Loading tool help

c3006 · 01-12-2006, 05:57 PM

I feel stupid asking this and I did a search hopeing I wouldnt have to. How do you properly use the loading tool and what else does it do. Thanks Clint

Pete Ebbink · 01-12-2006, 06:03 PM

Hi Clint,

1. The screwdriver end of the tool can be used for the grip screws and also to release the firing pin assembly from the breech block.

I think this function is crude and use my more precise machinist's screw drivers for these tasks...

2. The flat side of the TD tool can be hooked over the magazine follower button and then you place you thumb on the short portion of the "L" that sticks out so you can more easily push down the followe to load bullets into the magazine. This helps with the last 3-4 rounds when the spring tension is hard on a thumb used without the TD tool...

Fabian23 · 05-30-2006, 04:43 PM

Is there a purpose to the 'wings' for on the tool for? I have seen on some tools that these have grooves cut into them, I guess they are not merely cosmetic.

Ron Wood · 05-30-2006, 04:56 PM

The "wings" make it easier to hold when using it as a screwdriver. The grooves match the ridges on the magazine and keep the tool lined up on the magazine when loading the cartridges.

Heinz · 05-30-2006, 07:30 PM

And, when your thumb slips off, the wings make the tool much more aerodynamic!

01-12-2006, 05:57 PM	#1
c3006 User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: east tn Posts: 526 Thanks: 5 Thanked 12 Times in 5 Posts	Loading tool help I feel stupid asking this and I did a search hopeing I wouldnt have to. How do you properly use the loading tool and what else does it do. Thanks Clint __________________ Men Accustomed unto thier arms and their liberties will never endure the yoke. James Harrington 1776

05-30-2006, 04:43 PM	#3
Fabian23 User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Canton Bern Posts: 68 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Wings Is there a purpose to the 'wings' for on the tool for? I have seen on some tools that these have grooves cut into them, I guess they are not merely cosmetic.

05-30-2006, 04:56 PM	#4
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 6,988 Thanks: 1,067 Thanked 5,099 Times in 1,676 Posts	The "wings" make it easier to hold when using it as a screwdriver. The grooves match the ridges on the magazine and keep the tool lined up on the magazine when loading the cartridges. __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

01-12-2006, 06:03 PM	#2
Pete Ebbink User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The USA Posts: 5,919 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Hi Clint, 1. The screwdriver end of the tool can be used for the grip screws and also to release the firing pin assembly from the breech block. I think this function is crude and use my more precise machinist's screw drivers for these tasks... 2. The flat side of the TD tool can be hooked over the magazine follower button and then you place you thumb on the short portion of the "L" that sticks out so you can more easily push down the followe to load bullets into the magazine. This helps with the last 3-4 rounds when the spring tension is hard on a thumb used without the TD tool...

05-30-2006, 07:30 PM	#5
Heinz User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Greenville SC Posts: 1,004 Thanks: 377 Thanked 410 Times in 180 Posts	And, when your thumb slips off, the wings make the tool much more aerodynamic!