At first glance this looks ridiculous. But actually a magazine is a brilliant way to carry extra ammo for a revolver. Rig an ammo belt with several mags and with practice it would be easy to strip rounds one-handed to reload.
It’s actually a horrible way.
They make these things called speed loaders.
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Most any ammo that will fit in a semi auto magazine has a rebated (non protruding) rim and has to be loaded like this before you can use it in a revolver. See the problem?
At first glance this looks ridiculous. But actually a magazine is a brilliant way to carry extra ammo for a revolver. Rig an ammo belt with several mags and with practice it would be easy to strip rounds one-handed to reload.
There's an app for that.
BTW, I don't know of many mags for .38 special, .357, .44, etc.
There are revolvers that shoot 9mm, .40, .45, etc., but they require moon clips for extraction, and in some cases to keep position in the cylinder. So would you be popping single rounds off the mag with one hand, inserting them into the moon clips with your other two hands, while holding your revolver with the fourth hand? Not going to work unless you plan to take 5 and squat on the ground and get busy.
People who carry revolvers that require moon clips generally carry their reloads preloaded in other moon clips. It takes a bit of time and precision. Not something you want to be doing in a stressful or time critical situation.
It’s actually a horrible way.
They make these things called speed loaders.
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Most are rimless. Where the rim is the same diameter as the case just ahead of the groove.
Rebated rims, the rim area is actually smaller than the case in front of the groove.
Actually they are quite a bit easier and quicker than a speed loader for rimmed handgun ammo. Open the cylinder dump the empties and "throw" the moon clip at the cylinder and the rounds pretty much auto index and go right in.
I had a S&W 929 for a while, and after being shown by a friend, who uses one in IDPA matches, how to "throw" the moon clips to reload, it became infinitely easier.
When I said it was time consuming, I was talking about pulling loose, rimless rounds from a magazine and loading them into moon clips to put into the revolver.
I was pointing out the silliness of using a mag to carry rounds for a revolver.
Moon clips for rimless, or strips or speedloaders for rimmed cartridges would be the way to go. Not a loaded mag.
Added some words to my original post.