bianchi speed strip v. hks speedloader smith &wesson 640

Combined video of hks speedloader vs. bianchi speed strips with the smith and wesson j-frame revolver 640.

with a bit of practice the speed strip has become okay. I have kept my left thumb on the cylinder to keep it from spinning wildly. The hks speed loader was fastest originally, but now ocasionally hangs up while trying to dump rounds. I can see where the speed strip may be more reliable (perhaps with more practice).

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Howto & Style

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• revolver
• reload
• speed
• strip
• bianchi
• speedloader
• hks
• smith
• wesson
• j-frame

[Rammstein16]

I have to disagree with practicing reloads with snapcaps.

You should always "practice how you play" and prepare yourself by reloading live rounds, because in a real life situation you would not be reloading snapcaps. Trigger discipline is key. The greatest safety mechanism of any firearm is the brain of the person holding it. as long as you are safe, smart, and always treat every gun as if it's loaded, it can't hurt anyone. There's no such thing as an "accidental discharge"

[coltperc]

@vash241987 I think I just got tired of the complexity of carrying auto-pistols: loading/unloading magazines, rotating mags every week. The aggravation of constantly loading mags at the range while firing.

The revolver is simplicity itself. Don't have to rotate anything, just slip it on for CCW, and take it off at night.

You can put 50 rounds down range MUCH faster with a revolver than an auto IF you start with both guns totally unloaded! Loading mags takes a LOT of time!

[coltperc]

@cmcollis All I know is that cycling the mags kept them working. Keeping them loaded for weeks at a time made them malfunction. We can theorize all week about the "hows and whys". All I can go on is practical experience, and my experience is that leaving mags loaded for long periods makes them feed poorly.

I've owned a Ruger Old Army revolver since 1973. It has been fired 10's of thousands of times. It's coil spring lock-work functions as well as the day I bought it in 1973!

[cmcollis]

@coltperc Mmmmm. You know, repeated cycling is what will over a long time weaken a spring; not prolonged compression. Rotating, ie loading and unloading, your mags will technically wear them out faster than simply loading and carrying day in and out. To each his own tho.

[coltperc]

@cmcollis Yes that is why I rotate mags. I started rotating mags years ago in my carry pistols. I began suffering failure-to-feed in many of my older 1911 mags. I replaced the springs and followers with the 8-round Chip McCormack mod, which solved the problem for some time, until it reappeared after 14 months of constant use (armed security guard). After replacing the springs again, I began rotating daily a set of 9 mags (one-in-gun & 2-spares), This practice kept the mag springs strong.

[cmcollis]

@coltperc why are you rotating your mags? You're not worried that you will weaken the springs are you?

[SlickVega]

thanks for showing me how those strips work, and nice background music!

[John234pwns]

@jillgivler Thanks.

[jillgivler]

@John234pwns We've had open carry in Wisconsin forever - not many people do it but there's no law to stop them. If you don't have hysterical neighbors calling the police on you every five minutes, open carry is definately something to consider. Good luck, dude.

[John234pwns]

@jillgivler It's an individual case kinda deal. You have to be in the right city, with the right sheriff, and generally have had some kind of injury or something done to you to justify it - which really sucks. Fortunately, open carry is a loophole in the laws so I've been considering it.

[jillgivler]

@John234pwns You can't carry in Cali? We just got CCW in Wisconsin on July 8 - I though IL was the last state that didn't have it. Or does Cali make it so impossible or expensive for you that most people can't manage it?

[John234pwns]

@coltperc Well, I'd debate that if I fired 8 + 10 + 10, spare rounds might be pretty useless. This is why I own both guns; I can't carry since I'm in California, but if I did, I would carry both a revolver and a pistol. But the pistol would be my primary simply because I'm more efficient with it.