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Posted: 8/9/2012 6:25:31 PM
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Posted: 8/9/2012 6:49:48 PM
I usually carry the speed strips in my weak hand pocket. But I rarely carry a revolver.
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Posted: 8/9/2012 7:03:14 PM
Speed strips in left hand pocket.
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eric10mm
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Posted: 8/9/2012 8:34:42 PM
I too carry the speed strips in my pockets. But what I'm really interested in is how folks carry their speed loaders, irrespective of which brand. Belt pouch? Horizontal? Vertical?
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Posted: 8/9/2012 10:39:56 PM
I just received a Tuff products #2 coyote tan pouch made to fit 6 shot strips yesterday. It's made to wrap around a belt. 2" max. But the pouch is 3.5 inches tall, so with 357/38 it's only half full. The pouch could probably hold 5 - 410 shotshells, so it makes for a sloppy fit. Even then, it's a tight fit getting two strips in there.
It does fit well on the belt, but now that I've seen one, I'm going to have a friend of mine who does leatherwork, make me one that fits better. |
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Madcap72
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Posted: 8/9/2012 10:43:19 PM
Safari land comp 2's are where it's at. After switching to those I'll never use HKS's again.
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Posted: 8/9/2012 11:01:33 PM
I carry speed strips in a multi-tool pouch on my strong side or in my right back pocket.
For those of you that carry them in the left pocket............ do you not hold the revolver in your left hand when re-loading? I typically only carry speedloaders if I have on a coat or something with an extra pocket on my strong side. |
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Posted: 8/9/2012 11:04:43 PM
I use HKS but I want some Safariland.
I carry a speedloader in my weak side front pocket. Speed strips are vertical in my weak front pocket or vertical in my rear pocket behind my badge/ID against my butt. I use a 6 round but only use 5 rounds staggered 2 and 3 to give me a finger space between two and allows for a quick tac reload of 2 when needed worst. |
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Posted: 8/9/2012 11:09:14 PM
Originally Posted By Mister-Z:
I carry speed strips in a multi-tool pouch on my strong side or in my right back pocket. For those of you that carry them in the left pocket............ do you not hold the revolver in your left hand when re-loading? I typically only carry speedloaders if I have on a coat or something with an extra pocket on my strong side. I dont. I tip the gun up with the barrel in the air and pund the ejector with the palm of my hand to let gravity assist with any stubborn rounds. Then tip the barrel down and allow gravity to help with my reload. All with my right hand while ejecting and reloading with the left. |
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Posted: 8/9/2012 11:27:05 PM
Pocket carry. Keep it in Safariland. Same side as the pocket holster.
Use the weak hand to push cylinder out and pump extractor and primary to reload. |
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Posted: 8/9/2012 11:31:09 PM
Originally Posted By gotuonpaper:
Originally Posted By Mister-Z:
I carry speed strips in a multi-tool pouch on my strong side or in my right back pocket. For those of you that carry them in the left pocket............ do you not hold the revolver in your left hand when re-loading? I typically only carry speedloaders if I have on a coat or something with an extra pocket on my strong side. I dont. I tip the gun up with the barrel in the air and pund the ejector with the palm of my hand to let gravity assist with any stubborn rounds. Then tip the barrel down and allow gravity to help with my reload. All with my right hand while ejecting and reloading with the left. Interesting. Don't know that I could go that route. Muscle memory's a bitch. 
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Posted: 8/9/2012 11:55:15 PM
[Last Edit: 8/9/2012 11:56:38 PM by myltwon]
I carry Bianchi speed strip vertically in my strong side back pocket since I reload with the gun in my weak hand. I cradle the cylinder with my weak hand to help align the ammo with the chambers.
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Posted: 8/10/2012 10:27:33 AM
[Last Edit: 8/10/2012 10:29:03 AM by mustb123]
Mister-Z Never mind. I carry in speed strip - weak side.
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Posted: 8/10/2012 11:58:41 AM
When I carry speed strips, one goes in every pocket. Left, right, front & back. Since they lay flat they aren't noticeable even when sitting on them.
Speed loader carry is what I'm mostly interested in seeing how other folks do it. I'd like to see if there are any low-profile belt pouches or carriers for them. |
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Posted: 8/11/2012 10:27:11 AM
Many years ago some of the real Police carried speed loaders straddling their duty belt with a wrap-around, snapped holder. The benefit was it kept the Bat Belt silhouette slightly smaller which helped drivers in getting out of cruisers.
I have not studied uniform duty belt set-ups recently but sure they carry much more belt gear than >25 years ago. Speed loader, right front pocket..strips - drop down belt holder. Curious if strong hand revolver reload has caught on..weak hand reloader here. Best. |
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Posted: 8/11/2012 10:55:45 AM
Originally Posted By Unk: Curious if strong hand revolver reload has caught on..weak hand reloader here. Best. Strangely, when using speed loaders I hold the gun with my left (weak) hand and manipulate the speed loader with my right. But when using Speed Strips I hold the gun with my right hand and manipulate the Speed Strip with my left hand. Apparently I'm bilingual and didn't even know it. |
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Posted: 8/11/2012 12:37:46 PM
There are different ways to do it, this is one:
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Posted: 8/11/2012 12:40:52 PM
Here it is with the strips. I need to practice this myself.
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Posted: 8/11/2012 4:33:01 PM
Safariland Comp-1 for my 442, carry it in the opposite pocket of the holster. Reload with dominant hand, hold gun in left.
I don't use the HKS anymore because the rounds will come loose when the knob is inevitably turned. These were designed to be carried in a belt pouch, which is way too bulky IMO. |
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Posted: 8/13/2012 12:02:14 AM
I'm right-handed. So in jeans a Safariland speedloader in the watch pocket. All other trousers in the right, front pocket alone. Nothing else to grab but it.
I first carried a revolver as a duty weapon in 1981. I realize I only have 31 years experience, but where did this wierd wrong-handed reload technique come from? |
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Posted: 8/13/2012 9:44:47 AM
Originally Posted By PSI:
I first carried a revolver as a duty weapon in 1981. I realize I only have 31 years experience, but where did this wierd wrong-handed reload technique come from? you mean changing hands to reload? I dunno, I watched some Clint Smith videos where he did the same thing saying you more or less needed the right hand to reload. I saw another video where the revolver never left the right hand. I need to hunt around and find it. |
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Posted: 8/13/2012 11:14:54 AM
Originally Posted By PSI: I'm right-handed. So in jeans a Safariland speedloader in the watch pocket. All other trousers in the right, front pocket alone. Nothing else to grab but it. I first carried a revolver as a duty weapon in 1981. I realize I only have 31 years experience, but where did this wierd wrong-handed reload technique come from? There is no one way to do it that works the best universally for everyone. So, different strokes for different folks. IMO it boils down to whatever technique works best for you. |
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Posted: 8/13/2012 3:09:43 PM
When I carry a revolver, I carry two HKS speedloaders in Safariland "Split Six" loader pouches.
These "split" pouches put three rounds in front of the belt and three behind the belt, so you don't have such a large bulge on your belt. http://www.safariland.com/DutyGear/product.aspx?pid=370 They also sell steel clip-type loader holders, but I found these to not hold the loader as securely during daily moving around and climbing in and out of cars. |
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Posted: 8/14/2012 9:45:53 AM
Originally Posted By Mister-Z:
Originally Posted By gotuonpaper:
Originally Posted By Mister-Z:
I carry speed strips in a multi-tool pouch on my strong side or in my right back pocket. For those of you that carry them in the left pocket............ do you not hold the revolver in your left hand when re-loading? I typically only carry speedloaders if I have on a coat or something with an extra pocket on my strong side. I dont. I tip the gun up with the barrel in the air and pund the ejector with the palm of my hand to let gravity assist with any stubborn rounds. Then tip the barrel down and allow gravity to help with my reload. All with my right hand while ejecting and reloading with the left. Interesting. Don't know that I could go that route. Muscle memory's a bitch.
That's what I used to think. One class with Michael de Bethencourt showed me differently. His strong hand reload felt awkward at first, but it's all I use now. If anyone has a chance to train with him, I strongly recommend you do. I've trained with a lot of instructors, some good, some great, others, well, not what they advertised, but the snub class with Michael is the best training I've received. |
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Posted: 8/14/2012 11:10:46 AM
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That's what I used to think. One class with Michael de Bethencourt showed me differently. His strong hand reload felt awkward at first, but it's all I use now. If anyone has a chance to train with him, I strongly recommend you do. I've trained with a lot of instructors, some good, some great, others, well, not what they advertised, but the snub class with Michael is the best training I've received. Thanks for posting that video. That's more like what I want to use. I imagine that if I ever need my CCW, use up all 5 rounds and need to reload, I'll want to fumble with the gun as little as possible. |
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Posted: 8/14/2012 11:27:02 AM
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Originally Posted By joemama74:
Originally Posted By Hawgleg44:
That's what I used to think. One class with Michael de Bethencourt showed me differently. His strong hand reload felt awkward at first, but it's all I use now. If anyone has a chance to train with him, I strongly recommend you do. I've trained with a lot of instructors, some good, some great, others, well, not what they advertised, but the snub class with Michael is the best training I've received. Thanks for posting that video. That's more like what I want to use. I imagine that if I ever need my CCW, use up all 5 rounds and need to reload, I'll want to fumble with the gun as little as possible. In his class, Michael says he has a new, revolutionary reload for the autoloader. He says to run the auto to slidelock, eject the magazine, swap the auto to your weak hand, insert the magazine, drop the slide, then swap back to your strong hand. Sounds great, huh? If it doesn't make any sense with an auto, why do it with a revolver? It was one of those "Why didn't I think of that" moments! Honestly, because of 30 years of swapping hands to reload, it was awkward at first. But Michael is an outstanding instructor and it came naturally after he taught it with dummy rounds in the classroom for a while. You drill, drill, and drill more in his classes. I can't wait to train with him again. |
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