Gun Digest Book of the Revolver by Grant Cunningham

Author:Grant Cunningham
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
ISBN: 9781440218163
Publisher: F+W Media
Published: 2011-12-26T22:00:00+00:00

SL Variant speedloader, on left, uses individual springs to drive rounds into chambers; Safariland Comp III uses single, massive spring.

The individual springs that propel each round into its chamber make the Variant operate very similarly to the Safariland Comp III model. However, I’ve found the Variants to be slightly more effective in propelling rounds, as the individual springs ensure that the rounds fully clear the speedloader body. Their individual springs and retainers also make them the very easiest speedloader to load. Just push the rounds into the speedloader’s holes and they snap in. (I’ll admit that they are actually fun to play with; if you like popping bubble wrap, you’ll love loading Variants. They’re almost addictive!)

Because the rounds in the Variants are loaded and retained individually, loading errors are reduced compared to the Safarilands. (See the section below about loading the Comp series speedloaders for the whole story.)

Nothing’s perfect, of course, and the Variants do have some downsides. First, of course, is price: German engineering never seems to come cheap, and there are importation costs as well. I’ve found that they do wear out, as the retaining catches that hold the rounds are made of plastic. These eventually wear to the point that they won’t reliably retain the rounds, and the incidence of drop-releases increase. It does take some time and quite a few actuations to get to that point, however; I used a couple for competition and wore them out in a few years. Those that I carry, which see only sporadic use, are nearing a decade old without problems.

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