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Maglula StripLULA SL50B (AR-15 / M16)

AR-15 magazine loader designed to use 10-round military stripper clips. Loads or unloads a 30-round PMAG/USGI mag in seconds.

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Quick Specs

Price
$27
Weight
N/A
Brand
Maglula
Category
tool

Features

  • .223 Rem / 5.56x45 NATO
  • Accepts 10-round stripper clips (or hand-loaded)
  • Works with USGI, PMAG, Lancer, HK and similar 5.56 AR mags
  • Polymer construction
  • PN SL50B (black)

Compatibility Tags

family: ar-pattern

Overview

The StripLULA is the right loader for any AR-15 shooter who buys 5.56 in surplus configurations or in bulk. It accepts the 10-round military stripper clips that ride in bandoleer-packed ammo (LC-headstamp surplus, ADI, IMI, and most M193/M855 case lots) and pushes all 10 rounds into the magazine in one motion. A full 30-round mag loads in three stripper-clip pushes, roughly 8-10 seconds total.

Without stripper clips, the StripLULA still works as a hand-fed loader at about the same speed as thumb-loading a PMAG, with the advantage that the rounds are guided straight into the feed lips and you're not pinching the spring on the last five rounds. It also functions as an unloader: rounds strip cleanly without thumb-walking them past the feed lips, which preserves lip geometry on aluminum USGI mags over thousands of cycles.

Fitment covers the entire AR-15 / M4 mag ecosystem: USGI aluminum, Magpul PMAG (Gen 2 / Gen 3 / M3), Lancer L5AWM, HK steel, and the various polymer clones. The Mini-14 version (SL52B) is a separate SKU because the Mini-14 mag body profile differs.

Key Features

  • Accepts 10-round military stripper clips (NATO standard)
  • Loads or unloads in one motion without pinching feed-lip springs
  • Fits USGI, PMAG (Gen 2/3/M3), Lancer L5AWM, HK steel, and most polymer 5.56 AR mags
  • About 8-10 seconds to load a 30-round mag with strippers
  • Polymer construction, no metal-on-mag contact

Pros

  • +Stripper-clip workflow turns bulk 5.56 case lots into loaded mags in minutes
  • +Cuts thumb fatigue on multi-mag practice days
  • +Unloader function preserves USGI feed-lip geometry
  • +Fits every common 5.56 AR magazine pattern

Cons

  • Wrong SKU for Ruger Mini-14 (use SL52B) or 7.62x39 AR mags (LU11B)
  • .300 BLK in 5.56 PMAGs works, but the SL50B is optimized for 5.56 geometry
  • Stripper clips and a charging adapter are separate purchases if you don't already have surplus ammo

Detailed Specifications

partNumber
SL50B
manufacturer
Maglula Ltd.
countryOfOrigin
Israel
caliber
.223 Rem / 5.56x45 NATO
magazineTypes
AR-15 / M4 / M16 (USGI, PMAG, Lancer, HK steel, polymer clones)
stripperClip
10-round NATO standard
construction
Polymer
color
Black
warranty
Lifetime

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