Speed strips?

[John Patrick]

Fwiw, I had either Rugged or Lobo Holsters (can't recall which at the moment) make me one six and one seven round vertical speed strip holder with a belt loop.

They work really well and I prefer them to the common horizontal holders. But I think I'll have them make me a seven rounder with a snap strap or something so it's easier to carry on my left side. I' righty with handguns but lefty with long guns and very accustomed to loading long guns and semiautomatics with my left hand.

 

[Hawg Rider]

Why limit yourself to speed strips that holds or 6 rounds.
There are examples that hold 8 or 10.
Just because your gun only holds 6 rounds doesn't mean you have to carry 6 round strips and nothing more.

+1! I've used speed strips (mostly Tuff, but some others too!) for years, particularly when I pocket carry a J-frame revolver. They are flat and easy to conceal in the offhand pocket. I don't ever expect or intend to be in an extended gunfight, so I don't carry more than 2 strips for a J-frame. I recently had a senior moment and was going to order some speed strips for my new 7-shot Model 686-6+. Then the light came on...I already had 8-shot speed strips for my PC Model 627-5 so why did I need to order 7-shot strips??? Nothing wrong with an extra round on each strip, or I could leave one hole empty for a better grip. As Homer Simpson would say...Dohhh! 8-round strips fit perfectly in my side pocket so that's what I'm going to carry for all of my .357/.38 Spl. revolvers. I do have plenty of speed loaders, but I don't wear a sport coat like Dirty Harry ("you always carry 3, Harry"), so they're difficult to conceal. Just my 2 cents.

 

[biku324]

I bet that I could find everything that they would need in five minutes on the interwebs. And if I couldn't, 10 minutes with a caliper on a cylinder and a round of ammo.

That means my guess is worth doodly-squat.

 

[Brian Parrish]

(snip)... So, lets review Mr. C's assertion. I'll posit that it carries a faulty assumptions. First, that his videos reviews capture all the defensive gun usages that have occurred. That's just ridiculous even though video is more common now than two decades ago, it is not in many locations and it certainly was not in the past. Nor is it always shared. To be correct his statement should be if YOU ever do that on video, you "will be the first armed citizen ever to have done so that I've seen."

Second, that a reload 'under fire' is the only time a reload will be needed. After the immediate threat has been stopped, but before help arrives, making a reload could be very prudent. This is true whether you're in an urban area - where help is going to be relatively quick, or in a rural area, or way out in the wilderness.


I'm not sure where the 'anatomicly significant hits' fits in. My understanding is that many defensive gun usages involve no shots fired. And another signifcant percentage involve 'psychological effect' - the attacker is stopped or flees when either fired at or hit in nearly any manner. I guess his point is that 5 shots should be enough, point taken. But that's not an arguement for whether having a reload available is prudent. Its akin to saying that situational awareness should ensure no shots are needed. That's true. But some still think it is prudent to be prepared to respond to deadly force.

Thank you for your response. I do appreciate your contribution here which you make from time to time.

--Video Reviews?
Including so many here on our wonderful forum, Correia like almost everybody else seems to forget the principle of survivorship bias in statistical analysis and the problems associated with anecdotal evidence. As far as he is concerned, this should have happened somewhere once. The quote you mentioned however does not come from his videos, but from the research of Chris Baker, LuckyGunner.com. Baker did not coin the phrase, "...the first ever to have done so..." but he does not say whom he is quoting. I believe, and please correct me, this has been conventional wisdom in the armed citizen training community, like ...forever.

He created a stir a few years ago when he took issue with Mas Ayoob who has maintained, consistently over the decades that he has been training and consulting, that the armed citizen must carry a reload. They traded YouTube rebuttals for a while until they saw each other at Shot Show and took a smiley picture together. Awwwwwww...we are all friends you know.

He eventually decided to clarify and modify his teaching. Nowadays, he says do it if you also have the other things that are more important taken care of first, e.g. a wound treatment kit.

 

[smoothshooter]

I'm fond of the Bianchi Speeds Strips when it's not practical to carry a speed loader. I load six rounds in the strip and it fits perfectly in the watch pocket of my Wranglers.

I can retrieve them quickly without having to look down. Works for me!

Does anyone make a holster like that that has a protective flap that extends up a couple of inches on the inboard side to keep the hammer from digging into the carrier's side?

 

[Erich]

Does anyone make a holster like that that has a protective flap that extends up a couple of inches on the inboard side to keep the hammer from digging into the carrier's side?

Yes, lots of makers do. Start nosing around and you'll find them and then figure out which of the many designs appeal most to your style of carry.

 

[smithman 10]

They do wear out

Recently handled the Bianchi strip that rode in the glove compartment of my car, where it was subject to great heat at times. Don't know how long it had been there.

I grabbed it and it just came apart. I've had a couple others fail after some time but just bought replacements - such a good idea I'll always have a few.

 

[WardenRoss]

Does anyone make a holster like that that has a protective flap that extends up a couple of inches on the inboard side to keep the hammer from digging into the carrier's side?

Bianchi makes a few...

Holster Finder

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[SGT ROCK 11B]

If you are carrying a revolver, are you going to do what amounts to a "mag dump"? A cylinder dump? Or are you going to fire once and assess? Are you going to double tap and then assess? Is there any way to know what you are going to do when you are in the fight of your life, for your life?

(Here is an anecdote, which does not prove anything but does illustrate my thinking
There were two officers pursuing a perp who wrecked his car and jumped out shooting. Happens a lot. Both cops jumped out and started shooting, emptying five 17 round magazines, between the two of them, at the man who emptied his pistol at them.
They were about a car length apart.
Nobody was hit.
He was arrested successfully and prosecuted successfully.
This is a total win in my book.

Please correct me.
Kind Regards!
BrianD

Brian has great points to think about.

I think people should get raining like at Thunder Ranch. They will have a Shooter Mindset and shoot better too. Cops should get the next level of Training too. With Training you will have confidence to shoot it out if you have to.

As a cop I had been on call where a armed security guard surrendered his .38 revolver to a bad guy with a .25 ACP. Another was a Liquor Store clerk who let the bad guy (who said he had a gun in his jacket pocket) behind the counter and bad guy emptied the cash register and took the .38 that was under the countertop.

Don't forget the Onion Field. The Onion Field - Wikipedia

 

[SGT ROCK 11B]

On Topic again. I do like Bianchi Speed Strips but I EDC a OWB holster and I have a single speedloader pouch.

But when I started we had Dump Pouches so I am okay with loose rounds too.

My tip for revolver carriers; don't forget to count your rounds. Also it will help to prevent Tunnel Vision.

 

[oink]

As I recently mentioned in another thread I use old surpluss 9mm clips for my speed strips. Not as quick as a speed loader but much more compact. They never go bad unless you let them rust. They do require a little breaking in (stretching) so they fit the .38 rims better. I was running low due to just loss and having given some away over the years but I think I've found more at Sarco they call "Universal 9mm Clip". About $1.60 each after shipping if you buy at least 10. I ordered 10 yesterday so I'll see. The rounds do shift on the clips a bit but it's not really a problem as they kind of recenter on the champer mouths with most bullets types.
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