diff --git a/code/modules/projectiles/boxes_magazines/_box_magazine.dm b/code/modules/projectiles/boxes_magazines/_box_magazine.dm
index 9ea030da99..d0d846c144 100644
--- a/code/modules/projectiles/boxes_magazines/_box_magazine.dm
+++ b/code/modules/projectiles/boxes_magazines/_box_magazine.dm
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 	var/caliber
 	var/multiload = 1
 	var/start_empty = 0
+	var/load_delay = 0 //how long do we take to load (deciseconds)
 	var/list/bullet_cost
 	var/list/base_cost// override this one as well if you override bullet_cost
 
@@ -75,18 +76,21 @@
 	return 1
 
 /obj/item/ammo_box/attackby(obj/item/A, mob/user, params, silent = FALSE, replace_spent = 0)
+	if(INTERACTING_WITH(user, A))
+		return FALSE
 	var/num_loaded = 0
 	if(!can_load(user))
 		return
 	if(istype(A, /obj/item/ammo_box))
 		var/obj/item/ammo_box/AM = A
 		for(var/obj/item/ammo_casing/AC in AM.stored_ammo)
-			var/did_load = give_round(AC, replace_spent)
-			if(did_load)
-				AM.stored_ammo -= AC
-				num_loaded++
-			if(!did_load || !multiload)
-				break
+			if(load_delay && do_after(user, load_delay, target = src))
+				var/did_load = give_round(AC, replace_spent)
+				if(did_load)
+					AM.stored_ammo -= AC
+					num_loaded++
+				if(!did_load || !multiload)
+					break
 	if(istype(A, /obj/item/ammo_casing))
 		var/obj/item/ammo_casing/AC = A
 		if(give_round(AC, replace_spent))
diff --git a/code/modules/projectiles/boxes_magazines/ammo_boxes.dm b/code/modules/projectiles/boxes_magazines/ammo_boxes.dm
index 987efc0404..0d9183d1a4 100644
--- a/code/modules/projectiles/boxes_magazines/ammo_boxes.dm
+++ b/code/modules/projectiles/boxes_magazines/ammo_boxes.dm
@@ -148,6 +148,8 @@
 	max_ammo = 4
 	var/pixeloffsetx = 4
 	start_empty = TRUE
+	multiload = FALSE
+	load_delay = 6 //6ds
 
 /obj/item/ammo_box/shotgun/update_overlays()
 	. = ..()