S&W Bodyguard speedloader

when I carried a revolver as a issued service gun the speedloaders were safariland comp seriers. I don't know of any large police agency that issued revolvers as a primary and used a different type of speedloader.

ive tried the HK brand, they will do if you cant afford better, but im sold on safariland comp series.
 
I do have a Bodyguard, and the HKS speedloader in the 36a variant. Bottomline, they work, however all the observations noted above still apply.

Reading the thread, sounds like there are better choices for me to check out.
 
Speedloader

I have HKS and Safariland. Both have proponents and if you get used to HKS, I am sure they work just fine. For me, however, Safariland is tighter, more secure in your pocket, and calls for fewer fine motor skills which may be very low to nonexistent at the time you will be using it (i.e.,under great stress).
 
My 2 bits.....

For my $ & peace of mind, Id buy her(or get if it were any other revolver owner), a 5 round Tuff Products Quik Strip or for a 6 shot revolver, the popular 6 round Speed Strip.
I like the safety orange Quik Strip design. She could pop 2 of those strips into a Altoids tin & be ready to go.

Speedloaders require training & can take some practice. Rounds can also pop out :eek: or the speedloader can fumble.
Author, match shooter/trainer and legal use of force expert: Massad Ayoob showed a few of these reloading problems in a online training video.

You need to understand with a snub or J frame type wheel gun, the cases are going to be hot. Expanded cases may also stick or be caught in the revolver cylinder :eek: .
A high stress lethal force event or a gun fight isn't the time to play around with a J frame.
I'm left handed & bought a few Safariland Comp II type 6 round speedloaders for my Ruger GPNY. They are fast & work like described but they also slid out by mistake. :rolleyes:
I got a few Bianchi Speed Strips & had no problems. 18 rounds of .38spl served me well. ;)

Clyde
 
Well, with 3 different Safariland types, I held off on that order and got the HKS and 5star coming. Hope the 5star isn't a waist of $ but guess you can't be sure unless you try.
Arizona Fusilier, thank you for your response. Good to know the HKS should at least work.
I also ordered the quick strips. I'll let my wife fiddle with them and see what she decided she likes. My guess is she will like these but we'll see as she tries them out.
May still want to try one of the Safariland models but not sure which one y'all are talking about in each case. The idea of easier to load under stress is big on my reason to try one. which Safariland is that?
 
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There are three models of Safariland Comp, but as far as I know only one is available for J frames, the Comp I.

You left out the best one by wide margin! :eek:
 
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