CrazyDays
(I do have a question about that mag though...
Should it be so hard to push down that you can only fit in about 14 rounds? Maybe my spring in misaligned or something.)
I had the same problem with my XD .40, I could only get 7-8 (12 round mags) in by hand and the last 4 was extremly difficult with the mag loader.
I thought they sent the wrong mags with the gun until I spoke to someone that owned one.
I was told to fully load the mags and let them sit. Low and behold, after a week I could get get 10 of the 12 rds. in by hand and only had to use the mag loader on the last 2.
The more you use them the easier they get to load.