Source for 1917 moon clips?

[Cyrano]

Does anyone know where I can get LOTS of half moon clips for filling up a WW I half moon clip shipping strip?

 

[bigjohn4]

Cyrano, the last half moon clips i got were supposedly originals from Numrich GunParts. It was very amusing when I loaded one and it preceded to crack in half in my hand. Damn thing looked like it was in a fire. But, the did send me a few replacement ones for free for my trouble.

 

[Jack Flash]

Does anyone know where I can get LOTS of half moon clips for filling up a WW I half moon clip shipping strip?

Cyrano:
How many do you need? Do they have to be pristine?

I bought a bag of them from a gun shop a few years back and would be willing to send you some. A few had a little rust which I cleaned up pretty well with oil and steel wool. No idea if they are WWI vintage or ?????

 

[TSQUARED]

I recently acquired a 1917 and although I know it can be fired without moon clips, I would prefer to use it with them. What's a good source for these and are they the same clips as for a Model 625?

The Ranch Products moonclips are ca $25 per100. I use their moonclips in 45 ACP, 38 Super, 38 Special and 40 S&W.

 

[Powder Burns]

I fail to understand why so many say that it is a pain to use moon clips. They are VERY easy to load and unload and even faster to do a reload with. I use them all of the time with my M25-2 in USPSA matches. Brass pickers love them as well!
Randy

Maybe I have the wrong kind. Mine are a bit tight. (I don't remenber the brand, had them oprdered in from LGS) Once loaded, I like them. For casual range shooting, I prefer Auto Rim. No rush to reload there.

Rob

 

[Jack Flash]

My thinking is that most of the dislike for moon clips developed back in the day when only the half-moons were available. They are the most problematic as they are flimsy and easily bent. They were designed to be used once and thrown away, I believe, so it shouldn't be a surprise that they develop problems when reused.

Metal full-moon clips can be a little challenging to load and unload without tools. That's why I prefer third-moon clips, but these don't seem to be very widely used.

 

[bettis1]

Up until a year or so ago (when schedule difficulties arose), I shot in an IDPA match every month. I chose to use my M1917 in that, and there is no possible way to go other than using full moon clips. Otherwise, reloading is far too slow, as IDPA is a speed game.

DWalt,

I haven't used my M1917 or M25-2 Jovino in IDPA yet but am considering it. Can you recommend an IDPA sanctioned belt carrier for the moon clips?

Thanks,
Bob

 

[DWalt]

No - I never got that fancy. I just wore a vest and kept the loaded moons in a pocket.

I will provide a tip for using a M1917 in IDPA. Use something to keep the threaded ejector rod tip screwed on. I lost one during a match, and it messed up my timing. Plus, even worse, I couldn't find it on the ground after about an hour of searching. I had to buy a replacement, but I used Loc-Tite on it.