Question on Safariland Speedloaders

[RM]

For anyone with with experience with Safariland Speedloaders, are the Safariland Comp 3 speedloaders better than Comp 2 and Comp 1? (I did read that Safariland is generally preferred over HKS.) Thank you.

 

[Jim Watson]

They are better for competiton because they are spring loaded to throw the cartridges into the cylinder. They are about three times as long, though, and would take up a lot of room for defense or duty reloads. For which I would use a Comp II.

 

[HiWayMan]

Like Jim said the Comp3 is pretty much strictly for competition, while the 1 & 2 are better for defense. I preffer the Comp 1 for pocket carry, but the comp2 gets the nod for carry in a speed loader pouch.

As for the Safariland being prefered over the HKS, I'd bet it goes pretty much 50/50. Each do some things better than the other. Safarilands can be had much smaller for pocket carry, but HKS has better retention of rounds when carried in something like a split-six belt carrier. HKS also makes a loader to fit about every revolver made with a swing out cylinder. I have trouble finding Comps for some guns.

 

[RustyShackelford]

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I bought 2 COMP 2 type .357/.38 speedloaders. They work well. I would not think the different models would matter that much. The comp 3 models are used for target/match use. You only load the speedloader with the knobs so it's size is no big deal. The comp 2 speedloader is what I would buy if I were you.

Rusty