Handy Speedloader Tip

[Cosmoline]

I'm sure other folks have figured this out and I'm just a slow learner, but with Clint Smith's help I recently realized you can use the flutes in the revolver cylinder not only to line up single or double loaded rounds, but to line up your speed loader as well.

Here's what I'm doing. I load the safariland push-type loader and put my index finger on the exposed side of a cartridge. It doesn't matter which, then I load *as if I were loading just the one.* So the same method of matching my index finger to my thumb on the flute works. Voila, all the rounds line up without the usual fiddling. I just tried it with the notoriously tricky full wadcutter .38's and it works for them too.

A "duh" moment for me, but I thought I'd share it FWIW.

 

[easyrider604]

Makes sense, I will try it. Thank you for sharing!

 

[9mmepiphany]

I've been using that system to load in the dark, required at my academy, since 1979. but I do it slightly differently.

I place my strong hand index finger between two rounds in the loader, that finger than indexes on my support thumb, which is placed into a cylinder flute. As strong finger finds support thumb, the rounds on either side of the finger enter the two chambers on either side of the flute. You load without looking at the cylinder at all.

 

[earlthegoat2]

You are talking about the FBI method of reloading right Cosmoline & 9mmEpiphany?

I think you are. I use 9mmEpiphany's method.

 

[9mmepiphany]

I believe the method I use did originate from the FBI