I only have the McFadden Ultimate Clip Loader, and it works as advertised. It takes a bit of fiddling to get it adjusted (for proper seating depth), and it can be a bit finicky sometimes, not dropping all ten in at once, leaving the last round outside the mag, or simply getting "sticky" for lack of a better term. But, despite those occasional issues, it beats the bejeebers out of loading mags by hand. When it does work as intended, its like magic. And you can use it for any 10-round Ruger Mark II, III, or IV mags.

No experience with the Shaker Loader you mentioned.
EDIT: Looks very similar to the McFadden unit. I can't see all the construction details of it though.

 

The McFadden loader is great. Mine is set up for Ruger Mags, but still works good enough with Buckmark mags for me not to mess with the screw on it. It takes just a hair of messing with it to figure out how to make it load quickly, but no issue. Pop the mag up and down a little and make sure you hold it upright so a round doesn't go in standing straight up.

If you use waxy lead bullets, it will get a buildup inside overtime and they will be sluggish to move. With copper washed bullets, they load really easily. It takes apart with 5 screws and splits in half to clean out the insides. I cleaned mine last night actually. 2nd time I've ever done it and I've had it a year and a half, and loaded likely 10000rds with it. First time I cleaned it with hot water and dish soap. Nope, this time I just sprayed WD-40 on it, and wiped all the gunk out with 1 paper towel for each side. And wiped it down clean as well so no WD-40 residue was standing. Only thing I could think of would be not to overtighten the screws or let them go back in cross threaded, as its just plastic. They run like $20-25 most of the time, and they are worth it if you have multiple magazines. 5 empty mags, one box of ammo. Dump it in, close the lid, and go to town.

Aguila SV gunks it up real quick.

 

Another note, if I'm loading one or two mags, I don't bother with it. If I'm loading 5, or continuously loading magazines, I'm using it.

 

Doh! I never thought to take the thing apart & clean it. Is the steel ball & spring captured so that it doesn't launch itself when you split it apart?

Yes, especially useful for when you have a couple people shooting, and when you're shooting two pistols between you. Four to six empty mags laying on the bench don't stay empty long. Definitely not an ammo conservation device.

 

its not under any great tension, it just falls out when you turn it over

Now about that two people shooting part. I'll have this at steel challenge matches, and I'll be shooting CCI SV and my cousin will be shooting some bulk crap generally. I don't share with him when that comes around!

 

I can shoot in my back yard (middle of the woods). I'll load up my magazines, and then dump a box in the loader and throw another box in the bag when I go outside. The thing is so convenient. I blew through 300rds after work (in the winter when it gets dark early) the other day and didn't think a thing about it. Shooting steel fast, you can really burn through it, and that loader is a godsend. Too dang cold out there for me to be loading by hand, I'd have quit real quick and come back in.

But yes, #2 phillips screwdriver and whatever allen wrench size that is for the ball detent and it falls right in two halves. Whatever method to clean the wax and gunk off (WD40 for me from here on out), and you're good to go. When I finally drop mine and break it, I'll be ordering another one.

 

The first time I cleaned it, I ran it under the sink using dawn dishwashing liquid (grease buster! yeah right) and hot water. That worked, but it was pointless. I pulled the adjustment screw out of it so it wouldn't be wet. Learned the 2nd time. Left that adjustment screw in there and still set. Gave each side a shot of WD40 and just wiped on them with a paper towel, then put it back together. Thats the way to go. 10 mins and done. And I've cleaned it twice in a year and a half, and I'm primarily using waxy coated lead bullets that leave a residue behind. Anyone using a copper washed bullet won't get it near as gunky.

 

I have a McFadden, it works well enough for the BM and Ruger 22-45. You can also go with these if the McFadden doesn't grab you:

 

Another vote for the McFadden. Before I start loading I spray it with WD 40 Synthetic and it works flawlessly throughout the day filling each magazine with 10 rounds. It takes a little time to adjust it but once you find the sweat spot it works forever.


My shooting buddy also uses a McFadden but his is not adjusted correctly so for his
Buckmark he has a problem every time he tries to loads. He also has problems loading his Mark III magazines and he won't let me tune his toy for him.


Even with the problems it's faster than loading by hand. He just has to shake it each time and load the next bullet. He can only get 9 rounds in his magazines.

 

Another vote for the McFadden. Before I start loading I spray it with WD 40 Synthetic and it works flawlessly throughout the day filling each magazine with 10 rounds. It takes a little time to adjust it but once you find the sweat spot it works forever.

My shooting buddy also uses a McFadden but his is not adjusted correctly so for his
Buckmark he has a problem every time he tries to loads. He also has problems loading his Mark III magazines and he won't let me tune his toy for him.

Even with the problems it's faster than loading by hand. He just has to shake it each time and load the next bullet. He can only get 9 rounds in his magazines.

Sounds like the McFadden is the crowd favorite. I saw a video with someone having problems with the 10th round, so this probably explains it. Thank you!

 

The Shaker Loader looks to be a direct ripoff of the McFadden. I can't see from the photos if there is any adjustment for magazine length and/or feed control (ball & spring in the McFadden). Construction appears that it might be a little more robust than the McFadden, but I can't tell without seeing the materials in person.

I don't plan on or recommend buying one because of the design ripoff and sleazy business feel from the first line of text in their spiel:

The newly famous "Shaker Loader" is the ultimate clip loader for your 22LR magazines.

Not only do they copy the design, but they also try to ride McFadden's "Ultimate Clip Loader" name.

Nolan

 

That was my initial take too. But if you go to their "About Us" page, they do give credit to McFaddon for the design. They also ask for designs of other products that they can make/sell for cheap. I suspect that McFaddon has licensed the basic design to Speed Beez and collects a royalty from every sale. I have no proof of that though.

The Speed Beez version appears to have no adjustment screws. So it either works or it doesn't. It's also about 2/3 the price of the authentic McFaddon version.

I think the superior design and quality of the McFaddon is worth the few dollars more.

 

ive been using the lula , im not shooting that much in an individual occasion to need more than that these days , works really good for me

 

I'm not interested in the thumb assist /LULA tools. Looking for a speed loader, but thank you.