Revolver training

**oafpatroll** · 12-05-2025, 15:10

Originally Posted by Grant9

Top IPSC revolver shooters disagree it seems. Faster to keep the revolver in your shooting hand than juggling it around.

I was unable to get a speed loader to play nicely with my left (i.e. weak) hand. i find the manipulation and securing of of the frame/cylinder to be well within it's capabilities though.

**Grant9** · 12-05-2025, 15:16

Have you tried the safaland comp 3 speedloader though ? Most IPSC revolver guys who are serous run moonclips though.

**MSW2** · 12-05-2025, 15:16

Originally Posted by Grant9

Top IPSC revolver shooters disagree it seems. Faster to keep the revolver in your shooting hand than juggling it around.

Perhaps a skill level that few can attain? Or something done now but will change again like many other techniques? Or?

For me it is easier to do the cylinder in my left hand move with my right (more clever/natural) hand reaching over to drop/push the rounds in. For someone keeping in the right hand might be easier or more natural.

**ZaneC** · 12-05-2025, 15:29

Originally Posted by Grant9

Top IPSC revolver shooters disagree it seems. Faster to keep the revolver in your shooting hand than juggling it around.

Dropping in a moon lip with your weak hand isn't the same as hand loading

**oafpatroll** · 12-05-2025, 15:31

Originally Posted by ZaneC

Dropping in a moon lip with your weak hand isn't the same as hand loading

Ain't that the truth. A lot easier than using a speed loader too.

**Grant9** · 12-05-2025, 16:44

Originally Posted by ZaneC

Dropping in a moon lip with your weak hand isn't the same as hand loading

So what do you mean by hand loading, we taking 1930s one round at a time loading ?

**MSW2** · 12-05-2025, 17:27

Originally Posted by Grant9

So what do you mean by hand loading, we taking 1930s one round at a time loading ?

Yes, some of us older people still do it :)

**Grant9** · 12-05-2025, 17:38

Originally Posted by MSW2

Yes, some of us older people still do it :)

Makes sense to swop the revolver into the other hand then.... and the HKS speed loaders, but for everything else id argue keep the shooting hand on the gun.

**oafpatroll** · 12-05-2025, 18:09

Originally Posted by Grant9

Makes sense to swop the revolver into the other hand then.... and the HKS speed loaders, but for everything else id argue keep the shooting hand on the gun.

Yes but only if you have the dexterity in your weak hand to do it faster than with your strong. I'll wager that the vast majority of people don't.