My Speed Strip Reload

[gobsauce]

I would fill it up with all 7 rounds. Suppose you reload and fire off those 5 and then need more? If you had fully loaded the speed strip you would have 2 more rounds in case of emergency.

Loading like you do is akin to just putting 5 rounds of .45 ACP in my 1911's magazine. No thanks.

Not really, it's a five -iron, it's like keeping a fully loaded spare mag for your 1911.

Were he to keep all seven rounds, it'd be like having a fully loaded spare mag plus another partial mag.

 

[.38 Special]

Matching belt too! How very dapper! I'd wear the speed strip pouch on my left hand side.

It does look good, doesn't it? It's a stock photo from the maker's website though. I personally am using one of the new-fangled "ratcheting" gunbelts which I like quite a bit, though it doesn't match.

I actually have found that I prefer revolver speed loads to be on my right side, in front of the holster. Like most right handed people, I transfer the gun to my left hand while knocking out the empties, which then leaves my right hand free to grab the speedstrip/speedloader/moonclip. Having them somewhere between my holster and belt buckle is spightly faster and slightly more comfortable, at least for me.

 

[DR505]

Not really, it's a five -iron, it's like keeping a fully loaded spare mag for your 1911.

Were he to keep all seven rounds, it'd be like having a fully loaded spare mag plus another partial mag.

You miss the point entirely...It is like having only 1 spare magazine and it is partially loaded, such as a 10 round mag only loaded with 7 because 7 is standard. Why would you not fully load the speed strip to carry additional ammo? There is ZERO downside and only upside. Makes absolutely no sense.

 

[toivo]

You miss the point entirely...It is like having only 1 spare magazine and it is partially loaded, such as a 10 round mag only loaded with 7 because 7 is standard. Why would you not fully load the speed strip to carry additional ammo? There is ZERO downside and only upside. Makes absolutely no sense.

For one thing, leaving the gap makes it easier to load two rounds at a time. The two side-by-side rounds can be inserted into adjacent chambers. Without the gap, the third round would hit the edge of the cylinder, making it difficult if not impossible to insert the other two. Also, leaving a gap makes it easier to handle the speed strip without fumbling. Check out this article:

https://www.luckygunner.com/lounge/speed-strip-revolver-reload/

I think the best of both worlds would be to leave the gaps in the speed strip but carry an extra speed strip or two.

 

[DR505]

For one thing, leaving the gap makes it easier to load two rounds at a time. The two side-by-side rounds can be inserted into adjacent chambers. Without the gap, the third round would hit the edge of the cylinder, making it difficult if not impossible to insert the other two. Also, leaving a gap makes it easier to handle the speed strip without fumbling. Check out this article:

https://www.luckygunner.com/lounge/speed-strip-revolver-reload/

I think the best of both worlds would be to leave the gaps in the speed strip but carry an extra speed strip or two.

I have been carrying revolvers and speed strips for over 4 decades and never had such a problem.

 

[toivo]

I have been carrying revolvers and speed strips for over 4 decades and never had such a problem.

Which problem? The rounds getting hung up on the edge of the cylinder, or fumbling with the strip?

 

[DR505]

Which problem? The rounds getting hung up on the edge of the cylinder, or fumbling with the strip?

Either.

 

[toivo]

Which problem? The rounds getting hung up on the edge of the cylinder, or fumbling with the strip?

Either.

Well, if it works for you, I'd say keep doing what you're doing.