How to Reload a Revolver

[53ClicksUpParticipant 1345]

A great video courtesy of “Lucky Gunner”. A small family business that has good deals on ammo and they ship directly to your house. No going to Fedex or UPS to pick it up.

How to Reload a Revolver

[PistolPeteParticipant 27143]

As a wheel-gun guy myself I would like to endorse this video. Colts in particular run into reloading issues. Older Pythons are SOOOOO well machined that when you fire and the casing expands you literally have to pound on the ejection rod! I traded mine for a Smith & Wesson Modl. 27.

Speed loaders are also good! The author of the article is correct. The FBI abandoned the issue weapon which was a S&W 66 for exactly this reason—too slow to reload.

[nonameParticipant 746]

Sorry, had to.

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. - Aristotle
Warrior asked Fear, “How can I defeat you?” Fear replied, “If you don’t do what I say, I have no power.”

[53ClicksUpParticipant 1345]

How’s that for an ringing endorsement…. from no less than Pistol Pete himself!!!

I switch back and forth on carry guns all the time depending on external factors. Colder weather when I have on a winter coat the .357 magnum S&W Model 586. Riding the motorcycle in summer with just a leather vest on, I switch to the .32 Auto Manurhin/ Walther PPK.

If I’m going into an area with a higher probability of an encounter with the criminal element…. I’m definitely going to be carrying a larger caliber .357 or good old 1911 Colt regardless of weather and dress code.

I am well aware that there are all kinds of new age space guns out there…. but I’m old school and stick with those handguns I know best and have been shooting for the past few decades.

[PistolPeteParticipant 27143]

53clicksup you are a brave man. I have a PPKs and that is the most finicky gun with regard to ammo and jamming I have ever owned. Another good .32 is made by CZ.

[Anonymous 7]

Pfff, wheel gun..
Use a nuke.
Ooops wrong thread.

Sorry gents I couldn’t resist. ;o)

Good stuff.
I adore my replica Colt Peacemaker.

There is something about the .45 Long Colt that says make my day pussy.

[53ClicksUpParticipant 1345]

Pete,
I’ve never experienced any problems with my French Manurhin (By the way I misspoke in my second post……it’s a PP not a PPK. James Bond envy I guess).

I have two different magazines, one straight plate bottom and another with the curved phenolic pinky rest. They both feed fine even when alternating hollow points with ball ammo. The accuracy is phenomenal and the recoil barely noticeable even when rapid firing.

The PP makes my .380 Colt Mustang appear as if it was a slow cycling auto loading derringer. The Colt’s accuracy sucks and the small grip makes it hard to hold onto. I guess due to the plastic guide rod, the Colt cycles noticeably slower that most semi autos I shoot.

I read somewhere to never drop a round in the Walther’s chamber and let the slide slam home to load an extra round. Apparently this damages the ejector. I always feed the first round into the chamber from the magazine. Remove the mag and top it off with the extra round for a total of 9 shots and then positively insert the full mag into the well.

I learned from experience that with a full mag the top round will occasionally tend to lay flat in the mag. You have to lift it up sometimes to get it to rest at the correct angle. But it seems to make no difference feeding either way.

I usually don’t put 8 rounds in the mag. My conscience tells me it is going to damage the magazine spring if I leave it that way for any extended length of time.

Not trying to lecture, as I’m sure you have a lot more range time than I do….. Just trying to pass on my experiences with this particular gun I own.

I know the .32 auto is not going to stop crack smoking fiends with one shot, but I just love the PP’s light weight, slim profile, accuracy and aesthetics.

I hope that one day you and I can hook up and get some trigger time together and swap some lies.
Respectfully

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