Please help. The only revolver I currently or have ever owned is a front-stuffer and quick reloads are out on that. I plan on getting most likely a 625 or two for competitive purposes, maybe one of those a 610 PC instead for fun's sake. I also want a seven round Ti .357 of some description just for carrying when hiking.
Anyways, I played with some 625s and a 640 tonight trying to figure out how I'd handle the speedy moonclip reload thingy if I buy the guns. I quickly determined that transferring the grip into the right hand is too slow. So I:
1. Roll left thumb across back of gun and engage cylinder release while...
2. Ungripping the right hand and moving it so the thumb punches the cylinder out and the index finger goes to the ejector rod. As the right hand gains control of the gun...
3. The left hand leaves the grip to obtain a fresh moonclip and the right hand rotates the gun slightly up and ejects the empties...
4. Rotate the gun back slightly down, insert fresh load, left hand re-grips, right hand all fingers slaps cylinder closed from underneath and heads to re-grip.
Sounds simple right? Any suggestions short of pay lots of money for a revolver that opens up to the wrong side if there is such a thing? I know I gotta get this thing and practice a lot, but any streamlining of the steps would be great, no sense trying to be an IPSC revolver guy if I can't get the reloads smooth and under 2 seconds.
Anyways, I played with some 625s and a 640 tonight trying to figure out how I'd handle the speedy moonclip reload thingy if I buy the guns. I quickly determined that transferring the grip into the right hand is too slow. So I:
1. Roll left thumb across back of gun and engage cylinder release while...
2. Ungripping the right hand and moving it so the thumb punches the cylinder out and the index finger goes to the ejector rod. As the right hand gains control of the gun...
3. The left hand leaves the grip to obtain a fresh moonclip and the right hand rotates the gun slightly up and ejects the empties...
4. Rotate the gun back slightly down, insert fresh load, left hand re-grips, right hand all fingers slaps cylinder closed from underneath and heads to re-grip.
Sounds simple right? Any suggestions short of pay lots of money for a revolver that opens up to the wrong side if there is such a thing? I know I gotta get this thing and practice a lot, but any streamlining of the steps would be great, no sense trying to be an IPSC revolver guy if I can't get the reloads smooth and under 2 seconds.