If they're dragging in the grip when you pull them, pinch the sides together SLIGHTLY.
As far as stripping rounds, by hand I assume,
@ajole is spot on. Empty them the easy way, reload, then rinse and repeat. Leave them loaded when you're done, and/or grab a pencil or dowel rod and work the followers up and down to break in the springs whenever you have a few minutes of downtime at home.