Here's hoping @EddieCoyle chimes in!
Loved his stout .44 mag reloads at NES Green Shoots back in the day.
... or was that .500... possibly both. I seem to remember shooting at least one round of his .500 mag reloads.
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Revolver unloading using "one sharp slap" massad technique. Yeah.....dont do that..
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Here's hoping @EddieCoyle chimes in!
Loved his stout .44 mag reloads at NES Green Shoots back in the day.
... or was that .500... possibly both. I seem to remember shooting at least one round of his .500 mag reloads.
That was the Newhall Incident. And the troopers didn’t actually pocket the brass. That was a false narrative that ended up influencing training for a long time.
Setting the record straight on the Newhall Incident
For more than forty years it has been wrongly alleged that Officer James Pence placed spent casings into his jacket pocket during the gunfight
www.police1.com
If you are carrying a revolver and are not using speedloaders (or at the very least speedstrips), then I truly don’t understand you at all.
As for the whole “don’t look at the gun during reloading”, get a shot timer. Time yourself reloading while watching the gun and while you are not watching the gun. I predict that your reloads are glacially slow.
I strongly suggest that if you are going to carry a revolver that you start competing in IDPA with your revolver. You will learn a great deal about your shortcomings while under the stress of competition.
Ricky_Bobby
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I backup carry an S&W 442. No, I don’t use speed loaders or speed strips.That was the Newhall Incident. And the troopers didn’t actually pocket the brass. That was a false narrative that ended up influencing training for a long time.
Setting the record straight on the Newhall Incident
For more than forty years it has been wrongly alleged that Officer James Pence placed spent casings into his jacket pocket during the gunfight
If you are carrying a revolver and are not using speedloaders (or at the very least speedstrips), then I truly don’t understand you at all.
You should. Time your reloads with loose rounds. Then spend some time practicing with speedloaders. You will learn just how horrible it is to reload with loose rounds.I backup carry an S&W 442. No, I don’t use speed loaders or speed strips.
Of course if it is a backup gun, then it is less of an issue.
chris_1001
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If it’s a back up gun, that’s way different.I backup carry an S&W 442. No, I don’t use speed loaders or speed strips.
Ricky_Bobby
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The first 10 should get the job done and if not there’s another 10 behind that. Then there’s the revolver. If that fails then I’m screwed cuz I don’t think pistol whipping someone with an air weight will do much good.
With speedstrips at least you don’t have to fish single rounds out of your pocket and turn them the right way around. I still think speedstrips suck horribly but they suck less than loose rounds.
Try reloading with a push to release speed loader like a Safarliand Comp II or Comp III. Really, you need to try this to understand what you are missing.
Or simply start carrying a small semi-auto instead
chris_1001
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That’s when the knife comes out!
I carried an air weight Ti
Might as well pistol whip them with a squirt gun.
chris_1001
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New York reload.I backup carry an S&W 442. No, I don’t use speed loaders or speed strips.
On the rare occasions when I carry a revolver, I don't bother even to carry a reload. If I wanted to be prepared for that scenario, I took the wrong gun. Anyway, here's Mas's video:
Were you shooting 44 Specials in it first?
Mas is not infallible. He's an incredible marketer and speaker, though. He has an entire nation of gun carriers pant shitting over things that are smart to talk about while simultaneously omitting the "but this is improbable" part.
No.
240 grain cast swc over 9 grains titegroup. I know tg is a fast powder but I worked it up from 6 grains checking for pressure signs. Lyman states max is 10. Been using that load for quite awhile and never had extraction issues. The gun was a bit dirty though......had shot 2 pin shoots with it before last night.
It may just need a cleaning.
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I love mine.. not a target gun… even though it’s got a laserbeam I plan to deploy it through my pocket at point blank range.. while they’re focused on my sidearm… i’m not going to disclose more of my plan than that.
They just won’t be any words exchange in my version of it.
View: https://youtu.be/83PwGlVMolE?si=S64BGhNW41yRkPtH
You really don’t get much extra ballistics out of .357 in such short barrels. And in exchange you get a lot more muzzle blast, flash, and recoil. And just to add insult in injury, the lightweight J-frame 357s made out of unobtanium cost a lot more than .38 Spcl 642. So you can spend $1,100 on a 340 pd in .357 or $540 for a 642.Maybe, or maybe we suck trying to shoot them? I know I suck with snubbies. That said, the LCR 357 is IMHO the best pocket revolver for self defense- if you load it with +P 38's.![[laugh]](/xen/styles/default/xenforo/smilies.vb/012.gif "Laugh [laugh]")
Snubbies are really hard to shoot accurately, so you really need to practice a lot with them. But the lightweight ones hurt to shoot, making it less likely we will shoot them a lot.
Love Machine
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What's your technique?
The LCR has a comfortable shock absorbing grip and the polymer fire control housing helps to absorb recoil as well. The 357 version has a little more heft as well. They are not at all bad to shoot. That said, I still prefer a heavier snub nose. That way after I empty the cylinder and miss every shot, I can throw it at the bad guy and do a little damage.You really don’t get much extra ballistics out of .357 in such short barrels. And in exchange you get a lot more muzzle blast, flash, and recoil. And just to add insult in injury, the lightweight J-frame 357s made out of unobtanium cost a lot more than .38 Spcl 642. So you can spend $1,100 on a 340 pd in .357 or $540 for a 642.
Snubbies are really hard to shoot accurately, so you really need to practice a lot with them. But the lightweight ones hurt to shoot, making it less likely we will shoot them a lot.
