Safariland Speed Loader 38 Special Revolver Review
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Speed Loader Review
I own three types of
speed loaders
loaders for my
357 Smith & Wesson revolver. I have a
HKS speed
loader, a
Safariland speed loader and a
Bianchi speed strip. Of the three, my least favorite is
the Safariland.
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The concept of this speed loader is great.
You simply push the loader into the cylinder of the revolver and
all of the rounds automatically release into their respective
chambers making the process of loading a revolver quick and
easy. When it works, it works great. However for me, I can only
get it to work about once every three times without difficulty.
Sometimes, when I push the loader into the cylinder the rounds
do not release. This happens far too often for my liking. I
would hate to think that this may happen when I really need to
reload quickly in a self defense scenario. It might be just me,
or the technique that I am using but I do much better and feel a
greater degree of reliability with other speed loaders.
Additionally, the process to load the speed loader is more cumbersome than the others. To load it you have to load it in the upright position, then turn it upside down, press it down while twisting a little knob to lock the rounds in. Another disadvantage of this type of speed loader is that it is made of hard smooth plastic which is bulky when placed inside pants pockets. It is not a "carry friendly" device.
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Recommendation: Not recommended
The Good: Great concept
The Bad: Doesn't work 100% of the time - Too bulky for pocket carry - difficult to load
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