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I just picked up a S&W model 637 .38+p today and I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions on speed loaders so I can carry a reload or two when I conceal carry..........any help is greatly appreciated. Looking for something fairly inexpensive but effective
 
Check out the Safariland and the HKS speedloaders - both are quite popular, both inexpensive. I use a couple of Comp Is with my 642.
 
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The HKS can be a little difficult to use in snubs. Scroll down to the Safariland Comp II loaders they should be a little quicker

The Bianchi Speed Strips might be easier to carry where a bulky cylinder may be out of place

Maxfire is another option
 
The HKS can be a little difficult to use in snubs
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does anyone use the HKS speed loaders with their S&W 637 and experience any problems? The Bianchi speed strips seem interesting, but if i can get a speed loader for about the same price I think I would rather have that.........
 
I have a couple of HKS speedloaders for my Tarus 85s.
They have to go in at a slight angle to clear the grip and then you have to kinda shake them out and into the cylinder

Maybe with practice I could get a little faster but i don't carry those guns much any more

I'm going to try the Safariland and Bianchi strips when I get around to it
 
With a speed strip you normally are putting two fresh rounds in the cylinder and kind of rolling the speedstrip up off the back of the rounds. Some people say you are "tearing" it off.

I have taken some automotive hose and sliced it open on one side so I had a C shaped thing. If you pick the right size it will hold your ammo pretty tightly and work as a poor mans speedloader.

I can do two rounds at a time on my 6 shot 357 mag revolver. The 5 shot may be a bit more difficult.

I personally prefer hks speedloaders and I have found part of this is because hks offers speedloaders that others do not. So if I am going to use speedloaders on more than one revolver I prefer to use the same style speed loader.

I do have several comp II speedloaders and they are nice, but I got mine used and they don't handle rough handling as well as the hks speedloaders do.

If you have changed grips on your revolver and even if you have factory grips you often have to figure out what fits and what does not for speedloaders.
 
I have HKS for my S&W 19, and they work fine. Just takes a bit of getting used to. May try the Safariland in the near future.

Got ONE HKS for my Taurus 850: pain in the neck to get the thing in place! So I snagged a pack of Speedstrips. A bit slower, but not by THAT much (again, with practice).
 
I have the Safarilands for my 637, and they work quite well, but I'm kind of leaning towards the Bianchi speed strips now. The speedloaders are a bit quicker, though not by a lot. Speed strips are just so nice and flat, so they don't show a bulge in your clothing (leave that one alone, O.K.?).

Chuck
 
>Speed strips are just so nice and flat, so they don't show a bulge in your clothing (leave that one alone, O.K.?)<

Believe me, Chuck... nobody here had any intention of touching that one! :neener:
 
Well if you just want to play around with it or are useing them for target practice, I would reccomend these http://www.sportsmansguide.com/cb/cb.asp?a=194625

If you are carring conceled, I would reccomend that you use the smallest one in the pic,
http://www.sportsmansguide.com/cb/cb.asp?a=193935

And two carry 2 at once, I reccomend a nylon speedloader case the second one,
http://www.sportsmansguide.com/cb/cb.asp?a=49923

And if you need to be really fast, use these, http://www.midwayusa.com/rewriteaproduct/243389

I have about 4 of the ones on the top for my .38 Special. I hope this helped you.
 
I have two HKS 36 for my 5 shot Taurus. They work well with practice. Due to the grips, the case only goes into the cylinder about half way, but it's enough. Think they cost me about $7 each.

Whatever you get, remeber that one famous word: PRACTICE!
 
First, unless you really engage in some serious practice, the whole idea of speed loaders and speed strips becomes kind of oxymoronic. So, if you want to be able to reload with some alacrity - be sure and practice.

HKS are reliable and bulky. Speed strips are slower and easier to pack because of their thin construction. Buy some of each and see what suits you best.
 
Hey- if you really want a speedloader to be a SPEEDloader, have your charge holes chamfered slightly. It makes shaky-handed, SHTF reloads way faster and easier.

Chuck
 
Yeah...

Yeah... I've had my HKS speedloaders jam on my .38 Special because of the grips so, I am going to get some Pachmayrs for it and see if they'll do any better. I hope you liked my reccomendations.
 
Relieving the grips at the point where they bind the loader works for me. Have had my mod 49 like this for years. Some of the emblem will have to go, but so what? Dremmel tool works well for this.
 
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