J-Bar
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Anyone join me in asking that this be made a "sticky"?
Forgotten revolver tips and tricks.
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NIGHTLORD40K
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Already is, but one of the links within the Reference Library sticky.
J-Bar
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Thanks. I found it.
hey smepl this
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Love this thread. I’ve only been shooting the past three years so I’m still a novice. As I gain experience with different handguns and long guns I keep gravitating to revolvers bc I’m old fashioned and revolvers are awesome.
fastbolt
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I was glad to see this thread pop up I miss the OP, who was a friend. For those who may not know, John died while walking his dog March 9, 2022.
J-Bar
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Several posts mention speed loading strips as alternatives to the usual 6-in-a-circle speed loaders. Any idea where these can be purchased?
edit: I found some "Tuff Quick Strips" in Dillon's. Blue Press. Seems like they would work; are there other options?
edit: I found some "Tuff Quick Strips" in Dillon's. Blue Press. Seems like they would work; are there other options?
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You can get Bianchi and TUFF speed strips in 5,6,7,8 and 10 round configurations on Amazon for an avg. cost of $10 for two. Double Check the caliber and number of seatings before you order there are many variations and it’s easy to get turned around in that particular forest. Lol
MutinousDoug
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Regarding "snap caps" I've now made my own using RTV to fill the primer hole in fired 38 cases for my S&W m15, m19, M66 and 644. This after trying Hot Melt Glue and then trimmed rubber pencil erasers neither of which lasted more than a few strikes from the firing pin before disintegrating.
The RTV seems to be holding up after dry firing 30-45 strikes 2-3 times a week for the last 7 months (Not each gun but in total).
When I 1st put them in, I could see light through the primer hole to verify they were not live rounds when held up to the light but I couldn't use them to practice reloads from a Speedloader so I made tapered wooden plugs to facilitate that. The RTV in place of brass or chrome primers is pretty obvious but I have to be careful which gun the snapcaps are in before I start practicing in the garage (or, God forbid, my little home office).
I'm going to mark the case heads with red marker and probably the wooden plugs too, just to help me along.
I don't have a good solution for rimfire caps.
The RTV seems to be holding up after dry firing 30-45 strikes 2-3 times a week for the last 7 months (Not each gun but in total).
When I 1st put them in, I could see light through the primer hole to verify they were not live rounds when held up to the light but I couldn't use them to practice reloads from a Speedloader so I made tapered wooden plugs to facilitate that. The RTV in place of brass or chrome primers is pretty obvious but I have to be careful which gun the snapcaps are in before I start practicing in the garage (or, God forbid, my little home office).
I'm going to mark the case heads with red marker and probably the wooden plugs too, just to help me along.
I don't have a good solution for rimfire caps.
the Black Spot
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Agreed
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IWAC
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I learned about that the hard way!
One day, I had finished shooting, and unloaded (I thought!) my revolver as I usually did. I got home, and opened the cylinder to check before cleaning, and there was a live round still in the cylinder! 
I was SURE I had completely unloaded at the range! A friend later reconstructed my error, showing me that a round can be concealed by parts of a revolver if strict attention is not being paid. Thankfully, not the worst of all hard ways to learn, but enough to give me the jimjams for a while.
I double check now!
.455_Hunter
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Six .38/.357 caliber cartridges fit nicely in an old plastic film canister- Five in a ring rims down, one in the center rim up. A piece of Kleenex or paper towel can keep them from rattling. Compact, relatively protected from the elements, and easy to carry.
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IWAC
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When I worked for a large Western Daily Newspaper, one of my duties was to call the hospitals to see if anything interesting had happened. One day, the nurse told me that a gentleman had shot a Big Mac off his ...hip...using the same sort of "fast draw" maneuver. Of course his movenents were lubricated by an alcholic beverage. That was the first time I remember hearing a nurse giggle!
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Came out of the academy in 1981. We were in a mainly Smith and Wesson part of Texas. Most everyone carried K frames. Issued silver tips and later 125 grain jhp. Learned to load off loops, two at a time looking up and at my front sight. We did drills that required us to just load two and re engage target coming towards us. I had been shooting since I was a kid, but the two weeks we spent on the range made me tired. Today my old agency uses simulators and glocks, with far less live ammo training. Still pretty good but honestly think we got far better training and survival techniques when we were taught the high value of shot placement and gun fight principles around revolvers. By the way , still have my model 15 and 36. Still carry that old 36 often in retirement and feel fine about it.
rperyam
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I’ve used both brands of speed strips. I kept them in my garage and gun safe. Both brands have shattered and fallen apart after being left in the heat, summers get well over 100 degrees here. I now keep them in my house.
