Revolver Ocelot
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I was wondering what you guys thought was the best method of reloading a revolver in a defensive situation based on your own expieriences/perceptions.
best method of reloading a revolver
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Demitrios
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This is the best method. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DpCellB_UQ
Don't know about a defense situation. I hope six will be enough since fine motor skills go all to hell under stress. But I prefer Safariland loaders since iI don't have to twist anything. I really like comp III loaders, since they use springs to force the rounds into the cylinder, but they are kind of big for carry.
The big trick that it seems so many don't know is use you right hand to reload. I still see right handed people bump the ejector rod with their left hand and then try to reload, especially with HKS loaders, using their left hand.
In reality, full moon clips are going to be the fastest, but require the revolver be made or modified to use them
The big trick that it seems so many don't know is use you right hand to reload. I still see right handed people bump the ejector rod with their left hand and then try to reload, especially with HKS loaders, using their left hand.
In reality, full moon clips are going to be the fastest, but require the revolver be made or modified to use them
mljdeckard
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If I carried a revolver defensively I would use moon clips. Probably a S&W 610.
BlindJustice
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I shoot a S&W 625 5" Bbl.
It has chamfered chamber mouths
.45 ACP full moon clips - mostly from Wilson Combat
.45 Auto Rim - HKS Model #25M
The full moon clips are faster and more positive in
ejection of spent cases
I also have a S&W Model 60, and need to get the
Safariland push to load speedloaders so I can't
comment on them with experience.
Skeeter Skelton once wrote about a couple of LEO's in
the early '50s who rorked the rough streets of El Paso Texas.
Semi-Autos were not an option for that force in those
days. They had both gotten S&W M1917 and had the barrels
cut back to 4" On patrol they had .45 AUto RIm 250 gr. SWC
in the revolvers and carried .45 ACP 230 gr. FMJ in half moon
clips for reloads in case of a gunfight.
Randall
It has chamfered chamber mouths
.45 ACP full moon clips - mostly from Wilson Combat
.45 Auto Rim - HKS Model #25M
The full moon clips are faster and more positive in
ejection of spent cases
I also have a S&W Model 60, and need to get the
Safariland push to load speedloaders so I can't
comment on them with experience.
Skeeter Skelton once wrote about a couple of LEO's in
the early '50s who rorked the rough streets of El Paso Texas.
Semi-Autos were not an option for that force in those
days. They had both gotten S&W M1917 and had the barrels
cut back to 4" On patrol they had .45 AUto RIm 250 gr. SWC
in the revolvers and carried .45 ACP 230 gr. FMJ in half moon
clips for reloads in case of a gunfight.
Randall
the "best method" is moonclips. because it requires not additional action than aligning the round with the chambers before closing the cylinder.
a sometimes overlooked advantage is that all the cases are ejected together...prevents cases stuck under the ejection star.
not all guns have moonclips available
in that case the next best method up would be the Safariland speedloaders
a sometimes overlooked advantage is that all the cases are ejected together...prevents cases stuck under the ejection star.
not all guns have moonclips available
in that case the next best method up would be the Safariland speedloaders
Cosmoline
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I've used an array of them but this side of moon clips, Safarilands are the best. Very fast and practical.
Landric
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There wasn't an option for it, but I think the best way is to ditch the empty revolver and draw another. All of my carry revolvers are small frame 5-shooters. Speed loaders generally don't work well with small frame guns due to clearance issues, and every other method is too slow. I carry speed strips, but I also carry two revolvers. I have no illusions that I will be in way too deep if I ever have to reload a 5-shot revolver under fire.
I voted speed strips because that is what I carry, but moon clips are the best choice if one has a revolver that uses them, and can find a good way to carry them without bending them.
I voted speed strips because that is what I carry, but moon clips are the best choice if one has a revolver that uses them, and can find a good way to carry them without bending them.
Marvin KNox
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I normally carry two J frames as well.
But if I were to carry a reloader it would be speed strips loaded with 4 bullets with a space in the middle.
With practice you can end up with the empty chamber under the hammer in 90+% of your reloads. If you blow it, it's just a trigger stroke away from another chamber.
Much easier and more consistent then trying to reload all 5 IMO.
But if I were to carry a reloader it would be speed strips loaded with 4 bullets with a space in the middle.
With practice you can end up with the empty chamber under the hammer in 90+% of your reloads. If you blow it, it's just a trigger stroke away from another chamber.
Much easier and more consistent then trying to reload all 5 IMO.
earlthegoat2
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The "fastest" method is moon clips
My "favorite" method is speed strips for their portability.
Who knows what the "best" is.
The "fastest" method is moon clips
My "favorite" method is speed strips for their portability.
Who knows what the "best" is.
Well, first of all, what is this "my hands" choice in the poll? Do moon clips, speed loaders, and speed strips work on auto-pilot, or do folks use their mouth and feet to hold these devices? Assuming "hands" means loading round by hand, well, if you are using a 2x2x2 carrier, that can be quite quick, but if it means fishing loose rounds from a pocket, that may the worst possible choice.
I have found speed strips are NOT fast for a complete reload, but they may the the fastest way to load two rounds, and those two rounds, fast, may save one's life.
I favor HKS speedloaders, for long-term sturdiness, and because they DO let the rounds jiggle just a bit.
At the height of my duty sixgun days, I had two HKS speedloaders on one side on the front of the duty belt, a 2x2x2 carrier on the other side, on the front, and a speed strip or two in the uniform shirt pockets. The HKS speedloaders were the fastest way to a complete reload, but the other systems had their strengths, too, so I can't say any one system/method was BEST.
Safariland speedloaders are too delicate, in my opinion, for long-term hard use. The softer plastic abrades badly, and if a fat fellow cop steps on them, on pavement, they REALLY abrade badly. I used them when I carried an M58, but when I switched to a GP100, and later K-frames, I went with HKS.
I have found speed strips are NOT fast for a complete reload, but they may the the fastest way to load two rounds, and those two rounds, fast, may save one's life.
I favor HKS speedloaders, for long-term sturdiness, and because they DO let the rounds jiggle just a bit.
At the height of my duty sixgun days, I had two HKS speedloaders on one side on the front of the duty belt, a 2x2x2 carrier on the other side, on the front, and a speed strip or two in the uniform shirt pockets. The HKS speedloaders were the fastest way to a complete reload, but the other systems had their strengths, too, so I can't say any one system/method was BEST.
Safariland speedloaders are too delicate, in my opinion, for long-term hard use. The softer plastic abrades badly, and if a fat fellow cop steps on them, on pavement, they REALLY abrade badly. I used them when I carried an M58, but when I switched to a GP100, and later K-frames, I went with HKS.
earlthegoat2
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look at post 2
I wouldn't want to "ditch" a working gun! Pull the second gun with your second hand while stashing the first.
During the several-year period when I carried two or even three SP101 snubbies, I practiced drawing a second one with the "off" hand, then stashing the other one, and practiced so that it did not matter which hand was doing the shooting, and which one was doing the supporting. (I now generally carry my personally-owned duty SIG on my own time, and reloading the P229 is Plan A, though I still do generally carry a back-up weapon.)
I will admit that during a shooting class, run on the hot range concept, with back-up weapons being OK, I did ditch a malfed Glock, my prior duty pistol, and engaged the target with an SP101 pulled from a pocket. True, the Glock was in a temporary malfed state, but it was not broken, and I do hope I have now programmed myself to retain a malfed weapon as the default response.
During the several-year period when I carried two or even three SP101 snubbies, I practiced drawing a second one with the "off" hand, then stashing the other one, and practiced so that it did not matter which hand was doing the shooting, and which one was doing the supporting. (I now generally carry my personally-owned duty SIG on my own time, and reloading the P229 is Plan A, though I still do generally carry a back-up weapon.)
I will admit that during a shooting class, run on the hot range concept, with back-up weapons being OK, I did ditch a malfed Glock, my prior duty pistol, and engaged the target with an SP101 pulled from a pocket. True, the Glock was in a temporary malfed state, but it was not broken, and I do hope I have now programmed myself to retain a malfed weapon as the default response.
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