanksgiving day I had a brain fart came up with an idea of a homemade sten loader. I did not see this anywhere but I am sure someone else may have done this.  The materials are a 1\2" wooden dow and a 1\8" pin  I insert the dow into the mag and push down untill it bottoms out. Then I insert the pin in the last round indicator hole and remove the dow  I hold the mag slightly upside down and tilt it back . I then load the bullets one at a time(the first 2 are the hardest to start) Gravity keeds them to the mouth of mag since you are loading mag tilted down. It will have a tendency to single stack on you, just slowly roll mag up and then back down.  I can load 29 to 30 rounds this way. I apply a little pressure down with my thumb on the top bullet and remove the pin. You can load the other 2 or 3 bullets if you want after the pin is pulled. I did this while drinking my morning coffee. I used a 4' long 1/2"dia wooden dow cost $2, 1/8" pin 50 cents. I will cut the dow 10" to 12" and mount on a wood block. An old shotgun cleaning rod will work. You can use a nail for the pin too. |
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