I thought all the practical, how-to reloading questions about SA's had been re-answered by CAS in recent memory.
In this video, he's loading and shooting the 6th chamber, but similar technique can be used to eject spent cases and reload. If you have an empty chamber and you shoot one, you can just open the gate and load one. If you load six and shoot one, then open the gate turn one chamber, eject and reload.
This is from Denny Hansen in SWAT Magazine and applies to modern single-actions where six are loaded:
"If a single shot was fired without recocking the revolver, the loading gate would be opened, the cylinder turned clockwise, the empty round ejected and a fresh round inserted. If two shots were fired, it was simply a matter of opening the loading gate, ejecting a fired cartridge, inserting a loaded round, turning the cylinder and unloading/loading as above. If three shots were fired, the gun would be reloaded as if two rounds had been fired, and then turn the cylinder three more “clicks” to arrive at the first round fired."
As for the other questions about carrying a SA, it's all armchair chatter. The bottom line is that a person doesn't need to carry an ultralight gun, they don't need to have high-capacity, they don't need it to be big or small, they don't need to justify their choice with tactical reload speed, they don't have to have a minimum power factor, they don't need to carry a certain type of bullet, and they don't need to live in Bear country, to carry whatever they want. An armed service choosing a firearm and cartridge for duty issue has a responsibility to diligently make selections on behalf of other people that will be suited to their purpose. But you can choose whatever you like for yourself.
In this video, he's loading and shooting the 6th chamber, but similar technique can be used to eject spent cases and reload. If you have an empty chamber and you shoot one, you can just open the gate and load one. If you load six and shoot one, then open the gate turn one chamber, eject and reload.
This is from Denny Hansen in SWAT Magazine and applies to modern single-actions where six are loaded:
"If a single shot was fired without recocking the revolver, the loading gate would be opened, the cylinder turned clockwise, the empty round ejected and a fresh round inserted. If two shots were fired, it was simply a matter of opening the loading gate, ejecting a fired cartridge, inserting a loaded round, turning the cylinder and unloading/loading as above. If three shots were fired, the gun would be reloaded as if two rounds had been fired, and then turn the cylinder three more “clicks” to arrive at the first round fired."
As for the other questions about carrying a SA, it's all armchair chatter. The bottom line is that a person doesn't need to carry an ultralight gun, they don't need to have high-capacity, they don't need it to be big or small, they don't need to justify their choice with tactical reload speed, they don't have to have a minimum power factor, they don't need to carry a certain type of bullet, and they don't need to live in Bear country, to carry whatever they want. An armed service choosing a firearm and cartridge for duty issue has a responsibility to diligently make selections on behalf of other people that will be suited to their purpose. But you can choose whatever you like for yourself.
