Firearm magazine loader

A method of using a magazine loader, comprising:

• a) positioning the magazine loader, wherein the magazine loader is pressed down onto a firearm magazine;
• b) positioning round, wherein an ammunition round is inserted into a protruding loading structure of the magazine loader, such that a portion of the ammunition round protrudes through a loading aperture in a side of the magazine loader and rests against a top of the firearm magazine;
• c) inserting round, wherein the magazine loader is moved vertically upwards, until the ammunition round clears the top of the firearm magazine, such that the ammunition round drops from the protruding loading structure into a housing interior of the magazine loader, via the loading aperture;
• and
• d) loading round, wherein the magazine loader is depressed downward, such that the magazine loader slides down over the firearm magazine, such that a loading plunger of the magazine loader depresses the ammunition round downward into the firearm magazine, whereby the ammunition round is seated within the firearm magazine;
• wherein the magazine loader comprises:
• a loader housing, which is hollow and defines the housing interior, such that the loader housing is configured to accept an upper end of the firearm magazine, via insertion of the firearm magazine through a bottom opening of the loader housing;
• wherein a side of the loader housing is configured with the loading aperture;
• the loading plunger, which is mounted in an upper part of the loader housing, such that the loading plunger protrudes into the housing interior;
• and
• a protruding loading structure, which is connected to the loader housing adjacent to a bottom of the loading aperture, such that the protruding loading structure protrudes from the loader housing;
• wherein, when an ammunition round is inserted into the housing interior below the loading plunger and the magazine loader is depressed downward, the loading plunger is configured to depress the ammunition round downward into the firearm magazine, whereby the ammunition is seated within the firearm magazine;
• wherein the protruding loading structure is configured with a downward angled loading surface;
• such that the downward angled loading surface is configured to allow insertion of the ammunition round in a longitudinal orientation, such that the ammunition round slides down the downward angled loading surface, through the loading aperture, and into the housing interior of the loader housing.