I must be the latest of late bloomers when it comes to shooting .45 ACP in a revolver. The OP's revolver is outstanding. I was introduced to .45 ACP revolvers by a guy that shot a 25-2 very well in just about any of the revolver competitions he entered. My first was a Brazilian Model of 1917 which led me down the proverbial crooked trail. I shoot big framed Smith revolvers with .45 AR better than any other revolvers I own. My friend had lost a competition to a bent clip and switched to AR and never looked back, I struggled with a few bad clips and decided it was a worthy switch and also never looked back. I have a very nice original Model of 1917 that I shouldn't shoot because its just that nice but when I do its with 1/2 moons, just for tradition. Some guys don't know that you can shoot without clips as long as you keep a pencil over your ear.