diff --git a/code/modules/projectiles/guns/ballistic/launchers.dm b/code/modules/projectiles/guns/ballistic/launchers.dm
index f6356dce99..12006440d2 100644
--- a/code/modules/projectiles/guns/ballistic/launchers.dm
+++ b/code/modules/projectiles/guns/ballistic/launchers.dm
@@ -127,15 +127,14 @@
 
 /obj/item/gun/ballistic/rocketlauncher/attackby(obj/item/A, mob/user, params)
 	if(magazine && istype(A, /obj/item/ammo_casing))
-		if(user.temporarilyRemoveItemFromInventory(A))
-			if(!chambered)
-				to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>You load a new [A] into \the [src].</span>")
-				playsound(src, "gun_insert_full_magazine", 70, 1)
-				chamber_round()
-				update_icon()
-				return TRUE
-		else
-			to_chat(user, "<span class='warning'>You cannot seem to get \the [A] out of your hands!</span>")
+		if(chambered)
+			to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>[src] already has a [magazine_wording] chambered.</span>")
+			return
+		if(magazine.attackby(A, user, silent = TRUE))
+			to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>You load a new [A] into \the [src].</span>")
+			playsound(src, "gun_insert_full_magazine", 70, 1)
+			chamber_round()
+			update_icon()
 
 /obj/item/gun/ballistic/rocketlauncher/update_icon()
 	icon_state = "[initial(icon_state)]-[chambered ? "1" : "0"]"