Tuff Products QuickStrips Reloading Strips for Revolvers Size 8357 Orange

These "Tuff Quickstrip Orange 8 Round - Pack of 2" are the best way to carry spare rounds for an 8-shot revolver like my Smith & Wesson 327 "pugnose" revolver (or the 627, TRR8, etc.). Compared with the Bianchi speed strips I normally use, the polymer is noticeably stiffer and harder to load with rounds, but the Bianchi don't seem to come in an 8-round size and the functionality is ultimately the same regardless. When I loaded these up the first three or four times (in the .38/.357 size), it took a surprising amount of finger force to get the rounds to snap into place. After that, I think my understanding of the technique to load them improved AND the polymer became a little more pliable. So assume these have a brief "break in" period like a good leather holster, and practice loading and using them a few times to get the feel for how they work. I find it easiest to bend/flex each slot away from the round a little to stretch it open as I hook in the edge of the case rim and then "roll" the rest of the rim down to snap into place. Small quibbles about stiffness aside, the functionality is excellent. They hold rounds together securely (you can shake them hard without rounds separating from the strip) and yet release the rounds readily when loading the revolver (provided you use proper technique, loading the rounds two-by-two and peeling the strip up and away while pressing against the backs of the rims with your index finger to separate them from the strip--hard to describe but easy to do).The spacing between rounds seems slightly tighter than the spacing between chambers in the cylinder of my 327. So, in practice, if I try to load the rounds too deeply into the cylinder before peeling them free of the strip, I feel some "drag" or binding where the two rounds pinch together against the intervening cylinder wall. The cylinder on the 327 is titanium, so some of this may be more noticeable due to the natural, very slightly gritty texture of the titanium. Even so, it's not a big deal. I find that the better method is to just get the rounds started about 1/4" to 1/2" into the chamber (just past the bullet heads or a little further) before peeling them free of the strip, as they then drop down freely before the pinch point occurs. This is different than some of my 6-round speedstrips, where the spacing is such that I can load the entire round all the way into the chamber before peeling away the strip, but again, this difference makes no real impact on functionality. Just something I thought I'd point out. On other revolver models, the spacing may be slightly different on the cylinder, so your results may vary.When loaded up, these strips lay flat and stow easily in a pocket. That's what makes me far prefer them to speed loaders or moon clips for carrying spare rounds. Also, the spine of the strips naturally arches so that the tips of the bullets spread apart slightly. This is ideal because it makes it easy to guide the bullets (two by two) down into the cylinder when reloading, and requires no effort from the user to try to fan them apart for that purpose. (If it were to arch the opposite way, pinching the bullet tips together, it would cause hang ups when trying to feed them into the cylinder.) Again, I much prefer this to moon clips because I find that 8-round moonclips require a very attentive and intentional grip with your fingers to align the rounds properly to go into a cylinder quickly. Under stress, that's much harder to do and can lead to hang ups that make reloading much slower than the straightforward, two-by-two, feed-and-peel loading method with these strips. So in my opinion, these are also a better option for someone who isn't willing to spend considerable amounts of practice to train themselves in the proper handling of moonclips for fast reloading. (Speed loaders can have similar issues, though to a lesser extent since well-designed ones hold the rounds fairly straight compared to more flexible moonclips.)All in all, I like these very well. Highly recommended for anyone wanting a secure, reliable, compact method to carry spare rounds for an 8-shot revolver.

This is good to keep ammo in your pocket or from rolling around in a glove box, but I doubt it will be fast enough in a gun battle.

I got orange so I can differentiate between 38 and 357 reloads. They are stiff, but they work. Quick tip: fold it towards itself to stretch the loading hole, slide your round in, and release the tension. Easy peasy.Loading into the revolver cylinder is no different than any other speed strip, and is still slower than moon clips by a mile, but faster than hand loading. Get snap caps and practice!I’d buy these again if I needed replacements.

Really struggled putting shells in these. Right fit

I like these strips, but they're a bit stiff -- getting the rounds secured in their grooves takes a bit of muscle. Might be difficult for older folks, particularly if they have arthritis.

Stout material but it’s easy enough to slide the rim in from the side. Took a couple of tries for me to figure it out. Read the directions about how to hold the strip.

I have some speed loaders for my 8 round Ruger Redhawk, but they are bulky... I thought I would give these a try.. Fits right into my shirt pocket. It is slower than the speed loader.... but does the job.

I carry these in my pocket all the time to top off my J frame snub or 357. I like the 8grounds version and load it 2x2x2 leaving a space between every 2. This makes it easy to load in the dark. Great product.