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Originally Posted by Mike, SC Hunter
...only way the 45's should be loaded is in moon clips. Because the chambers are too deep. So......The 45acp revolvers head space off the moon clip.
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There have been small batches of S&W 45ACP revolvers over the decades that were NOT cut with a chamber shoulder/ledge. These absolutely needed moonclips.
The overwhelming majority do have properly cut chamber shoulders & can reliably shoot properly loaded 45ACP ammo without moonclips by headspacing the case mouth on the chamber shoulder.
I
rarely use moonclips with my handloaded 45ACP & 10mm Auto ammo in my revolvers & after thousands of rounds thru them misfires are not an issues in them without moonclips, even after I reamed my M610 to 10MAG or my 325TR to
45WSM.
However, for self-defense or hunting I do, and recommend, the use of moonclips in them.
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