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Old 04-28-2012, 03:23 PM
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Question Model 66-1 Moon Clips

I just picked up a shooter grade P&R 66-1 from the LGS. I didn't notice in the store, but it had been cut for moon clips. I have read various reports on the safety of this conversion. What do you smart people think?
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No safety issue and wth most of those conversions you don't have to use moonclips if you don't want to.

ETA: How about posting pics. I just reread your post and saw that the gun is P&R, that would be a lot of milling to cut the cylinder down enough to accomodate a moonclip. I'm curious to see how it looks.
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Shouldn't be an issue if it was a quality job, but this it never hurts to let a competent gunsmith take a look.

You certain it's a moon clip cut and not a chamfer?

As for moon clips themselves, provided the gun can shoot with or without them (yours should, but some models, like the 940, can't), I think they're a great addition for fast reloads and easy extraction -- just be careful not to bend the clips, they're delicate.
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The 940 can be shot without moonclips, you just have to poke the empties out with a pencil or something similar.
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