revolver tactical reload

[ericire12]

Or KelTek Kel-Tec

He continually insists on spelling it wrong....




 




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[Hazcat]

OK!  I am guilty, "MEA CULPA"!  

Still, ya didn't answer my "what's a New Yawk" reload.  SO THERE! 

[twyacht]

My Bianchi speed strips load two at a time, strip, rotate, two more, and one; can put a fresh set in my M85 from eject to closed cylinder in around 7-10 seconds.

Is this an eternity when involved in a SD situation? Yes.

Do I practice all the time so perhaps a reload isn't necessary until the BG is motionless on the floor?      Yes.

Do I also carry semi-auto?

Yes..

Speedloaders  from HKS are hard from a civilian wardrobe practicality,...without scaring the "straights" with a belt holster for the speedloaders, the strips work with practice.

If you can design the latest greatest thing, that would be great...I am interested.

[Majer]

Haz, a Nu Yawk reload is a second gun fully loaded and ready to go

[Rob10ring]

I would agree that the HKS speedoaders are a little awkward. They are pretty easy to find and most of us are pretty familiar wit them. Hopefully, you've got some cover before you need to do any type of reload, particularly on a revolver. With speed strips, I'd practice loading 2 cartridges at a time.

There are many other makers of speedloaders that you may find to be much quicker than the HKS. The Maxfires are pretty sweet and simple to operate.

http://www.speedloaders.com
http://www.midwayusa.com/viewProduct/?productnumber=677957

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[m25operator]

45644, your idea has some merit, the Coonan mag is the one I would go for, it is the ejecting of spent versus live round in a revolver, it is quite the trick to eject the spents, without the live rounds, it can be done, but you need to practice often, it is easier with the short revolvers, as they have only a 2" to 2 1/2" ejector, which will only raise the rounds but not completely eject them, so you could pick the spents out by hand, and use the mag to load the empty cylinders. Thumbing them off the mag, into the cylinder. Under stress, I would prefer emptying the cylinder completely, and reloading the full 5 or 6. I use safariland comp 1 as speed loaders, very rugged and dependable. Harder to hide, but reliable. Speedstrips work well too, but take practice, again as I have mentioned.
Good luck.

[god45644]

Thanks for the feedback, it has been helpful.  I carry the snubnose with a crimson trace laser grip. The reason I don't carry a semi-auto is, should the need arise, if my wife should have to take over (she prefers not to carry b/c she is a family counselor = huge liability on her part) I can give her the gun and all she has to do is point and shoot; no messing with stovepipes or semi-auto jams and clears. I'll let you know if I develop a prototype.  Great advice, Thanks All.

[Solus]

sounds like what might work is a Reverse Uplula.  So rounds would be presented and "push buttoned" into the cylinder.  Have no idea if it would be any faster than the two at a time strip loader...but maybe.

Only other approach that I can think of would be a regular strip that was slit so it could be formed into a circle for loading all rounds at once.  The speed at which the circle could be formed would determine if it was any time improvement.  Maybe a circular strip that needed to be forced and held in it's straight form and held that way and then could be quickly released and return to circular.