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Old 08-13-2012, 10:19 AM
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I HAVE done it, but not in the conventional manner.
Standard half-moon clips loaded with ACP's will not allow the cylinder to close.
Many years ago, I had an old S&W 2nd Model H.E. that had started life as a .455 British service revolver. It had been re-cut to accept .45 Colt like so many have been.
It did OK with mild .45 Colt ammo, but being young, hardheaded and poor I wanted a way to shoot ACP's out of it.
My stepfather, who was a lifer at IBM and had some machining skills, used some existing half moon clips I had as a template and began making thinner versions out of some sort of spring steel.
Not bringing the gun to work, it was a try-this-and-see series of attempts to arrive at the correct thickness for cylinder closure and fitment of loaded rounds against the face of the recoil shield.
Finally got it right, and he made up a couple dozen of the ultra-thin half moons and I shot ACP's out of that gun for years until I got rid of it in a trade.
One I wish I'd kept.
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