Model 69 owners

[9mmsubgun-m11]

If any of you with a 69 have been looking for a speedloader for your new baby the HKS model CA44 which is made for the Charter Arms 44 Bulldog works fine with the 69. I purchased one a couple hours ago to try and it is good to go.

 

[CajunBass]

Thanks. Good to know.

 

[Jcmiller]

Good to know. Picking mine up today and I will look for some.

 

[TAROMAN]

Good to know.
Now, just need to find a 50 round range block (10x5).

 

[9mmsubgun-m11]

TAROMAN,look on Amazon. I was browsing the other day and I think I saw one made by Speed Beez. They also make a speed loader for the 69 and it is around $35-$40.

 

[TAROMAN]

Just ordered one and made up the drilling template for a loading block.

 

[Mike_Fontenot]

TAROMAN,look on Amazon. I was browsing the other day and I think I saw one made by Speed Beez. They also make a speed loader for the 69 and it is around $35-$40.

Pretty pricy, but maybe it's worth it if it works well. The .44mag HKS I bought doesn't hold the .44mag cartridges parallel, and so the bullets don't line up well with the cylinder holes. The Star version is a little better, but still not as parallel as it should be. Anyone have any experience with the Speed Beez .44mag speedloader ... does it hold the cartridges parallel, so that they align with the cylinder holes?

 

[twodog max]

I like the idea of speed loaders but never seem to find a good way to carry them. So I usually end up just carrying an ammo wallet or loose rounds in a pocket while in the woods. I have a lot of the things and if a good one reasonably priced shows up for the 69 I guess I will get a few.

 

[joe44va]

Thanks, just ordered a couple.
I carry with speed strips now, but would rather have the speed loaders.

 

[TAROMAN]

My experience has been that the straight push type loaders are more stable.
This is because the rounds are retained and stabilized by the circumferential spring.
I use Dade loaders of this type as well as the Ansac .22 one.

 

[Mike_Fontenot]

My experience has been that the straight push type loaders are more stable.
This is because the rounds are retained and stabilized by the circumferential spring.
I use Dade loaders of this type as well as the .22 one.

Who sells the Dade? I haven't seen that name before. I've also looked at the Safariland, but they don't seem to have any 5-shot .44mag speedloaders.

 

[TAROMAN]

Dade Screw is long gone.
A descendant of the originator still has some parts.
He assembles them and sells on a popular online auction site.
Also, used ones appear there, too.

Here's the Ansac .22 unit:

 

[Mike_Fontenot]

Dade Screw is long gone.

Many Thanks.

 

[Paul105]

I have a HKS CA44 Speed Loader and a M69. The radius of the chambers on the M69 cylinder is greater than the speed loader holes. When trying to charge the cyl of the M69 with the CA44, the cartridges splay enough that they bind in the speed loader, causing the rounds to scatter when released. In a high stress situation, these loaders (at least the one I have) won't work.

This is just my experience with my CA44 which I've had for maybe eight or ten years. Maybe the new ones are different.

Paul

 

[9mmsubgun-m11]

I tried mine at the range several times yesterday afternoon and it seems to work pretty good. I did notice that it is NOT an exact fit but the rounds would drop in with a little jiggle. Did not drop or jam any rounds. More range time will tell and I figured for $10.00 it was worth a try. On a side note,I have a HKS 10 that I use for my snubby Model 19 which I have had for probably 12 years and only recently used it a couple times at the range and it holds the rounds slightly loose. Last week for no good reason I bought another and it locks the rounds tight. Hopefully any of you that try the HKS will have good luck with it.

 

[bronco45]

Subgun: HKS modified many of their speedloaders a while back to stop the cartridge jiggle. On the Model 10 loaders the newer designed ones are listed as 10-As. 90% of the jiggle stopped with their modifications to the loader.

 

[Mike_Fontenot]

Subgun: HKS modified many of their speedloaders a while back to stop the cartridge jiggle. On the Model 10 loaders the newer designed ones are listed as 10-As. 90% of the jiggle stopped with their modifications to the loader.

But has the HKS CA-44 been improved? There doesn't seem to be a CA-44_A listed on Midway. (My HKS .357/.38sp speedloaders have always been fine ... it's just the HKS .44mag/.44sp speedloaders that have the extra "play" in them (I think because they try to make them also work for .45).

 

[Mike_Fontenot]

But has the HKS CA-44 been improved? There doesn't seem to be a CA-44_A listed on Midway. (My HKS .357/.38sp speedloaders have always been fine ... it's just the HKS .44mag/.44sp speedloaders that have the extra "play" in them (I think because they try to make them also work for .45).

I should have added, above, that my HKS speedloaders have all been 5-shot ones.

 

[bronco45]

Bought another CA44 HKS speedloader and you're right they (HKS) did not do the upgrade on that model.

I have found that if you point the cylinder o\straight down when open and then start the nose of the bullet in the cylinder, then turn the crank on the speedloader. Not perfect, but it is all we have at the moment.

 

[9mmsubgun-m11]

I tried mine again about 30 times yesterday evening and it worked quite well. I could eject the cylinder and speed load it in about 2 seconds. I was at a Bass Pro Shop a couple hours ago and looked for another but had no luck. If I can find some more locally I will get a few more to try.