jacking up the revolver reload

[SW CQB 45]

PART II......JACKING UP THE RELOAD

Thanks to all for the advice.

Ok.....got another problem. And I think its me.

First of all....I am a large person with 3x hands and usually break stuff that I rough handle.

Another re-occurring issue is an empty case gets hung up on the edge of my bill davis large rubber grip. I am always having to sweep it away with a finger that cost me valuable seconds.

Last match, the hung up casing got under the extractor and I was able to use my finger nail to get it out....reload and fire the last 6 rounds very fast....like 6 shots in 3 seconds and they were all scores.

I don't slam the ejector rod for fear of breaking it so I may be doing enducing the single case hang up by not being aggressive.

With those who use the bill davis lg rubber grip.....is there some mod or work on smooth but harder dump of the ejector rod???????

Tia

 

[MKT]

CQB,

Your second problem is shooter induced as well and if you don't correct it you could easily get an empty case caught under the extractor star. Ask me how I know!

When you're unloading the empties, you have to get the barrel pointed straight up, perpendicular to the deck. If you don't and leave it even slightly parallel to the deck one case will inevitably end up laying on the frame between the grip and cylinder. Add in an unintentional double stroke on the ejector and you have a piece of brass caught under the star - not fun at the 7 or 15 yard stages.

Remember to let gravity help with the unloads and reloads by having the barrel perpendicular to the deck. Your 3x hands should help with the mechanics of holding the gun this way to use gravity.

 

[SW CQB 45]

Mkt....I think you might hit the nail on the head.

It happens with both my ppc m15 and my svc 686 and I might be holding the barrel short of square to the deck causing that one empty to slide along the reciever and stop on the edge of the grip.

This is the first time I had one get under the star in a timed event....so I figured I better fix instead of just keep sweeping that one empty.

Thanks...take care

 

[PPCSHOOTER]

YEP A TECHNIQUE PROBLEM. HOLD POINTING STRAIGHT UP TO UNLOAD , STRAIGHT DOWN TO LOAD. JP

 

[tomcatt51]

an empty case gets hung up on the edge of my bill davis large rubber grip.

Trim the grip for clearance. It helps when we don't do things perfectly. It's nice to have equipment that's a little forgiving rather than having it bite you when things are done less than perfectly.

 

[Nightowl]

If you are shooting PPC there is plenty of time for a reload, make it smooth and quick but unhurried. The grip may be interferring with squaring up the loaders. I found that the N frames reload easier and smoother than K frames and L frames too, although L frames are still much better than K frames. I have always used Comp l's for N frame and Comp ll's for L frames and they work very well.

Good advice on the straight up muzzle, straight down reload. Also, chamfering the extractor can make it easier for a case to slip under the extractor. The muzzle up, muzzle down method mitigates that, though.

I don't know what others do, but when reloading, I focus on one charge hole, the one falls at about 11 o'clock, and make sure I start a round in that hole, and the rest just fall in, let go of the loader, go for the grip, close the cylinder under the loader, letting it fall, coming up for the next shot. Work on the technique in slow motion until it becomes automatic, then you can gain speed.

 

[Engineer1911]

Speed shooting

The fastest reload is grab another gun. Drop the first revolver, and grab the second one. That's why you shoot the first string with a Taurus.