Jaguarman:The reason for not carrying full moon clips is because of their bulk, probably why the Army didn't use them from the beginning. Itis easier to carry two half moons in a belt pouch or pocket than it is to carry one full moon. The use of revolvers in .45 ACP was only a stop gap because of an insufficient supply of M1911 pistols and I doubt that speed of loading/reloading was a consideration, but since the clips were shipped and issued loaded, bulk would have been a consideration.

Muley Gil: While I never heard of any .45 target revolvers being procured for issue. it is not impossible that some could have been bought locally for marksmanship teams through use of local funds. In the early 1970's Matt Dryke shot a Remington M3200 while on the Army Team at Ft. Benning, and I'm pretty sure that it was an Army owned gun even though not normal issue.

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