Breaking Down the Speed Strip Reload

In my previous speed strip post I talked about different techniques used to reload with a speed strip, and the concept of partial loads. Unlock its semi auto cousin, it is possible to only load one or two rounds on a revolver, as opposed to stuff a whole magazine in the gun. This post will …

Wheel Gun Wednesday

How to clean a S&W revolver. I found out this was important a couple weeks ago 🙂 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NAZOr33nUo

Running the Strip

In the concealed carry revolver world, speed strips are probably more commonly carried than an actual speedloader. Speedloaders are bulky, being the same diameter as the widest part of the revolver, the cylinder. The fix to this problem has always been the speed strip. Speed strips, just being a piece of rubber that holds the …

Anatomy of a Reload

Taking a break from the revolver on this one and breaking down the reload on the semi-auto this time. There are is a key concept built into my reload technique, that having index points to consistently place the firearm in space is important. My technique is pretty much built around that idea. I owe a …

Training Update

I used up all of my .38 special ammo allowance over the past couple weeks. I am teaching a class towards the end of the March, and taking a class the first week of April, so what I have left is already allocated. That means more dry fire for me. I have refocused on reloads, …