Using Speedloaders with WC's & SWC's
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Which are all "right-handed."
I've often thought a nice tip-up in 44 Special or 357 Mag would be nice - ambidextrous and just sort of cool. We get all worked up about "differences" these days and still ignore "lefties!" Maybe lefties just don't whine?
My WM Rustlers have watch-pockets, as do all the cheap chino-type pants I prefer to wear anyway. I can't find (affordable) jeans with a waistband that doesn't come nearly to my nipples, so the crotch ends up hanging between my knees. Makes it hard to do ladders, crawl under vehicles, over fences, etc.
The "watch pocket" on one of the no-name brands of pants I wear is ALMOST big enough to fit a 2" J-frame!
Winelover
North Central Arkansas
The watch pocket on Wrangler Riggs Wear Carpenter pants is cavernous and as wide as the pocket, underneath.Which are all "right-handed."
I've often thought a nice tip-up in 44 Special or 357 Mag would be nice - ambidextrous and just sort of cool. We get all worked up about "differences" these days and still ignore "lefties!" Maybe lefties just don't whine?
My WM Rustlers have watch-pockets, as do all the cheap chino-type pants I prefer to wear anyway. I can't find (affordable) jeans with a waistband that doesn't come nearly to my nipples, so the crotch ends up hanging between my knees. Makes it hard to do ladders, crawl under vehicles, over fences, etc.
The "watch pocket" on one of the no-name brands of pants I wear is ALMOST big enough to fit a 2" J-frame!
CZ93X62
Official forum enigma
When I started at Riverside S.O. in Nov. 1977 'Speedloaders' like the Safariland and HKS round critters were verboten. Bianchi Speed Strips were authorized, and most of our issued leather gear and holsters were made by Bianchi--which was and is located in the southwest corner of our county. John Bianchi cut a wide swath in that county back when we were a cow county and before Temecula exploded into the Spanish tile-roofed monster that it now is. I was still in the jail (c. mid-1979) when the six-at-once round things became blessed.
Speed strips work wonderfully, and I got pretty good with them--and still am. Maybe my chromosomes are defective, but those Safariland items and I do not get along. The simpler HKS loaders......I love those things, and I have two 3# coffee cans filled with them in the garage. I use the 'DS' model with my Webley-Enfield top-break in 38/200, and the 10A with the S&W M&P chambered in the same caliber.
In my first exposure to the 45 ACP revolvers (a S&W Model 25-2 x 6.5") I wasn't real impressed with moon clips. I used Auto Rim cases and HKS loaders and life was good. The 25-2 was a PITA, so I sold it and walked away from the idea for 40 years.
A lot changed in those 4 decades. Full moon clips in metal and some wonderplastic, and mooner/de-mooner tools make life very sweet indeed. Love the things! I still use and load Auto Rim brass with HKS loaders--the 2 I bought c. 1979 and two more I scored after buying the S&W Model 625 a few years back.
Speed strips work wonderfully, and I got pretty good with them--and still am. Maybe my chromosomes are defective, but those Safariland items and I do not get along. The simpler HKS loaders......I love those things, and I have two 3# coffee cans filled with them in the garage. I use the 'DS' model with my Webley-Enfield top-break in 38/200, and the 10A with the S&W M&P chambered in the same caliber.
In my first exposure to the 45 ACP revolvers (a S&W Model 25-2 x 6.5") I wasn't real impressed with moon clips. I used Auto Rim cases and HKS loaders and life was good. The 25-2 was a PITA, so I sold it and walked away from the idea for 40 years.
A lot changed in those 4 decades. Full moon clips in metal and some wonderplastic, and mooner/de-mooner tools make life very sweet indeed. Love the things! I still use and load Auto Rim brass with HKS loaders--the 2 I bought c. 1979 and two more I scored after buying the S&W Model 625 a few years back.
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....my ALDI quarter
How long have you had the same one?
I can't count the times someone else grabbed my cart and stuck a quarter in my hand and dashed.
Outpost75
Active Member
Guess I've been buying the wrong pants for 40yrs.
Sorry for your bad luck. Duluth rocks! Bean's you have to be selective and buy full cut.
RicinYakima
High Steppes of Eastern Washington
Why yes they do! Opening is same size for all waist band sizes and the bigger they are the more they bend down.
Petrol & Powder
Well-Known Member
Of the round speedloader varieties the major divisions are Safariland and HKS. There are others of course but those are the big players in that field. The HKS type is certainly the simpler device of the two. The HKS brand is available in models compatible with a greater array of revolvers, they are typically less expensive than the Safariland and often more readily available. Those are all good traits.
The Safariland has a simpler method to release the cartridges and that’s its advantage. Safariland also makes a dedicated loader for the old Ruger DA Six series.
I strive for simple logistics and therefore, in my realm, there was only going to be ONE type. I had to land the plane somewhere and I chose Safariland. There’s no Holy Writ in that decision, nor is that a proclamation that the Safariland is superior. It’s just the path I took.
As I stated earlier, the Speedstrip is easier to conceal and therefore gets the nod in most concealed carry roles. I stay proficient with the speedloaders but its been a long time since they were frontline tools.
The Safariland has a simpler method to release the cartridges and that’s its advantage. Safariland also makes a dedicated loader for the old Ruger DA Six series.
I strive for simple logistics and therefore, in my realm, there was only going to be ONE type. I had to land the plane somewhere and I chose Safariland. There’s no Holy Writ in that decision, nor is that a proclamation that the Safariland is superior. It’s just the path I took.
As I stated earlier, the Speedstrip is easier to conceal and therefore gets the nod in most concealed carry roles. I stay proficient with the speedloaders but its been a long time since they were frontline tools.
Winelover
North Central Arkansas
Other options for a hybrid speed loader. Been using the J-Clip style for the Ruger LCR. They aren't flat but the don't inadvertently release in your pocket, either. Wish they would offer larger calibers, like 44 Special.
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