Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for storing and dispensing cartridges into the tubular magazine of a .22 caliber or other such rifle. The apparatus includes a central chamber section having a central passageway extending therethrough with a plurality of storage passageways radially spaced equidistant from the central passage and equidistant from each other. An upper cap and a lower cap are spring loaded against opposite ends of the chamber by way of a tension spring passing through the central chamber. The upper cap includes a dispensing opening radially aligned with the plurality of dispensing passages. The outer periphery of the dispensing chamber includes a plurality of semi-cylindrical grooves and the inner periphery of the cap includes two detent rib for positioning in the various semi-cylindrical grooves of the chamber.