8 round, 357/38 speedloaders?

[drjim]

Hi, everybody. I've been searching the usual places for some speedloaders for my 327-TRR8, and haven't had much luck. It came with several moon clips, but I'd really rather get something else to train with.
It's my first revolver, and I really like it, but my girlfriend has trouble snapping the rounds into the moon clips!

 

[danski]

Check Midway.com for moonclips and moonclip loaders, deloaders. Life will be a lot easier.

I'm not sure about firing the gun without the moonclips; you may experience misfires because of poor headspace with different brands of .38, .357.

Once you get used to the moonclips, nothing is faster for reloading.

Dan

 

[drjim]

Thanks, Dan. All Midway has is a rubber one, which I've never used before. I'll probably get a couple as they're pretty inexpensive.
We've fired over 600 rounds of various 38/357 ammo without the moon clips, and haven't had any problems with it misfiring.

 

[danski]

Also take a look at Brownells.com offerings.

 

[technosavant]

I don't think anybody makes an 8 round speedloader. Something about their fragility due to the limited amount of space between the rounds.

Mooning isn't terribly difficult to do; I just put the shaft of my demooning tool through the center of the clip and I press the round down onto a hard surface.

Not to mention the TRR8 doesn't require moonclips. They're faster to reload, but not mandatory.

 

[m657]

Confession:
I was never a fan of moon clips until I actually started USING some....

Experience:
The 627 8-shot is WONDERFUL with or without the moonclips.

Recommendation:
The pliers-type mooner/demooner sold by one of the forum members here works GREAT!!!

Works with 3 different arbors for 6 and 8-shot cylinders, from 38-40-10mm-45ACP....

<unsolicited praise> I searched LONG and HARD to find what would meet MY needs:

Take a look here:
http://www.mooncliptool.com/

<I have NO connection with the man> His product is working much better than I ever expected....

 

[Jebus35745]

Try a set of needle nose pliers to get them in the moon clips. You can buy a cheep set almost anywhere. Larry

 

[m657]

The needle nose pliers grows old rapidly....I even had a bent-nose pair that worked very well....just tiresome & slow....and didn't help at all for loading the clip.

 

[user]

I've got an 8-round 627, bored out to accept moonclips, and the gun came with three of them. But I never use them, I don't do competition shooting where fast reloading is a factor. And I've never had any problem with any clearance problems with the cartridges.

 

[thomasinaz]

Save yourself the frustration of those rubber things marketed as speedloaders. They take a lot of twisting and pulling to release, and are slower than single loading the chambers. Give the moon clips a chance, they do work well and are fast in and out.

 

[Poohgyrr]

I have an eight shooter setup for moonclips and it is real nice. Tools make it easier to load & unload the clips.

These are great .357s.

 

[antolin]

try dillon or ranch products. ranch sells them for about 80.00 for 100

 

[Andy Griffith]

SL Variant of Germany does manufacture an 8-shot speedloader similar to the Safariland Comp II & III loaders.

A couple of disadvantages to it...

A.It runs about $60.00! Maybe more since I haven't checked the exchange rate in a bit...

B.Their minimum order is 500 Euros!

Any takers?!?!
I keep wanting to...but I don't have a spare 500 Euros to throw around.

 

[gerhard1]

Originally posted by Andy Griffith:
SL Variant of Germany does manufacture an 8-shot speedloader similar to the Safariland Comp II & III loaders.

A couple of disadvantages to it...

A.It runs about $60.00! Maybe more since I haven't checked the exchange rate in a bit...

B.Their minimum order is 500 Euros!

Any takers?!?!
I keep wanting to...but I don't have a spare 500 Euros to throw around.

What do these look like? Does anyone have a picture of them?

 

[Revolver King]

I have some Maxfire speedloaders new in the package I will do you right on. They come two to a package. I have 3 packs of them never opened. Let me know if you are interested in them.

 

[drjim]

What do they look like?
PM me with the price.
Jim

 

[Revolver King]

You don't have e-mail listed. here is a link to what they look like. Price depends on how many you want but my price will include shipping. My e-mail address is in my profile. Got to go pick up my 625 from gunsmith.
http://www.speedloaders.com/

 

[gerhard1]

Originally posted by Revolver_King:
I have some Maxfire speedloaders new in the package I will do you right on. They come two to a package. I have 3 packs of them never opened. Let me know if you are interested in them.

Thank you very kindly, but I have four of the maxfires already. I am looking for something that is a little easier to use.
If I could find some variant speedloaders, I'd take a look at them.
Thanks again.

 

[Stranglehold]

Originally posted by drjim:
It's my first revolver, and I really like it, but my girlfriend has trouble snapping the rounds into the moon clips!

Stick with the moon clips. Get a new girlfriend.

Roe

 

[drjim]

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