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I use both Speedstrips and Speedloaders, sometimes separately and sometimes both at the same time. I always have a Speedstrip in my pocket and in the winter I add a Speedloader in my coat pocket.
carrying spare ammo for CCW revolver: options?
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Speed strips conceal easily and reload takes only a few seconds.
If your choice is:
1. Leave the ammo at home
2. Carry Speedloaders on belt that make you look like you have some disease growing from you
3. Carry speedloaders in pocket that makes it look like you carry around golfballs in your pocket to fondle for fun
4. Speedstrips that take about 2 seconds longer to load
I'll take the speed strips thanks.
But the speedloaders that straddle the belt do help. They are not perfect but are ok as shown in the pic.
Speed strips conceal easily and reload takes only a few seconds.
If your choice is:
1. Leave the ammo at home
2. Carry Speedloaders on belt that make you look like you have some disease growing from you
3. Carry speedloaders in pocket that makes it look like you carry around golfballs in your pocket to fondle for fun
4. Speedstrips that take about 2 seconds longer to load
I'll take the speed strips thanks.
But the speedloaders that straddle the belt do help. They are not perfect but are ok as shown in the pic.
davidconatser
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If you carry a snubby in your pocket in a Mica or other holster, a couple of SafariLand Comp-1s (http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.exe/showproduct?saleitemid=127569&t=11082005) in your other pocket along with your keys and knife and light balance it out pretty well.
The Comp-1s are more compact than the HKS and easier to use and to carry in a pocket.
The Comp-1s are more compact than the HKS and easier to use and to carry in a pocket.
BikerRN
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Off Duty I carry two or three guns and reloads.
I accept the fact that the Revolver has limited capacity and I want a gun accessable to either hand. Therefore, my solution is a NY Reload, or a Detroit Reload. The Detroit Reload is three guns. I carry reloads for the "Primary" but the rounds will also fit my weakhand gun, but the Speedloader won't.
I've found a Digital Camera Case that fits on the Belt and doesn't look "gunny". That allows me to stack two Speedloaders on my Belt without looking like I'm packing ammo and guns. I also use Speed Strips for my third gun, but prefer the Speedloaders.
I already carry a Pager and a Cellphone on my Belt, so the camera case just looks like more crap on my Belt and if somebody ask I just say it for work as "I'm on call." I'm not really "on call" but they don't need to know that.
If I'm dressed in such a manner that I can't wear the camera case I have three guns on me for sure and two Speed Strips in my pocket, I may or may not also have a Speedloader in my pocket. Matt Del Fatti makes a good Pocket Carrier for Moon Clips, and the idea would work for Speedloaders too.
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I accept the fact that the Revolver has limited capacity and I want a gun accessable to either hand. Therefore, my solution is a NY Reload, or a Detroit Reload. The Detroit Reload is three guns. I carry reloads for the "Primary" but the rounds will also fit my weakhand gun, but the Speedloader won't.
I've found a Digital Camera Case that fits on the Belt and doesn't look "gunny". That allows me to stack two Speedloaders on my Belt without looking like I'm packing ammo and guns. I also use Speed Strips for my third gun, but prefer the Speedloaders.
I already carry a Pager and a Cellphone on my Belt, so the camera case just looks like more crap on my Belt and if somebody ask I just say it for work as "I'm on call." I'm not really "on call" but they don't need to know that.
If I'm dressed in such a manner that I can't wear the camera case I have three guns on me for sure and two Speed Strips in my pocket, I may or may not also have a Speedloader in my pocket. Matt Del Fatti makes a good Pocket Carrier for Moon Clips, and the idea would work for Speedloaders too.
BikerRN
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.38spl/.357magnum Bianchi speed strips...
I agree with the use of a few Bianchi speed strips. Get a few,. They last a long time, conceal well and are lightweight. I put them in my car or pocket often when I have my .38spl GP-100 NYPD model, .
Massad F Ayoob teaches to only load 5 rds to get more control and hold the strip like a medical doctor, but I use 6 rounds mostly...
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I agree with the use of a few Bianchi speed strips. Get a few,
. They last a long time, conceal well and are lightweight. I put them in my car or pocket often when I have my .38spl GP-100 NYPD model, .Massad F Ayoob teaches to only load 5 rds to get more control and hold the strip like a medical doctor, but I use 6 rounds mostly...
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Can someone post a video or instructions on how the speed strips actually work? I've never seen them in use.
Okay, I've edited this like 30 times. I'm done now.
No video handy, but the idea is that you load two chambers at a time inserting the cartridge about 2/3 - 3/4 of the way. Then, you roll the rubber strip counterclockwise relative to the cylinder face to "tear" the rounds loose. They fall into the chamber and you repeat one more time.
Then, depending on who you believe, you either do it again (loading six total) or you load one more round (five total), leaving the last slot empty because the rubber "tab" that hangs off the end of the reinforced rubber strip is a sad little thing that's hard to hold onto in the best of times. Add blood or sweat and you pull the last two rounds out the same way you put them in. Making the process even slower (as if it were possible).
Personally, I've never used the tab anyway. After you load the first four, you've got plenty of real-estate to work with. I feed the strip through my hand sort of like the carriage on a typewriter (if that makes sense). The first two get fed and torn off regardless of where direction the tab is facing (with the pinky, ring and middle fingers on the downward facing rounds). The second two get torn off with the pinky and ring finger on the last two rounds. The last two rounds get pressed into the chamber with the pointer and middle fingers on the part of the strip that was previously holding the first four rounds, and the last two rounds underneath the "meat" of the thumb/palm region.
An alternative for the last two rounds is to (if you're right handed of course) rotate your hand 90 degrees and place the thumb on the last two rounds. Twist counterclockwise as before. This bit sucks for a lefty because the palm either twists up (limited range of motion, frequently not tearing the last round free) or down into the cylinder face (scraping the side of the thumb against the extractor/center pin).
Also, as you load, the rounds after the first two want to "fan out" just enough not to fit in the charge holes. That's also fun. If you just sit there and load them, they're fine. If you do it anywhere near a PACT timer, flaws in all feasible reloading techniques begin to appear. This is hastened if there are people watching *and* a PACT timer is present. Ask me how I know.
No video handy, but the idea is that you load two chambers at a time inserting the cartridge about 2/3 - 3/4 of the way. Then, you roll the rubber strip counterclockwise relative to the cylinder face to "tear" the rounds loose. They fall into the chamber and you repeat one more time.
Then, depending on who you believe, you either do it again (loading six total) or you load one more round (five total), leaving the last slot empty because the rubber "tab" that hangs off the end of the reinforced rubber strip is a sad little thing that's hard to hold onto in the best of times. Add blood or sweat and you pull the last two rounds out the same way you put them in. Making the process even slower (as if it were possible).
Personally, I've never used the tab anyway. After you load the first four, you've got plenty of real-estate to work with. I feed the strip through my hand sort of like the carriage on a typewriter (if that makes sense). The first two get fed and torn off regardless of where direction the tab is facing (with the pinky, ring and middle fingers on the downward facing rounds). The second two get torn off with the pinky and ring finger on the last two rounds. The last two rounds get pressed into the chamber with the pointer and middle fingers on the part of the strip that was previously holding the first four rounds, and the last two rounds underneath the "meat" of the thumb/palm region.
An alternative for the last two rounds is to (if you're right handed of course) rotate your hand 90 degrees and place the thumb on the last two rounds. Twist counterclockwise as before. This bit sucks for a lefty because the palm either twists up (limited range of motion, frequently not tearing the last round free) or down into the cylinder face (scraping the side of the thumb against the extractor/center pin).
Also, as you load, the rounds after the first two want to "fan out" just enough not to fit in the charge holes. That's also fun. If you just sit there and load them, they're fine. If you do it anywhere near a PACT timer, flaws in all feasible reloading techniques begin to appear. This is hastened if there are people watching *and* a PACT timer is present. Ask me how I know.
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speedloaders
I even carry .45 colts and Casulls in my pocket. I don't were tight pants and my pockets are deep, so I don't see them as a problem. The fact is, I expected that I would hate them, but I don't. My wifes .357s bother me less than my keys.
I practice loading with my eyes closed, just a matter of seconds.
I even carry .45 colts and Casulls in my pocket. I don't were tight pants and my pockets are deep, so I don't see them as a problem. The fact is, I expected that I would hate them, but I don't. My wifes .357s bother me less than my keys.
I practice loading with my eyes closed, just a matter of seconds.
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Bianchi/speed strips, speedloaders...
I've used a few Bianchi speed strips for several .357magnum/.38spl revolvers over the years,. The speed strip was invented by John Bianchi, www.bianchi-intl.com. Bianchi was a LAPD police officer and wanted a better way to carry .38spl rounds. This was 30 yrs ago, .
Members here who say they can't work the rubber material to load a .357/.38spl round into the speed strip should think about the hands/strength,. I've never had any problems with Bianchi strips.
For my big GPNY revolver I got a few Safariland Comp-2 format speedloaders. I'm not 100% sure they work the way I want but they are faster re-loads them speed strips.
Another good reason for the Bianchi speed strips is that if you have more than one .38spl or .38/.357 weapon, you can re-load either in a critical incident. That would be faster than to dump rounds out of different speedloaders or run around looking for loose .38spl or .357 ammo,
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Rusty
PS: speed strips conceal better too,. And, as I found out here, you can fit them in Altoids mint cans, .
I've used a few Bianchi speed strips for several .357magnum/.38spl revolvers over the years,
. The speed strip was invented by John Bianchi, www.bianchi-intl.com. Bianchi was a LAPD police officer and wanted a better way to carry .38spl rounds. This was 30 yrs ago, .Members here who say they can't work the rubber material to load a .357/.38spl round into the speed strip should think about the hands/strength,
. I've never had any problems with Bianchi strips. For my big GPNY revolver I got a few Safariland Comp-2 format speedloaders. I'm not 100% sure they work the way I want but they are faster re-loads them speed strips.
Another good reason for the Bianchi speed strips is that if you have more than one .38spl or .38/.357 weapon, you can re-load either in a critical incident. That would be faster than to dump rounds out of different speedloaders or run around looking for loose .38spl or .357 ammo,
.Rusty
PS: speed strips conceal better too,
. And, as I found out here, you can fit them in Altoids mint cans, .- Status