My old 1917 S&W is the only 45ACP revolver I own and it is amazingly accurate with Penn 200gr swc and 4.5 Gr of bullseye. These bullets measure about half a thou over 452 and they just slip thru the cylinder throats. Since Penn bullets is history the remainder of these bullets only go in this old gun.
Reloading for 45 ACP Revolver
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It’s a Jurassic Zombie thread, but TK Custom does make nice moon clips.
For the S&W 625 I also like Speed Beez moon clips.
Either way, I’ve bent one and they are in the sweet spot for ease of loading and security.
You don’t need a loader or unloader with either of those brands, but they are nice to have.
I bought a TK Customs loader for my 9mm moon clips but turned a mandrel for .45 ACP on my lathe. Quicker and cheaper and the ability to whip up things like that are why I own a lathe.
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And in case the OP hasn’t figure it out yet - like maybe he has been in a coma for the last 9 years - I don’t do anything different with my .45 ACP revolver loads.
I do however prioritize differently when choosing what to shoot in a given situation. Semi wad cutters cut nice large, sharp, holes and provided they feed well in a 1911, there is no downside.
However, a moon clip full of nose bullets flies right into the cylinder, while a moon clip with semi wad cutters sometimes needs just a little jiggling (although the old school fairly long skinny semi wad cutters do pretty well).
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