kaiserb

I used to use the little squishy foam plugs. However I recently bought a pair of the custom molded ones by Ear Inc. (Available at the gun shows). The guy there injected a silicone into my ears and made custom plugs. They are quite comfy, and quiet. They were worth the $45.

Thanks for the pointers. I have been using Intel6's method 1. I was not real sure on how to do method 2 before, but with the detailed description it sounds easy. As for grips I have noticed what spook refered to about the grip being hard to adjust after a reload. One of my next investments is a set of Miculek grips. I have heard that the slickness allows for minor adjustments. I have not had any problems with ejection the 625 has an ejection rod long enough to fully extract the case about 1/8" beyond the back of the cylinder. So one push on the ejection rod, and a quick release makes the moon clip and shells drop out at most angles, even with the gun slightly forward. I recently tried some factory hard ball ammo. I found as soon as you open the cylinder and eject, the reload moon clip jumps in. This is especially true since I put a very slight camfer on the cylinders with a hand cutter. I am off to make some dummy rounds and practice...

I have just started out in USPSA. I decided to start with the revolver division. I was wondering if anyone has any tips for speed loading, and developing a good loading technique. Brief History: I shot my first match with a S&W 686-6 using HKS speed loaders. I did ok but twice I reached for a speedloader only to find it had dropped it's bullets in the case, causing me to loose time by dropping it and reaching for the next one. Additionally the gun is a 7 shot - which I found just starts arguments with the ROs about the no load limit / shoot 6 rule. I have since purchased a S&W 625-8 in 45 ACP (6 shot) and now have the advantage of moon clips. I have modified the 625's trigger and springs, polished the insides and trigger front. It has an ok trigger pull that is smooth. I chamfered the cylinders with a 45 deg cutter and polished and cleaned up the back of the cylinders. The gun is ready to go, and I am trying to develop a good technique to load quickly. Any Ideas Thanks

Another option, and one that I used. Rather than file the front sight narrower, I bought a rear sight that has a wider gap. When I focus on the front sight I can see a decent gap to center up with however when I focus out on the target and let the sights blur I get a solid black when I am lined up perfect. It took me a while to find the right combo, I really think the gap size is a personal decision, based on your grip, the gun etc.