Wheel Gun Wednesday

I have a fascination with speedloaders. I guess the same "mechanicalness" that draws me to the revolver also draws me to the speedloader. I have a few Dade loaders, as well as a few of the Safariland Comp series which are my go to loaders, one HKS loader, and of course speed strips. Over at …

Tuesday Training Update

My blogging has been a bit inconsistent lately, hopefully I can get it back where it needs to be. A couple weeks ago I went to a pistol class in western PA. Two critics made by the instructors were speeding up my presentation of the handgun on draw, and keeping by chin up to improve …

Going FASTer with the Wheelgun

One of my goals this year is to run a sub 7 second FAST with the revolver. A sub 5 would be better, but it takes me nearly that long just to reload the gun. My fastest clean FAST so far has been 7.62 seconds, running a Comp II from the pocket. I am toying …

“The Really Real World” and Protective Pistol One

When most people think of training, they probably think about the guys working on the national circuit who charge upward of $400 for a class and require a minimum of 1,000 rounds for the two days. The guys who pay their bills providing training are certainly good instructors, or they won’t be paying their bills …

Twosies and Threesies, a Speedloader Comparison

One of the things I have learned lately is that Comp III's and Comp II's have some minor but significant differences. As it turns out, a Comp III is approximately 1/16th of an inch wider than a Comp II. This causes the edge of the Comp III to hang on the cylinder release latch. Also …