Carrying extra rounds for a revolver.

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I use speed loaders for initial reloading, but I'm also going to purchase speed strips for extra ammo carry that won't roll around in the pocket. I would suggest you get a shoulder holster for the Ruger. Unless you get an ultra-light .44 mag, they are heavy and if you carry for hunting, or hiking, they begin to put pressure on the hip. As I am an older person, my hips can't take that kind of weight for a long period, thus a shoulder holster is much more convenient. The only belt holster I found I could wear comfortably for a long period is a drop holster rig.
 
Bianchi has some nice belt holders for speedloaders that hold the speedloaders half over the belt- i.e. three rounds on each side of the belt, so that it sticks out less than a speedloader case that holds the speedloader next to the belt.

I use a 2 x 2 x 2 Galco dump pouch, which is a belt pouch that pops open and stores rounds in pairs. I prefer to reload by hand with two rounds at a time.
 
Hks speedloader

I carry up to three HKS Speedloaders for my 642. I can carry them loose in my opposite front pocket as the gun, or I can wear them in special Uncle Mikes double speed loader pouches hidden somewhere on a belt.

Yes, they are a bit bulky, however I have yet to have any of the cartridges ever come loose on me, plus, they load in several seconds into an empty chamber!
 
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What would you propose if that wire gets hung up on your pants???
Steve"

I'm not sure what you are asking about. If you are talking about speed strips, these are plastic strips. Other than that, could you elaborate?
 
I'm not sure what that meant either. I thought it might have been directed at the Ted Blocker clips I mentioned, but if it is, I'm not sure what you mean anyway. That's not how they work. Your belt goes thru the loop and they simply retain the hks speedloaders on the knob.
 
Two Speed strips in my strong-side back pocket. Since I mostly carry .38 revolvers (S&W 637 2-1/2"bbl or M64 3"bbl) on the farm, each speed strip has five treasury-load .38s and one CCI shotshell... for copperheads.
 
Thats pretty cool. I dont think I need that many of them but, who makes those pouches?
 
For my 3" S&W M-629, I carry extra rounds in either speed strips of HKS speed loaders.

For my .45acp S&W M-625, I use moon clips:

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I recently read a good article somewhere here about revolver tactics and only loading the shots fired. For this, loose rounds or speed strips are an excellent choice. The article is excellent and if I find it again I'll update this with the link. More important that how to carry, is to PRACTICE! Get some snap caps, and get some formal training. I think this is even more important with revolvers than with autos as people tend to carry smaller more challenging to shoot revolvers, and face it, if you only have 5 shots, they REALLY need to count!
 
I'd recommend looking into some speed loaders. You can keep them in your pocket or buy a belt holster to clip them on to. It all depends what your wardrobe consists of and what you find to be comfortable.
 
S&W 442 in the pocket or IWB with a speed strip in the coin pocket.

-Jake
 
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