Many people have made themselves speed loaders to allow fast rebombing of mags during a game. There are numerous variations, this design and howto by Phil is probably one of the simplest.

Speedloaders: The completed speed loaders

You will need:

1. A suitable length of Marley ‘Mini Trunking’. This is sold at Mitre10 Mega as ‘Conduit Square 16mm, white’. It is sold in 4 metre lengths which is enough for ten or eleven 20 round speed loaders. Cost about $15.

Conduit: Marley ‘Mini Trunking' or Conduit Square 16mm, white

2. Small handsaw or hacksaw.
3. 300mm rule.
4. Super glue. I used Loctite 406, but any Cyanoacrylate type will work, eg Selleys 'Supaglue'
5. Suitable pen or marker.
6. Medium grit sandpaper. I used 280 grit wet ‘n’ dry.
7. A set square is also useful.

Tools Required: A collection of tools used to build the speedloaders

Method:

1. Separate the capping from the main part of the conduit. The capping is not utilised.

Removing the Capping: Remove and throw away the capping

2. Measure and cut the Conduit into the required lengths. For 20 round speed loaders, 130mm is about the right length.

Measuring: For 20 round speed loaders, 130mm is about the right length.

3. Tidy up the ends with the sandpaper.

Sanding: Tidy up the ends with the sandpaper

Caution: When using Super glue, care must be taken not to glue parts of your anatomy to the speed loaders, or to yourself.

4. Take two lengths of cut conduit and glue them back to back using sufficient super glue to get an even coating on one piece, then press together firmly. I squeezed them together gently in a vice for a few minutes to give the glue time to set.

It pays to check that a complete join has been achieved. If there are any gaps, simply run a bead of super glue along the joint. Depending on the type you have, it should be thin enough that it will run into any gaps.

6. To stop the shells from sliding out of the speed loaders you can either tape over the ends, or do the following:

The plastic the conduit is made from is quite soft, and can be heated over a 100w light bulb for 20 – 30 seconds until it becomes malleable. This takes a bit of practice but you’ll soon get the hang of it. Keep the plastic moving around. Once it is soft, bend the ends of the conduit inwards slightly, then quench the plastic in cold water.

Heating the Ends: Heat over a 100w light bulb for 20 – 30 seconds

You don't have to quench the plastic in cold water, but it speeds the process along.

You only need to bend the ends in a small amount to provide enough resistance to prevent the cases from sliding out on their own. If you find you’ve bent the ends too far, simply re-heat and bend them outwards again.

Some people have reported that the plastic shells are a tighter fit and don't require bending the ends inwards.

Finished Speedloader: A finished speedloader with it's ends bent

Caution: do not use a naked flame, this will result in a molten blob, quite possibly on fire, and quite possible stuck to your skin. Needless to say, this will spoil your enthusiasm for this project.

Done: Loaded ready to go

You now have yourself a supply of speed loaders. To use them, wind the spring down in your mag and hold the speed loader upright in line with the opening in the top of the mag. Simply push the rounds downwards with your finger, into the mag, job done.