pouch for Bianchi speed strips for .38/.357?

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Awhile back I ordered on Amazon a Tuff pouch that supposedly fits I guess the Tuff brand speed strips for .38/.357, but I never even opened the package. When I ordered it I imagined the Tuff speed strips would be the same size as the Bianchi ones for the same ammo (model 580) so that therefore the pouch would be the right size, tried it today, haha, not. The pouch is way too small. Amazon doesn't have one for the Bianchis, in fact Tuff is the only brand of speed strip pouches they sell at all. Does anybody know of a pouch that will fit the Bianchi ones (preferably to hold two of them)?
 
Here's three that are currently listed on ebay. When I carried a revolver on duty in the 80s I used these when in uniform and just dropped them into a pocket when in plain clothes. The pouches came with metal liners that had to be removed to allow the speed strips to fit.


http://www.ebay.com/itm/Black-Leath...165512?hash=item33c6c58508:g:oAsAAOSwnNBXWyCk

http://www.ebay.com/itm/38-357-Hori...233712?hash=item2cb58946f0:g:MSkAAOxy7nNTVG~I

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Black-Leath...269551?hash=item4d527aecef:g:xFwAAOSw2xRYf70Z
 
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This old flip phone case is handy to hold strips. Shown here with .22s, but it also holds 2 357 speed strips. I use them with my carbine too.
I wish I knew where to find them. Maybe ebay?
 
I took a revolver class recently, and found that one of these is a good alternative to a dump pouch for loose rounds AND that it happens to have a couple of elastic slots that fit two 38/357 Bianchi speed strips perfectly:


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http://www.cabelas.com/product/shooting/holsters-belts|/pc/104792580/c/104388480/herter-s-174-10-round-rifle-cartridge-padded-holder/2031654.uts?destination=/catalog/browse/holsters-belts/herters/_/N-1106459+1000003627/Ne-1000003627?WTz_st=GuidedNav&WTz_stype=GNU

The only modification I made was to sew the bottom of the elastic strips that hold the loose rounds so that they wouldn't slide in as far, holding the rims of revolver ammo a little more proud and easier to grasp.

This carrier gets too bulky if you try to put ten loose rounds and two speed strips in it at once...but it works perfectly with five loose rounds and two speed strips.

As a side note, I got REALLY good at doing tactical reloads on a revolver during this class. A good thing to practice if you're going to carry a revolver (as I think that the OP does).
 
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