Good question OP. Interesting to see how other folks carry reloads.
For me it depends on where I'm going and what my theat assessment might be. At home or walking around the neighborhood I carry a 642 with one speedstrip. If I'm going out to a place that might be questionable, I'll carry the 642 as a backup and my 640 as a primary with a speedstrip or two.
Even though I have a few speedloaders, I prefer speedstrips just for the ease of carry. I use the orange Tuffstrips that hold 8 rounds and I load them with 6 rounds and leave spaces between every 2 rounds. Loading them this way seems to make reloading easier for me.
Yep kinda why I posted this. Noticed there are a lot of new revolver folks in general nowadays.
Thought it would be cool for those folks to see how some of us have been doing it for years so they can try different ways to see what works best for them
Also worth noting since speed strips are by far the most popular. That strip configuration is another thing that can come into play
I just use the plain ol 5 shot strips cause they are the most compact. My reload sequence is 2 2 1 same as most folks do. I’m a minimalist by nature
But I’ve also seen folks use a 7 round speed strip loaded 2rd skip one 2rd skip one then 1rd. As well as 8 shot loaded in a 2rd skip one 2rd skip one 2rd configuration
The main difference in the two skip style configurations is your personal training style from what I get by talking to folks that use skip configuration.
If you grab the 7rd strip with 5rd in skip configuration by the wrong end. It throws off your trained 2 in then 2 in then 1 in on reload. You wind up with 1 in then 2 in then 2 in.
But if you use the 8rd strip with 6 in skip configuration you can grab it by either end and it makes no difference in how you’ve trained yourself to reload your j frame. You still get your 2 2 then 1 no matter what.
8rd with 2x2x2 skip also leaves you one extra for admin reload if you wind up needing it later. Same as 2x2x2 belt pouch does
