I don’t use speed loaders, speed clips, or full moon clips on my Revolvers.
I have speed loaders for my Smith and Wesson model 10 but I cant seem to get the hang of using them effectively, I’m all thumbs and what’s more the speed loaders are bulky. Full moon clips are also bulky and cant get the hang of speed clips either. (They aint speedy for me!)
It only takes me as many seconds as there are chambers in the cylinder to reload from a cartridge loop belt slide, so that’s what I use.
If you’re reloading your revolver, your rifle wasn’t kept close enough. And I haven’t seen any comments about the reloading style of Idris Elba in The Dark Tower. Surely we should all aspire to movie quality reloads?
When the 9mm I carry on my hip runs out of ammo, I’ll use my pocket .380. When my pocket .380 runs out, I’ll use the .357 on my ankle. When that runs out, I’ll piss on ’em.
Regarding the “Dark Tower” reload:
No crane, so how does the cylinder swing out? Does it levitate?
No ejector rod, so how does he dump his empties?
The magic of Hollywood.
Regarding the speedloader-vs.-speed strip debate:
I’ve used both, and I prefer speedloaders. I’ve carried them on my belt in nylon pouches (relatively low-profile) and in my jacket pockets, either loose or in pouches. I’ve also carried speed strips, either loose in a pocket or in a drop pouch on the belt (usually in conjunction with speedloaders). I find speedloaders speedier, but the strips are probably adequate.
I do like the smallness/lightness/cheapness of semi’s.
But real world shoots tend to 2-3 rounds fired. Exceptions prove the rules but as to toting 30+ capacity around every day, it’s a lot like the two is one and one is none mantra. Prep is good but you can’t prepare for everything and chances are you will never have to shoot and if you do chances are you won’t shoot much.
Anymore I tend to put emphasis on awareness of and avoiding hi-risk situations and think of my carry as last-ditch self-insurance. Yeah I know, not a very tactical mindset but I dealt with and supplied those guys for so long that I burned out a little and began to put more faith in personal choices, karma, and God.
August 29th, 2017 at 6:07 pm
Full moon clips.
August 29th, 2017 at 7:28 pm
What Lyle said.
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August 29th, 2017 at 7:42 pm
I don’t use speed loaders, speed clips, or full moon clips on my Revolvers.
I have speed loaders for my Smith and Wesson model 10 but I cant seem to get the hang of using them effectively, I’m all thumbs and what’s more the speed loaders are bulky. Full moon clips are also bulky and cant get the hang of speed clips either. (They aint speedy for me!)
It only takes me as many seconds as there are chambers in the cylinder to reload from a cartridge loop belt slide, so that’s what I use.
August 30th, 2017 at 8:15 am
If you’re reloading your revolver, your rifle wasn’t kept close enough. And I haven’t seen any comments about the reloading style of Idris Elba in The Dark Tower. Surely we should all aspire to movie quality reloads?
August 30th, 2017 at 9:23 am
When the 9mm I carry on my hip runs out of ammo, I’ll use my pocket .380. When my pocket .380 runs out, I’ll use the .357 on my ankle. When that runs out, I’ll piss on ’em.
August 30th, 2017 at 10:31 am
Regarding the “Dark Tower” reload:
No crane, so how does the cylinder swing out? Does it levitate?
No ejector rod, so how does he dump his empties?
The magic of Hollywood.
Regarding the speedloader-vs.-speed strip debate:
I’ve used both, and I prefer speedloaders. I’ve carried them on my belt in nylon pouches (relatively low-profile) and in my jacket pockets, either loose or in pouches. I’ve also carried speed strips, either loose in a pocket or in a drop pouch on the belt (usually in conjunction with speedloaders). I find speedloaders speedier, but the strips are probably adequate.
August 30th, 2017 at 5:57 pm
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August 31st, 2017 at 2:05 pm
I dunno about the answer always being “magazine”.
I do like the smallness/lightness/cheapness of semi’s.
But real world shoots tend to 2-3 rounds fired. Exceptions prove the rules but as to toting 30+ capacity around every day, it’s a lot like the two is one and one is none mantra. Prep is good but you can’t prepare for everything and chances are you will never have to shoot and if you do chances are you won’t shoot much.
Anymore I tend to put emphasis on awareness of and avoiding hi-risk situations and think of my carry as last-ditch self-insurance. Yeah I know, not a very tactical mindset but I dealt with and supplied those guys for so long that I burned out a little and began to put more faith in personal choices, karma, and God.