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1ea Speed Strip in weak hand pocket if I'm carrying the LCR. 1ea extra mag if I'm carrying the Kahr. I realize the odds of needing a reload are even less than the odds of needing the pistol in the first place, but I REALLY don't want to find myself armed with a really short club if for some reason the initial loading isn't enough.

I figure WTH, it takes up very little room and in a bad situation it's value to weight ratio is way on up there......
 
A fifteen round mag in the pistol and another fifteen round mag in my pocket.

ETA: Woops!! I didn't notice this was the "revolvers" forum.:eek:
 
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Do you thumb the rounds out into your hand first or hold the mag up next to the cylinder as you thumb the round into it?

:what: :evil:


Funny about those mags in the revolver section.
 
"I don't carry spare ammo on me either. If I can't get it done with seven shots then it probably ain't gonna get done."

I'd be a hypocrite if I faulted you for saying that, seeing how many times in my career I carried a J frame off duty with no reloads, but I have changed my mindset in the last 5 years. In part because of the recent FBI data saying that the days of "5 shots and it's over" are long gone, but I've also noticed a new trend in crime where there are multiple suspects and/or suspects with high capacity handguns, and 5 or 6 shots divided between 3 thugs, especially with a lower powered .380/.38, just isn't comforting to me. I've retrained my brain and now it's second nature to grab that extra mag or speed loader as I leave the house.;)

LD45
 
Speedstrips in a generic nylon pouch on the strong side 3 o'clock or in the change pocket of my jeans.

I prefer speed loaders, but I switched to a LCR to avoid the bulk of my glock and a spare magazine. Adding a speed loader or two puts me back in the same bulky predicament only with slower reloads.
 
I usually have my gun loaded with 158 grain SWCHP +P's, and there's one speed strip full of 125 JHP +P's in my pocket.

Sure 6 shots and it's over, but I don't want to be unarmed afterwards. If I need more than one reload, I'm pushing my luck already.
 
In work attire; .357's in a Speed Strip conceal nicely. Casual attire not at work.. HKS speed loaders.
 
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Okay, I haven't taken a defensive revolver class but I've done some reading.

1ea Speed Strip in weak hand pocket if I'm carrying the LCR.
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Have I been reading wrong? Doesn't reloading with the strong hand promote faster reloads? example:


  1. Drop cylinder
  2. switch to weak hand hold
  3. dump rounds with weak hand as your strong hand reaches for reload (which is why I'm assuming I should keep my reloads on the strong side)
  4. insert rounds with strong hand
  5. close cylinder with weak hand as you are reacquiring grip with strong hand and bringing gun back on target


Just curious...always open to learn more. As always, to each his own of course. I notice my reload times dropped drastically when I did this as opposed to fumbling through it with my clumsy hand.
 
"Have I been reading wrong? Doesn't reloading with the strong hand promote faster reloads?"

We were taught strong hand reloading in the academy, 1000 years ago!:D

LD45
 
Thanks LD...if all else fails I'm doing what Jerry M does on youtube, only in slow motion! :)
 
Two Bianchi speed strips in a second Uncle Mike's pocket holster.

I am looking for a good belt holder that allows me to access the strips quickly and easily.
 
ForumSurfer said:
Okay, I haven't taken a defensive revolver class but I've done some reading.

Have I been reading wrong? Doesn't reloading with the strong hand promote faster reloads? example:


  1. Drop cylinder
  2. switch to weak hand hold
  3. dump rounds with weak hand as your strong hand reaches for reload (which is why I'm assuming I should keep my reloads on the strong side)
  4. insert rounds with strong hand
  5. close cylinder with weak hand as you are reacquiring grip with strong hand and bringing gun back on target


Just curious...always open to learn more. As always, to each his own of course. I notice my reload times dropped drastically when I did this as opposed to fumbling through it with my clumsy hand.
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Strong hand? Weak hand? Do what it takes to make the weaker one stronger! (unless, of course, there is an actual handicap...) As for clumsy, that can be mitigated, too, with training. Moreover, due to an injury sustained before or during a fight, either hand can become weaker or clumsier, so reversing the roles, and reloading one-handed, should be practiced.

Take a look at the right-hander reload on the home page at www.snubtraining.com . I will use t...and gave me an edge in performing that task.)
 
I didn't used to carry extra ammo for my J-frame, figuring 5 rounds of .38 Specials should stop a problem. Recently I've begun carring a pair of speedloaders, though, giving me a total of 15 rounds. I decided the idea of having "too much ammunition" just didn't make any sense.
 
Two Bianchi Speed Strips loaded with Speer "Short Barrel" .38 +P 135 grain JHPs in an old double drop pouch on my belt behind the holster strong side. More Speed Strips in various pockets. They work with my S&W Model 13, S&W Model 681, and my Taurus 85SSUL. (I usually carry two of the three.) If I'm wearing a coat, jacket, or vest, I usually have two Safariland Comp-II speedloaders with Remington .357 Magnum 125 grain JHPs in a Bianchi Accumold double carrier in front of the holster strong side with one more in each coat, jacket, or vest pocket.

I stay away from deep water unless I'm just carrying the Taurus!

ECS
 
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1ea Speed Strip in weak hand pocket if I'm carrying the LCR.
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Have I been reading wrong? Doesn't reloading with the strong hand promote faster reloads? example:
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I didn't say I RELOADED with the weak hand, I simply carry them in that pocket.
I must have had the same instructors as Lawdawg45 all those years ago. When we went thru the LE academy (USAF) I was taught to shift the revolver to the weak hand and to use the middle and ring finger pushing the cylinder open and thru the frame so that along with the thumb you could control the cylinder while the strong hand stuffed new rounds in. It also helps with weapon retention. After all these years, I can't do it any other way.

Is weak hand pocket ideal for carrying reloads? Nope, but I carry the pistol in the strong side pocket and there is only one pocket on that side of the pants. It may not allow for super fast tactical reloads, but I really don't see myself standing there in the middle of a gunfight and recharging the snubbie. I hope that by the time the first five run out to have found both cover AND concealment :)
 
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Just one speed strip normally, I carry it in my right front pocket. I am right handed and switch hands with my revolver during reloading.
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This is exactly how I carry a reload for my Colt Detective.
 
For the crowd who is comfortable with 5 and no reload, I'll try and find a link to the recent FBI data. It will scare you into carrying reloads, trust me. I'm also surprised at the number of people using speed strips rather than speed loaders, why is this? Chime in Pards!:cool:

LD45
 
I'm also surprised at the number of people using speed strips rather than speed loaders, why is this? Chime in Pards
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With one speed loader, it is bulky enough I might as well carry 2. With 2 speed loaders, it is bulky enough that I may as well carry my glock. With speed strips, you can load them 2 at the time with practice and it is almost as fast as the speed loader. I can move the speed loader to my pocket and it is more comfortable to carry, but not as fast as speed strips on my belt. It seems that carrying 5 shots at the time is a compromise in many ways, but it beats not carrying anything on days I dress extremely light.
 
I'm also surprised at the number of people using speed strips rather than speed loaders, why is this?
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Speed loaders are great little devices. I carry a couple in the glove box. They are also bulky in a pocket. The speed strip is nearly as fast, and carries nice and flat in a pocket.

When I first started out I was issued 2ea 6 round dump pouches (guess that kinda dates me, huh?) and we lobbied long and loud to be allowed to use speed loaders to no avail. Carried in a belt pouch they would be preferable to a strip but for pocket use, the speed strip strikes the best balance between convenience and speed. For me, anyway :)
 
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