Anyone have a 29/629 with moonclips?

[Evil One]

I have become fond of the reloads with my M22 and want to build my 629-6 2 1/2" at my ultimate carry revolver.
Badger boot grips, tuned action, moonclipped, bobbed hammer, totally smoothed...
I am just curious how the moonclips work with the rimmed cartridges. I know they work amazing with my .45acps.


Jim

 

[Evil One]

I have become fond of the reloads with my M22 and want to build my 629-6 2 1/2" at my ultimate carry revolver.
Badger boot grips, tuned action, moonclipped, bobbed hammer, totally smoothed...
I am just curious how the moonclips work with the rimmed cartridges. I know they work amazing with my .45acps.


Jim

 

[festus1]

You might want to see if you can buy one moon clip for the 44 and experiment before getting your cyl cut. It works but I would not want to carry a full moon clip for defense unless it was in a rigid carrier - too much chance of it bending. 45 acp clips are much sturdier. If you are planning on using your -6 for defense you might want to loose the lock. Last fall I helped an older gentleman at our range unlock his 629-6 mountain gun. Haven't heard too many stories about steel guns locking up - mostly the lightweight guns. But, not everyone is a believer in lock failure. Least of all S&W.

 

[Evil One]

When a new S&W comes home... it gets the same treatment I always give them...
Oiled up, buffed up, make sure there is no lock, then to the range to shoot the hell out of it.

I will see about getting my hands on a moonclip and carrying it like I normally would for a while before I commit to having the pistol cut for it.
Thanks for the advice.


Jim

 

[Revolver King]

A 29 with moon clips?

 

[Evil One]

Revolver-King... yours?
How do you like it?
Any issues?


Jim

 

[Revolver King]

Just that it kicks like a mule. I am a moon clip fan. I also have 5 686s that are moon clipped a 627 & a 625. yes I do like moon clips.
almost forgot the 242 is moon clipped

 

[Evil One]

Dunno if I would want a .44 mag that didnt abuse me a lil bit with proper loads.

Thanks.


Jim

 

[Landric]

I've been toying with the idea of getting a new 21-4, de-locking it, getting a moon clip conversion, and using it for IDPA. I don't have a revolver I can shoot in ESR, and I'd kind of like to play around with the .44 Special some.

I handload, so I'm not worried about ammo costs (in fact I can make major with a minimum load using a 240 grain LSWC using the same type and weight of powder I use for my 158 grain .38 Special +P). However, .44 Special brass is dear, and I'd very much like to be able to shoot it in matches and still get to keep all my brass. So, moon clips seem like a good idea.

Anyone shoot IDPA with a moon-clipped N-frame .44? It seems like the longer, nose heavy .44 Specials might be a little slower to load than moon-clipped .45ACPs, but I'm not sure it would really make enough difference to matter.

 

[Wyatt Earp]

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It occured to me today that cutting my 629 MG's cylinder for moonclips is a lot cheaper way to be competitive in ESR without springing for a .45 ACP gun, more brass, different bullets, and more dies.

And the cylinder can still be used without the clips.

 

[Landric]

It actually looks like it wouldn't be too hard to make ESR power factor (165,000) with the .38 Special +P using a heavy bullet. I might look at getting the model 64 converted first and seeing how that goes.