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Does anybody use speed strips with their revolvers? Why or why not. I'm just looking for a little discussion on the use of speed strips.
 
I've got one in my pocket right now for my 340PD.
Been using them for several years, great way to carry a reload. BTW, now you can get them for calibers other than .38/.357 from Tuff Products. I got some for my .44 Spl./ .44 Mag revolvers. They aren't as quick as a speedloader, but still pretty fast.
 
For concealed carry, I think the speed strip is a good balance between speed and concealment. It beats a pocketful of loose cartridges. Sure, a conventional speed loader is faster, but "concealed" is a major part of CCW, and that flat strip is pretty easy to hide.
 
Yup, got one in my pocket.
 
Yup I use em, they lie nice and flat in the pocket and if you fumble a reload under stress ya dont dump all five or six on the ground as you could with a speed loader. Yes I do use speedloaders and in compitetion too with no problems but then again I never did a reload under fire either.
 
I use them for all my 38s and 357s. I cut the little tab off the end so when coming from the pocket it is easier to reload from either end.:) I load the cartridges two at a time.
 
I carry one in an oversized cell phone pouch, right behind my cell phone. It's always with me when I have my cell phone, which is practically all the time.

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They're better for carrying your reload than for loading the gun. If you practice enough, you can do it.

I've had them for years. The most recent score was at a Louisville show when Doublesharp and GF had a table. They didn't even know what they had, they just knew it was a gun related item and they wanted $$. So I relieved them of their burden. :)
 
Model 60 in one pocket and Bianchi strip in the other. Usually have a couple more close by. I like the hks speed loader that I have for my J frame and will sometimes carry it, but the speed strips are easier to carry. Carry them also when the 66-5 is out with me. The speed loaders for the K frame are a little bulky. I do keep speed loaders around the house.
 
For my sometimes J-frame carry gun, I keep two speed strips in Kramer carriers worn SOB. (Dillon Precision carries a similar carrier of high quality, made by IHL, at a more attractive price.)
 
I use the Bianchi version of the speed strips. As others have stated, it's for the concealment factor for me as I'm a HKS speedloader devotee. The speedloaders are just a little too bulky when wearing shorts and a t-shirt, normal Florida attire.

Kenny
 
I carry the Bianchi strips also. IMHO it is the easiest way to carry extra ammo and they are still "Made in the USA". How can you beat that?
 
Thanks for the conversation. I'm working on an idea to "update" the speed strip. Now I just need to find someone to mold the urethane rubber.
 
Another thing to consider is a single speed strip and work across frame and gun makers product lines. You can load them up with good 38s and cover 5 or 6 shot revolvers, Smiths, Colts, Rugers, etc. Or move to 357s and do the same.
 
duckloads said:
Thanks for the conversation. I'm working on an idea to "update" the speed strip. Now I just need to find someone to mold the urethane rubber.
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An idea I've always had is why not a stripper clip with retainer lips on one end where you could slide out two at a time, then two more etc. I think it would be faster then popping them out of a speedstrip. But I'm too old to start inventing things.:D
 
Here is a 5 minute "prototype"

Anyone make their own? I saw a design somewhere on the a forum. They used a old "mouse pad" also think I saw one out of leather.

Out to the garage, think I'll try to make one.:)

I made the first one to thin and the leather split. Just a old belt I had . Sharpened a 357 brass with my chamfering tool and punched holes. Made a few small slits with a razor knife.
Probably will not last through many reloads before splitting as the leather is old and dry but it works.

Yes, I know it's a Ruger but it was out so I used it.:)
 
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I would like to get a couple of speed strips in 38/357 and 44 mag. Who do you folks recommend and where would you buy them (on line - what website)? How much should I expect to pay? I am a big fan of Bianchi holsters and assume their strips would be of equal quality. Related question/thread drift, who makes the best speed loaders in 38/357 and 44 mag and where to buy and how much???
 
Capt Steve said:
I would like to get a couple of speed strips in 38/357 and 44 mag. Who do you folks recommend and where would you buy them (on line - what website)? How much should I expect to pay? I am a big fan of Bianchi holsters and assume their strips would be of equal quality. Related question/thread drift, who makes the best speed loaders in 38/357 and 44 mag and where to buy and how much???
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I can not say which is best but Midway USA is a reliable company and very fast shipping. You need to have over $25 or pay a extra $3.00 fee.

Shooting Supplies - Shop Everything for Your Firearm at MidwayUSA
 
Capt Steve said:
I would like to get a couple of speed strips in 38/357 and 44 mag. Who do you folks recommend and where would you buy them (on line - what website)? How much should I expect to pay? I am a big fan of Bianchi holsters and assume their strips would be of equal quality. Related question/thread drift, who makes the best speed loaders in 38/357 and 44 mag and where to buy and how much???
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I got .44 Caliber strips from Tuff Products www.tuffproducts.com.
They work really well. I saw them written up in American Handgunner last year. I called the number provided and talked to the owner himself. I like that.:)
 
rburg said:
They're better for carrying your reload than for loading the gun. If you practice enough, you can do it.

I've had them for years. The most recent score was at a Louisville show when Doublesharp and GF had a table. They didn't even know what they had, they just knew it was a gun related item and they wanted $$. So I relieved them of their burden. :)
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Pure bs, burg. Only speed strip I've ever had was the last lap dance I bought. She stripped $20 out of my wallet for a 2 minute song. Disclaimer, this happened back in the early 90s before I met my lovely wife. I've now removed myself from the clutches of demon rum and no longer frequent houses of ill repute.

Now I do remember you picking the pocket of a neighboring vendor, my man Mitch, for 2 speed strips for seems like $5 apiece or maybe it was $5 for both. I also remember when you crowed like a rooster when you got Don down $5 on a mod 37. Who Hoo, get $5 off a gun and do a victory dance. :D
 
I always carry a S&W M60 snubbie in a Bianchi pocket holster, in my right front pocket. In my left rear pocket I have a Bianchi speed strip with 6 rounds of Hornady hollow points.

I've carried that for seven years now.

On occasion, in the winter, I've used a shoulder holster with either a revolver or an auto pistol, however nothing works as good as the J frame in the pocket.
 
+1 for Tuff Products --- they've expanded their product line of "Speed Strips" well beyond what Bianchi myopically failed to do, i.e., offering a much broader variety of calibers, etc. Their offering of a 10-round .22 rimfire strip was at my suggestion (and spacing specification), for which you 617 owners among us may thank me... I'm using the .22 strips, compliments of the company, and also some .44 strips, the order of which led to the .22 offering, and the mention in American Handgunner. Not only a good product, but offered by nice folks with the interests and needs of the shooting community in mind and at heart.
 
diamonback68 said:
An idea I've always had is why not a stripper clip with retainer lips on one end where you could slide out two at a time, then two more etc. I think it would be faster then popping them out of a speedstrip. But I'm too old to start inventing things.:D
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I have used 30-06 stripper clips for several years for a 657. They are a tight fit at first, but with a little work they slip out without any problems - but they are still very secure. They are the five shot version and I only load them with four rounds for the 657.

todd
 
I go along with the others here. I have several located in my two cars, close by in the nightstand, & in my pocket. I've carried these for more years than I care to recall, but the litmus test for safety is to practice with them when you shoot. It is the same as loading up mags for your semi-auto. Practice with the J's & the speed strip is the key to coming out on top if you should ever (G-d forbid) need to use it.
 
If you buy 3 or more free shipping a Tuff Products website.Best deal I found as some sites shipping is more than the product.
 
I have some of thee Bianchi and the Tuff Products both. I like them both equally well, but as stated above, Tuff has a larger line to choose from. They are slower on the reload than a traditional speedloader, but the round speedloaders are like carrying baseballs to me. I've found no good, comfortable way to carry them. A Speedstrip is like carrying a small pocket knife.
 
I've used speed strips for years, now. They fit in a shirt or jacket packet nicely W/O the bulk of a speed loader. I keep two in the center storage area of the car, and four in my gotta go bag, in the trunk of the car.
 
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