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100,000+ shooters in the US
load with Podavach.

  • 4.7 · 1,050 reviewsVerified buyers
  • Veteran-OwnedFounded by a U.S. Army veteran
  • 30-day returns1-year warranty on every board
  • Ships from the USPennsylvania stock, out the door in 1–2 days
  • U-LOADER speed loader in Walnut, top view
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U-LOADER AK + AR15 Magazine Speed Loader

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Color: Walnut
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Fits AR-15 and AK mags, steel or polymer: PMAG, USGI, Lancer, AK surplus.

Load faster. Shoot longer. Stay ready. The U-LOADER turns the slowest part of range day into thirty seconds: rounds in the tray, magazine in the slot, one sweep. Hardwood, cork and a magnet-held pusher, handcrafted in Ukraine by a veteran-founded workshop since 2015. AR-15 speed loader guide →

Shoot .308, SKS or AUG? Your board is in the lineup below.

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See the AR-15
speed loader work

Four moves. Thirty seconds.

01PourRounds out of the box onto the cork
02SeatEmpty magazine into the slot
03Line upNudge rounds into the channel, tips one way. Fingertips, no force
04SweepOne flat-hand push of the pusher. Mag full

Timed on a standard 30-round magazine, from empty to seated.

Up close

  • U-LOADER — warm-20-hand-pusher
  • U-LOADER — warm-17-six-mags
  • U-LOADER — warm-16-channel-ticks
  • U-LOADER — warm-15-pusher-magnet
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Ten mags. Five minutes. Back on the line.

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A hardwood magazine loader,
not a gadget

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  1. 1 A full 30-round mag in one goThe whole magazine's worth of rounds sits in the channel at once. That is where the 30 seconds come from.
  2. 2 Rounds stay put on the corkPour them out of the box and they stop where they land. Nothing rattles, nothing rolls off the bench.
  3. 3 Your calibers, cut into the boardEvery platform and caliber it takes is engraved on the cork, and the channel shows 10 / 20 / 30 rounds. No manual to lose.
  4. 4 The pusher does the pressingYour hand only slides it, flat palm or fingertips. A magnet parks it on the board between mags.
  5. 5 Stays put while you loadSix rubber feet hold it on a bench, a tailgate or a truck bed. Grip cut-outs carry it one-handed to the next lane.

Solid hardwood that lies flat on the bench and does not move while you sweep. No springs, no levers, nothing to wear out: buy it once, pass it down. Every caliber it takes:

5.565.45.2237.62×39300 BLK25-45 Sharps6.5 Grendel6.8 SPC.224 Valkyrie.204 Ruger

18.1 × 7 × 1.2 in · hardwood, cork bed, rubber feet · board and pusher, nothing to assemble

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AR-15 & 5.56 speed loader: before you buy

Which magazine speed loader do I need for my rifle?

Start with the rifle. The U-LOADER is the universal magazine speed loader for AR-15 and AK: one hardwood board loads both families, so this AR15 AK mag loader covers most safes on its own. It is the universal magazine speed loader most people mean when they search for one. Shoot .308? The AR10 magazine speed loader takes 7.62x51 and 6.5 Creedmoor. SKS with detachable magazines gets the SKS loader, the Steyr AUG gets its own board, and the MAG LOADER X is the wider AR-15 + AK version for people who load a lot of mags in one sitting. Every one of them is the same idea: rounds in the tray, magazine in the slot, one sweep.

Does the U-LOADER fit 5.56 / .223 AR-15 magazines and AK mags?

Yes. AR-15 and M4 magazines in 5.56 NATO and .223: PMAG, USGI aluminum, Lancer, steel or polymer, 20 or 30 rounds. On the AK side it takes AK-47 and AKM magazines in 7.62x39 and 5.45x39, plus MSR15 and Ruger Mini-14. The one exception is the AK-12 / AK-200 magazine, which does not seat in this universal magazine speed loader. If you are not sure which magazine you own, the engraving on the cork bed lists every platform and caliber the board takes.

Does it help with arthritis or weak hands?

This is the question our reviews answer most often. The magazine spring is compressed by the pusher, not by your fingers, so loading takes a sweep of the hand instead of thirty thumb presses. Buyers with years of manual labor, arthritis or cold hands at the range say the U-LOADER is the reason they bought a speed loader in the first place. It also works with gloves on.

Is a magazine speed loader a good gift?

It is the most-gifted thing we make: for dads, veterans and the range buddy who still thumbs rounds in one at a time. The U-LOADER is solid hardwood, engraved, nothing to size or configure. Pick the finish, and if it turns out to be the wrong rifle, the 30-day return covers it. Wrap it once and they will thank you every time they shoot.

How fast can a speed loader load an AR-15 mag?

A full 30-round magazine in about 30 seconds, timed from an empty mag to a seated one. That is the number the U-LOADER is built around: a quick loader that fills the whole channel at once instead of one round at a time. Ten magazines take roughly five minutes with this quick loader, and your thumbs never touch a spring. The first magazine feels awkward until you find the groove, then drop, seat, sweep becomes automatic. The video higher on this page shows a real load, uncut.

What is a Podavach mag loader made of?

Solid hardwood, a cork bed and a magnet-held pusher. No springs, no levers, no plastic body. The board is birch, offered as Natural Wood, Light Wood, Walnut and Solid Black, which is the same board with a black stain, not a polymer copy. Every wooden mag loader we make, the U-LOADER included, is cut, engraved and finished by hand, so the grain and tone vary a little from the photos while the shape, the engraving and the cork bed stay the same.

Why a wooden mag loader instead of plastic?

Because a magazine loader is a bench tool, not a gadget. A hardwood board sits flat on a table or a tailgate, six rubber feet hold it in place, and there are no springs to wear out or ratchets to jam. Boards sold in 2015 are still in use. The cork bed keeps the brass from rattling or rolling off, and the engraved caliber marks and round counts are on the tool, not in a manual. Plastic gun magazine loaders are cheaper to make; this one is made to outlive the magazines you load with it.

Is it faster than a thumb-style loader?

A thumb-style loader pushes one round at a time and saves your thumb. A tray loader like the U-LOADER is a quick loader in the literal sense: it loads the full channel in one sweep, which is why the 30-round mag takes 30 seconds instead of a couple of minutes. Both belong in a range bag; ours stays on the bench where the loading happens. Not convinced? Try it for 30 days. If it is not faster for you, send it back.

What if it doesn't fit my rifle, or arrives damaged?

Return it within 30 days of delivery for a refund. If a board arrives chipped or cracked, send us a photo and we replace it. Every U-LOADER and every mag speed loader we sell is covered by a one-year warranty, and the same warranty stands behind the 40+ official dealers who carry Podavach in the US.

Where does it ship from, and how long does it take?

From our stock in Pennsylvania, out the door in one to two business days, tracked. Orders inside the US do not cross customs. More than 100,000 shooters in the US load with a Podavach magazine loader today.