speed strip question

Capt Steve said:
I would like to get a couple of speed strips in 38/357 and 44 mag. Who do you folks recommend and where would you buy them (on line - what website)? How much should I expect to pay? I am a big fan of Bianchi holsters and assume their strips would be of equal quality. Related question/thread drift, who makes the best speed loaders in 38/357 and 44 mag and where to buy and how much???
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I got .44 Caliber strips from Tuff Products www.tuffproducts.com.
They work really well. I saw them written up in American Handgunner last year. I called the number provided and talked to the owner himself. I like that.:)
 
rburg said:
They're better for carrying your reload than for loading the gun. If you practice enough, you can do it.

I've had them for years. The most recent score was at a Louisville show when Doublesharp and GF had a table. They didn't even know what they had, they just knew it was a gun related item and they wanted $$. So I relieved them of their burden. :)
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Pure bs, burg. Only speed strip I've ever had was the last lap dance I bought. She stripped $20 out of my wallet for a 2 minute song. Disclaimer, this happened back in the early 90s before I met my lovely wife. I've now removed myself from the clutches of demon rum and no longer frequent houses of ill repute.

Now I do remember you picking the pocket of a neighboring vendor, my man Mitch, for 2 speed strips for seems like $5 apiece or maybe it was $5 for both. I also remember when you crowed like a rooster when you got Don down $5 on a mod 37. Who Hoo, get $5 off a gun and do a victory dance. :D
 
I always carry a S&W M60 snubbie in a Bianchi pocket holster, in my right front pocket. In my left rear pocket I have a Bianchi speed strip with 6 rounds of Hornady hollow points.

I've carried that for seven years now.

On occasion, in the winter, I've used a shoulder holster with either a revolver or an auto pistol, however nothing works as good as the J frame in the pocket.
 
+1 for Tuff Products --- they've expanded their product line of "Speed Strips" well beyond what Bianchi myopically failed to do, i.e., offering a much broader variety of calibers, etc. Their offering of a 10-round .22 rimfire strip was at my suggestion (and spacing specification), for which you 617 owners among us may thank me... I'm using the .22 strips, compliments of the company, and also some .44 strips, the order of which led to the .22 offering, and the mention in American Handgunner. Not only a good product, but offered by nice folks with the interests and needs of the shooting community in mind and at heart.
 
diamonback68 said:
An idea I've always had is why not a stripper clip with retainer lips on one end where you could slide out two at a time, then two more etc. I think it would be faster then popping them out of a speedstrip. But I'm too old to start inventing things.:D
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I have used 30-06 stripper clips for several years for a 657. They are a tight fit at first, but with a little work they slip out without any problems - but they are still very secure. They are the five shot version and I only load them with four rounds for the 657.

todd
 
I go along with the others here. I have several located in my two cars, close by in the nightstand, & in my pocket. I've carried these for more years than I care to recall, but the litmus test for safety is to practice with them when you shoot. It is the same as loading up mags for your semi-auto. Practice with the J's & the speed strip is the key to coming out on top if you should ever (G-d forbid) need to use it.
 
If you buy 3 or more free shipping a Tuff Products website.Best deal I found as some sites shipping is more than the product.
 
I have some of thee Bianchi and the Tuff Products both. I like them both equally well, but as stated above, Tuff has a larger line to choose from. They are slower on the reload than a traditional speedloader, but the round speedloaders are like carrying baseballs to me. I've found no good, comfortable way to carry them. A Speedstrip is like carrying a small pocket knife.
 
I've used speed strips for years, now. They fit in a shirt or jacket packet nicely W/O the bulk of a speed loader. I keep two in the center storage area of the car, and four in my gotta go bag, in the trunk of the car.
 
Possibly a stupid question but, do they make speed strips for the 7 shot S&W's ?

Thanks in advance

Mike
 
Yup, so much easier to conceal than a speed loader. With a little practice they work almost as fast as a speed loader. They come in various capacities too. When I carry a wheel gun, they are always there in my pocket. I like the large cell phone case idea, think I'll try that. Heck, I keep my cell phone in my shirt pocket anyway. :rolleyes:
 
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