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Revolver speed loader
- Thread starter Mike8623
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Find a design you like and scale it to fit your needs. I would think the machining ops would be relatively straight forward.
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There are different mechanisms, depends on the type. The old safariland speed loaders were simple and used six ball detents on a shaft that rotated 1/12 of a turn to lock the balls. Nobody uses those anymore with the longer push-release types that are all plastic and very fast to handle, though. I agree with @seasicksteve, pick a design and scale it to your cylinder. Should be a fun project!
5x-500
I'd really like the 5x-500 but I want to look inside it without having to buy it or get a look at another one ( the insides) and make a bigger one. I agree it should'nt be too hard to make one.... but i want to be able to see the inside to see exactly how it works without buying one
I'd really like the 5x-500 but I want to look inside it without having to buy it or get a look at another one ( the insides) and make a bigger one. I agree it should'nt be too hard to make one.... but i want to be able to see the inside to see exactly how it works without buying one
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Making a speed loader for a 500 magnum would be challenging to say the least. I look forward to your progress.
The first time I used a speed loader was during one of the many competitions I got involved in at my club.
They were quite clunky at first but I soon got comfortable with them.
The older I get the more I like revolvers and 1911's. The plastic guns just don't get me all warm and fuzzy. I do have a CZ Rami in 40 Cal. All steel pistol, no plastic.
I sure do miss my model 19, K frame, S&W 38 Special. It was my favorite revolver. My dad had a Ruger Black Hawk in 45 Colt. That was sweet too.
Great shooters.
The first time I used a speed loader was during one of the many competitions I got involved in at my club.
They were quite clunky at first but I soon got comfortable with them.
The older I get the more I like revolvers and 1911's. The plastic guns just don't get me all warm and fuzzy. I do have a CZ Rami in 40 Cal. All steel pistol, no plastic.
I sure do miss my model 19, K frame, S&W 38 Special. It was my favorite revolver. My dad had a Ruger Black Hawk in 45 Colt. That was sweet too.
Great shooters.
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The class rules for revolver in IDPA suck, they created a niche for 6-round .38 cals with 2" bbls, and that's IT. USPSA is better, but revolver is still a niche and very competitive. The GP100 dominates with moon clips and .40S&W or 10mm major, but the S&W 9mm 8-shot revolver is the one to beat in minor, which is eclipsing major in the nats and worlds lately. I never got a match rig for revolver set up because it was too specialized.
Revolvers are safer, simpler, and more reliable than pistols. They have the "look" they need for defense, no doubt. I am plenty fine with only 6 rounds, unlike most folks I know. I seem to be one of the only people to heed Boston T. Party's line, "A rifle is what you bring to a gunfight. A pistol is what you use if you're caught in one while you're getting to your rifle."
In other words, I'm not planning to stay in a gunfight long enough to need two 19-round mags!
Revolvers are safer, simpler, and more reliable than pistols. They have the "look" they need for defense, no doubt. I am plenty fine with only 6 rounds, unlike most folks I know. I seem to be one of the only people to heed Boston T. Party's line, "A rifle is what you bring to a gunfight. A pistol is what you use if you're caught in one while you're getting to your rifle."
In other words, I'm not planning to stay in a gunfight long enough to need two 19-round mags!