Hello everyone,
I recently got a nice 686 5" 7-shot and picked up 2 compatible HKS speedloaders. Thought it would be good to have one or two loaded in the safe. Tried them out at the range, and gave up. Here's what was happening:
First, they wouldn't line up the rounds very well with the chambers. I had to fiddle with them, moving this way and that. Then they wouldn't go very far in. Only the tips of the bullets + a little brass. Then I couldn't get the thing to release the cases, and, when I did, they got stuck in the loader so that when I withdrew it, it pulled a bunch of the cases out with it, promptly spilling them all over the bench. Seems the rims were making too much contact with the walls of the speedloader - too much friction to alow gravity to drop them out. Wow! so much for speed! I thought if I had to do this in a real emergency I'd be cooked. Glad I have a nice SIG .45 w/ a bunch of mags.
Now, both of the speedloaders did this. I noted that these are the "no jiggle" kind (that's what it says on the website. No jiggle? you're kidding, right?) Anyhow, I figure it must be me not using them right. So, without any furhter delay, can someone please tell me how to use these things?
Oh, and I had my wife with me too. I looked real profeshunul...
thanks,
John
I recently got a nice 686 5" 7-shot and picked up 2 compatible HKS speedloaders. Thought it would be good to have one or two loaded in the safe. Tried them out at the range, and gave up. Here's what was happening:
First, they wouldn't line up the rounds very well with the chambers. I had to fiddle with them, moving this way and that. Then they wouldn't go very far in. Only the tips of the bullets + a little brass. Then I couldn't get the thing to release the cases, and, when I did, they got stuck in the loader so that when I withdrew it, it pulled a bunch of the cases out with it, promptly spilling them all over the bench. Seems the rims were making too much contact with the walls of the speedloader - too much friction to alow gravity to drop them out. Wow! so much for speed! I thought if I had to do this in a real emergency I'd be cooked. Glad I have a nice SIG .45 w/ a bunch of mags.
Now, both of the speedloaders did this. I noted that these are the "no jiggle" kind (that's what it says on the website. No jiggle? you're kidding, right?) Anyhow, I figure it must be me not using them right. So, without any furhter delay, can someone please tell me how to use these things?
Oh, and I had my wife with me too. I looked real profeshunul...
thanks,
John