Erich
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Saw these Tuesday night and ordered two each of the 5- and 6-rounders.
https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2018/11/09/ck-tacticals-new-ripcord-speedloader-for-revolvers/
Check out the video of their weird release - and look how small they are:
https://youtu.be/EO2jYkahrnk
Thought, "Two for $10?! Heck yeah!"
Here's where I got them:
https://www.gogeardirect.com/brands/ck-tactical.html
Great service from Go Gear Direct: they got them to me last night and I really don't know if I could be more pleased. I'd been skeptical, for sure, but these seem to work well and to require a lot less getting used to (they do need some) than I'd expected.
They included a handwritten note telling me that they were refunding my shipping due to a coupon hiccup on the ordering site, along with a coupon for 15% off if I reviewed these on their site
Next to an HKS loader for a Ruger Mk III, so you can grok the relative sizes
Views of the Ripcord strip loaders from the bottom and the top
Close-up to allow a view of how the strip fits into itself and how it holds the cartridges
Really could not be more compact
Ready to rip . . .
After I'd stripped the cord and dropped it
I just grabbed the Rhino because it was the closest revolver that wasn't in the safe - its cylinder is an odd size (same as a Ruger Security Six), though, so this shows the versatility of the Ripcord loaders that adjust themselves to the cylinder you're using
I had been concerned about the ease of loading - no worries: they were easier to load than Bianchi Speed Strips (let along Tuff Strips). Coaxing the pointy end into the release requires 20 seconds of learning but once you have it, you have it. The plastic is of the right flexibility to give just enough and to grab just enough to hold these.
(Something to consider - I have no idea how these will hold up, or how they'll handle long term use in the pocket or being dropped . . . especially in the cold. I'll look out for it.)
Part of that flexibility is what makes these more of a delight than I'd anticipated: they really ARE useful in a variety of guns. You know how Ruger LCRs don't really take HKS J-frame speedloaders? SP-101s, same story? You can kinda make the work, but it's a slow hassle to get the rounds in? Well, with these Ripcords, you just bend the rounds into the holes . . . and they really want to go in there, so it's pretty fast.
Again, there's a learning curve to guiding it to the cylinder and fitting it into the holes, but it's not bad if you've had experience with speedloaders.
Then there's the release . . . I made a couple videos, but they're no different than the ones online at the company link and I'd just as soon not try to figure out if BotoPhucket is willing to host video again. The release with that rip and spin is kind of not something you would think to do.
Being willing to do it takes a learning curve (I kept hesitating and my fingers wanted to grab for the nonexistent center knob to twist or push); actually doing it does not - R I P !, cylinder spins, close your fingers on the spinning cylinder and snap it into the window - good to go!
I figured out what the action reminds me of: anybody else about my age and remember these?
[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NxQf-aeDWk[/ame]
Anyhow, they're two for ten bucks and $3.50 shipping. I think it's worth trying them out if you're curious. I like them well enough that I'm actually going to put away the semiautos that I shoot so well and carry a revolver today.
https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2018/11/09/ck-tacticals-new-ripcord-speedloader-for-revolvers/
Check out the video of their weird release - and look how small they are:
https://youtu.be/EO2jYkahrnk
Thought, "Two for $10?! Heck yeah!"
Here's where I got them:
https://www.gogeardirect.com/brands/ck-tactical.html
Great service from Go Gear Direct: they got them to me last night and I really don't know if I could be more pleased. I'd been skeptical, for sure, but these seem to work well and to require a lot less getting used to (they do need some) than I'd expected.
They included a handwritten note telling me that they were refunding my shipping due to a coupon hiccup on the ordering site, along with a coupon for 15% off if I reviewed these on their site
Next to an HKS loader for a Ruger Mk III, so you can grok the relative sizes
Views of the Ripcord strip loaders from the bottom and the top
Close-up to allow a view of how the strip fits into itself and how it holds the cartridges
Really could not be more compact
Ready to rip . . .
After I'd stripped the cord and dropped it
I just grabbed the Rhino because it was the closest revolver that wasn't in the safe - its cylinder is an odd size (same as a Ruger Security Six), though, so this shows the versatility of the Ripcord loaders that adjust themselves to the cylinder you're using
I had been concerned about the ease of loading - no worries: they were easier to load than Bianchi Speed Strips (let along Tuff Strips). Coaxing the pointy end into the release requires 20 seconds of learning but once you have it, you have it. The plastic is of the right flexibility to give just enough and to grab just enough to hold these.
(Something to consider - I have no idea how these will hold up, or how they'll handle long term use in the pocket or being dropped . . . especially in the cold. I'll look out for it.)
Part of that flexibility is what makes these more of a delight than I'd anticipated: they really ARE useful in a variety of guns. You know how Ruger LCRs don't really take HKS J-frame speedloaders? SP-101s, same story? You can kinda make the work, but it's a slow hassle to get the rounds in? Well, with these Ripcords, you just bend the rounds into the holes . . . and they really want to go in there, so it's pretty fast.
Again, there's a learning curve to guiding it to the cylinder and fitting it into the holes, but it's not bad if you've had experience with speedloaders.
Then there's the release . . . I made a couple videos, but they're no different than the ones online at the company link and I'd just as soon not try to figure out if BotoPhucket is willing to host video again. The release with that rip and spin is kind of not something you would think to do.
Being willing to do it takes a learning curve (I kept hesitating and my fingers wanted to grab for the nonexistent center knob to twist or push); actually doing it does not - R I P !, cylinder spins, close your fingers on the spinning cylinder and snap it into the window - good to go!
I figured out what the action reminds me of: anybody else about my age and remember these?
[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NxQf-aeDWk[/ame]
Anyhow, they're two for ten bucks and $3.50 shipping. I think it's worth trying them out if you're curious. I like them well enough that I'm actually going to put away the semiautos that I shoot so well and carry a revolver today.
