1988 Indiana State Police video training with a speedloader

[BJones]

Great Video, Thanks for sharing it!!

 

[dtkw]

Interesting, I used to live in Newhall when I was in school. I graduated in 82.

 

[indiucky]

Updated technique....

[video=youtube;oXUwI_d8JlA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXUwI_d8JlA[/video]

 

[bwframe]

Are any police departments carrying revolvers these days?

 

[223 Gunner]

Both videos were fun to watch, and I learned something too.
Thanks for posting them up Gentlemen.

 

[Lwright]

Very cool video and very informative. I love to see things and techniques from the past, especially when they are still relevant. Thanks for posting.

 

[Fordtough25]

I wasn't familiar with the Newhall incident so I looked it up. I was only a toddler when that happened back in 1970.

Here is a link if anyone else is interested. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newhall_incident

This reminded me of new hall as well, John hearne did a podcast with ballistic radio on the massacre and it's very detailed/eye opening.

 

[Thor]

Neat videos...I'm going to have to go practice now with my N Frame and moon clips...

 

[HEADKNOCKER]

Cool old video, well not that old for some of us, Thanks for posting both..
I know now days most guys wonder about us old guys & those odd looking old wheel guns..

 

[Luka93A]

The boot trick was neat, even the technique with the belt. I guess not all training videos were as boring as I remember.

 

[Spear Dane]

Meet the Master. Doesn't get any better.

[video=youtube;0FbUMqoyjDw]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FbUMqoyjDw[/video]

 

[TLHelmer]

I don't even know if he is as "low" as a master. He approaches some sort of superior being with his reloading skills!

 

[Spear Dane]

I think the word you are looking for is demigod. Or minor deity.

 

[Magnum314]

Pretty cool. I remember those days before moving to a semi.

 

[Ark]

I still don't quite understand how sending officers out into the field with .38s and speedloaders was ever a thing. 1911s, Hi-Powers, and other double stack semiautos have been around for a century. In Europe, police were well accustomed to even low-capacity semiautos. In 1988, an ISP officer would have been at a gross disadvantage when you look at what civilians had common access to. Did it really just boil down to institutional inertia?

Those speedloader pouches are slick, though. You'll never be quite as fast as if you applied that practice to a semiauto, but it still looks like you can get them out quick. Neat video.

 

[ru44mag]

Meet the Master. Doesn't get any better.

[video=youtube;0FbUMqoyjDw]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FbUMqoyjDw[/video]

I was hoping someone would put one of his videos up. I just counted 5 loaded speed loaders and one empty on the top of my safe. Plus 2 loaded zip strips. Does that mean I'm old?

 

[Brad69]

Back in the day a auto pistol was considered training intensive for Policemen.
The theory in the old times is you didn’t want a peace officer with a light trigger a double action revolver kept nervous officers from scattering a innocent persons brains on the sidewalk.
In 1988 a colt diamond back or Smith 19 were state of the art smith autos were just getting a foothold. 1911’s were not as common as you would think and most police departments would never approve a single action pistol.
We have some old LEO’s that may correct me ?