6917sctygrp
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I'd love to know where I could buy one of these as well. The one I have works fine for full moon clips but I think that this one would work better and much better for half moons.
.45ACP and clips
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The RIMZ polymers are the way to go, that's all I use also. No problems and they last forever! I think their website is ezmoonclips.com.
Peter Dawson
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Demooning tools
A popular source of demooning tools here is golf club handles. Cut the shaft where it's the right diameter and notch it.
Seems to be a ready souce of material. Apparently golfers like to destroy their clubs when things don't go their way.
A popular source of demooning tools here is golf club handles. Cut the shaft where it's the right diameter and notch it.
Seems to be a ready souce of material. Apparently golfers like to destroy their clubs when things don't go their way.
For the DIY folks, the tool can be made from a piece of scrap 1/2" copper water pipe, 6" to 8" long. Split one end down in half about 1/4" and cut away one side. As you twist the casing off the moon clip it will slide down the tube and into the container you've conveniently placed under it. Works quick & easy.����
davefromhere
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Couldn't agree more!
half moon military pouch used in WW - 1
1918 a lot of 3 each of 1/2 loded clips were used on the belt.
1918 a lot of 3 each of 1/2 loded clips were used on the belt.
Bimmer74
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Me, too.
There are a couple guys in my USPSA squad that shoot revolvers, and they swear by BMT.
When I finally bought myself a 610 a couple years ago, I ordered a Better Mouse Trap and never looked back...
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The golf club is the best; mine would hold 12 empties so you only have to dump them after two clips. Only a dollar to two at a thrift store.
The golf club is the best; mine would hold 12 empties so you only have to dump them after two clips. Only a dollar to two at a thrift store.
buckshotshorty
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I use the BMT Mooner it's expensive @ $100 but it actually makes loading full moon clips (which is what I use ) fun to load and unload.
You load a clip in seconds no filthy or hurt fingers.
You load a clip in seconds no filthy or hurt fingers.
StrawHat
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The OP asked about 1/2 moon clips. BMT won't work for him. The 1/2" thin wall pipe or similar with the notch will. As will DWalt's method. But, be careful not to twist the clip itself.
Kevin
Kevin
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rogerwnuss
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If you can find auto rim, it will cost you as much as 45 Colt. And if you want to reload fast you'd have to use speedloaders. Even if you roll yer own and use speedloaders, still not as fast as moonclips. Probably all same same halfmoons.
RIMZ for range, steel for real. ymmv
Back in my preban days, collecting evil black rifles with the thirty clip mags and the thing in the back that goes up, a 625 was my house gun.
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Pisgah
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Thanks! Who makes that particular model? I've seen similar, but was hesitant, as I thought they may have been intended for full-moons. I've used full-moons on occasion and have the loading tools, but they don't work with the "halfies". I prefer the half-moons, for some reason.
Go to your nearest thrift shop. Buy an old golf club for $1. Cut off the handle at an apropriate length. File or grind the open end to match the photo. Voila, custom-made big-bucks mooner/demooner.
skeezix
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I made mine from a piece of copper tubing.
I made mine from a piece of copper tubing.
CMudrock
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YES, They were less cumbersome to carry, & fit the issued canvas U.S. GI pouch.
I prefer the full moons for faster reload myself.
I have a vintage brown leather photo LENS case, same color as my commercial flap holster - just the right diameter to carry 6 full moons loaded, It can be carried on a belt.
Pipe demooner
For a couple of decades, I've been using a piece of 1/2" copper water pipe with one end capped and the other filed (or bandsawed) into a half-notch.
The bonus is that with a second cap, you can carry your needle oiler around in your range bag without it ever getting crushed or leaking.
Oh, and the price. You might spend two dollars if you go really extravagant.
You can get really carried away and slip some neoprene fuel line over the "handle" end. Deluxe version.
For a couple of decades, I've been using a piece of 1/2" copper water pipe with one end capped and the other filed (or bandsawed) into a half-notch.
The bonus is that with a second cap, you can carry your needle oiler around in your range bag without it ever getting crushed or leaking.
Oh, and the price. You might spend two dollars if you go really extravagant.
You can get really carried away and slip some neoprene fuel line over the "handle" end. Deluxe version.
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I make them out of steel tube with an inside diameter appropriate to the cartridge. I cut the tube just long enough to hold 6 or 7 cartridges (depending on the cartridge).
I mill or cut the tube part way through to leave about 1/4" of the circumference to create the working end. Since I have a lathe, I knurl the other end for both grip and decoration, and either a) slip a rubber cap over the end or b) drill it for a roll pin. The cap or pin then serve as a temporary or semi-permanent stop to keep the case from falling out. I then de-moon the clip and then turn the device over to dump all 5, 6 over 7 cases in the empty case container.
Handy and portable.
jscott
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Carried the 625 in Miami-Dade Homicide. Plastic clips were great for range duty. But I suggest steel clips if using the piece for SD. Consistent head space is very important. I had good luck with the Ranch curved style casing extractor for brass removal.
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