Bianchi
Agent Slim Speedloader Pouch
By Syd
Speedloaders are awkward things. They're cylindrical and don't fit comfortably
into the pocket of your blue jeans. They may bounce around in a jacket pocket
a little better, but they are still rattling around loose with the dust
bunnies and credit card receipts. Back in the days when police officers
carried mostly wheel guns, some duty belt speedloader carriers were developed
which were built from heavy leather and attached to the belt, standing out
from the belt a couple of inches. These were OK perhaps for duty gear, but
they're not really great for plainclothes or civilian use.
There may not be a completely non-awkward way to carry speedloaders, but
if you're going to carry a revolver, you know you need to carry a reload
or two. (You do carry a reload, dont you?) I have found one option that's
a bit less awkward than some of the other methods I have seen. The Bianchi
Agent Slim Speedloader Pouch is a workable solution. The Agent pouch is
attached to your belt by threading the belt through the pouch itself so
that the cartridges actually straddle the belt and sit on top of it. This
creates a half-and-half distribution of the thickness of the speedloader
on the inside and the outside of your belt. The result is that the pouch
rides close to your body and doesn't stick out from your belt as far.
The pouch doesn't automatically scream, "Gun!" It just looks like one of
the little utility pouches that people carry these days for personal electronics
or hand tools. I conceal it nevertheless. I have been testing this pouch
for several weeks and I find that it's not as awkward and uncomfortable
as I thought it might be.
At $22 MSRP, the pouches are reasonably priced (I think I actually paid
$17 each for the two I bought). There will probably never be a speedloader
pouch that lies as flat and smooth against your side as a single-stack magazine
and pouch, but the Agent is not considerably thicker than a double-stack
magazine pouch.
If
you, as a conscientious wheel gunner, have been practicing your reload,
(You have been practicing your reload, haven't you?), you know that you really
need the speedloader to be quickly accessible to your right hand, and it
really helps if the speedloader is in the same place every time. You don't
want to be fishing in your pocket during an emergency. You can position
the Agent on your belt on the right side just forward of your gun, so that
the speedloader is quickly accessible for a strong hand reload.
The Bianchi Agent Slim Speedloader Pouch is a solution for the problem of
carrying a reload for revolver packers. It's a much quicker reload than
a speed strip drop pouch.
