Couch-Commando Posted October 26, 2023 Share Posted October 26, 2023 I had the crazy idea of trying to bastardize an L frame Safariland Comp III to work with 44 magnum. I bought one, took it apart and figured out how it worked. I then took an HKS speed loader, ripped the guts out, and cut it in half. I then cut the bottom (i.e. the part that holds the ammo) off the comp 3, carefully lined everything up bolted together, and carefully drilled holes through the Safariland back plate into the HKS speed loader body, and ran a few screws in to mock it up. It works! Now I need to get some good plastic glue and install three more screws, but I suspect this will be fairly durable when complete so long as no one steps on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mandiesel Posted October 26, 2023 Share Posted October 26, 2023 Impressive! Love the ingenuity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJH Posted October 26, 2023 Share Posted October 26, 2023 Nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pskys2 Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 Bring it out on Dec 9 at the mill creek uspsa match! Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
varminter22 Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 (edited) Way cool. I've often lamented the fact that Safariland doesn't make the Comp III for the .44. I have a Lew Horton M24-3 that is a superb shooter but I don't get along with the Comp II speedloaders worth a damn. I hear someone is making SL Variant speedloaders again but I've kinda lost interest. So I think I'll sell the M24 and stick with my M627 and M625. Edited October 27, 2023 by varminter22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
practical_man Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 Great problem solving! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BHBret Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 I'm very intrigued! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Schwab Posted October 28, 2023 Share Posted October 28, 2023 This is cool as hell. Very intriguing. Guess I'm lazy because I just bought SL Variants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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