speedloader for S&W 686?

[dghboy315]

i want some speedloaders for my S&W 686. i'm going to use it for bowling pin matches. any ideas? what's best? HKS any good?

 

[Krag]

Have you got 6 or 7 round M686s? If the former I'd go with Safariland's Comp III spring loaded speedloader. They are super fast.

If the latter you are pretty well restricted to HKS products. There is a company in Germany that makes spring loaded speedloaders for the 7 and 8 shot Smiths. I have a couple of the 7 round ones and they work great. Unfortunately their maker's name is not marked on them and I don't remember it?

 

[Jim Watson]

Assuming you have a six shot 686, not a seven shot 686+, the Safariland Comp III is good. The similarly springloaded Jetloader is again available but I have no experience with them. The SL Variant that escaped Krag's memory is good but I don't know where to get them in the USA. I have heard of a source in Arizona but have no details.

 

[Krag]

Jim - thanks for the name. I'm going to have some of my pals in Europe see if they can pick some up for me.

 

[dghboy315]

it's a 6 shot

 

[Tony Mig]

Funny......I'm also shooting in a bowling pin match this coming weekend, and will likely use my 6" 686. I even worked up a special batch of .38+P's with 150 Gr. LSWC's for the event. I wanted something hotter than a .38Spl, but not the recoil of .357 Magnum, and still have the energy to clear the pins from the table with one shot.

I've always used the HKS speedloaders, and I do alright with them, however I would like to get a couple of the Safariland Comp III's to see how much faster they are......

 

[BluesBear]

Power Custom Inc in Missouri sells JetLoaders for 18.
There's a guy in Arizona over on Gunbroker who sells them for $20.
They're supposed to be a combination of the best features of Safariland and Dade.

I just can't see paying $18-$20 apiece for them though.

I'll stick to my $6 HKS. I've almost 30 years of practice with them.