I have some history with this particular 905. I bought it about a year ago and had to return it the same day. There wasn't enough clearance for the moon clips when loaded. The shop offered to either send it back to Taurus for me (which they thought would take about 3-4 months round trip), or just refund my money. I opted for the refund.
I saw it back in the shop last May, but by then I was considering getting the cylinder on my 3" SP101 cut for 9mm Luger. I've since nixed the idea, for the same reason I'm not a big fan of .38 S&W to .38 S&W Special conversions. Instead I'd been considering just getting another SP101 in 9mm Luger, but hadn't gotten excited enough about the idea to actually do it.
Then the 905 showed under the tree. It's the same one. I checked the serial on my receipt from last year. The moon clips now fit when loaded, although the revolver does prefer new brass, or at least brass that hasn't been beaten up in the course of several trips through various semi-auto pistols and/or carbines.
A known issue with the 905 is that the moon clips are made from "spring steel" that isn't all that springy. It's easy enough to poke the blade of a screw driver between the arms to snug them up enough to hold the rounds securely, but keeping the rounds aligned so they drop into the chamber cleanly and allow the crane to close is another matter. If it shoots ok, I'll order some 905 moon clips for it from TK Custom. In the interim, I figured I'd just turn a moon clip holder for it on the lathe, both to help keep the cartridges aligned, and to make it easier to load the clip without bending it.
It took repeated trial fitting to get the lengths and diameters right, but the end result works quite well. The smaller section at the top lets the moon clip slide on and off easily, the middle section is a snug friction with on the moon clip itself to hold it in place, and the bottom section holds the cases apart at the optimum distance to maintain alignment with the chambers in the cylinder. The concave portion at the bottom engages the bullets and prevents the cartridges from getting bent outward. The length at the top allows the holder to be pushed off the moon clip as you prepare to re-load the revolver.
I'll take it out this weekend and see how it shoots. The other known issue with Taurus firearms, and in particular their revolvers, is that if you get a good one they shoot just fine, but getting a good one is a bit of **** shoot. Hopefully, since this one went back to the mother ship already, and appeared to have been test fired a fair bit, based on the powder residue in the bore and chambers - probably by both Taurus and the shop - it'll shoot well.
If not, it'll go back to the shop a second time.
I saw it back in the shop last May, but by then I was considering getting the cylinder on my 3" SP101 cut for 9mm Luger. I've since nixed the idea, for the same reason I'm not a big fan of .38 S&W to .38 S&W Special conversions. Instead I'd been considering just getting another SP101 in 9mm Luger, but hadn't gotten excited enough about the idea to actually do it.
Then the 905 showed under the tree. It's the same one. I checked the serial on my receipt from last year. The moon clips now fit when loaded, although the revolver does prefer new brass, or at least brass that hasn't been beaten up in the course of several trips through various semi-auto pistols and/or carbines.
A known issue with the 905 is that the moon clips are made from "spring steel" that isn't all that springy. It's easy enough to poke the blade of a screw driver between the arms to snug them up enough to hold the rounds securely, but keeping the rounds aligned so they drop into the chamber cleanly and allow the crane to close is another matter. If it shoots ok, I'll order some 905 moon clips for it from TK Custom. In the interim, I figured I'd just turn a moon clip holder for it on the lathe, both to help keep the cartridges aligned, and to make it easier to load the clip without bending it.
It took repeated trial fitting to get the lengths and diameters right, but the end result works quite well. The smaller section at the top lets the moon clip slide on and off easily, the middle section is a snug friction with on the moon clip itself to hold it in place, and the bottom section holds the cases apart at the optimum distance to maintain alignment with the chambers in the cylinder. The concave portion at the bottom engages the bullets and prevents the cartridges from getting bent outward. The length at the top allows the holder to be pushed off the moon clip as you prepare to re-load the revolver.
I'll take it out this weekend and see how it shoots. The other known issue with Taurus firearms, and in particular their revolvers, is that if you get a good one they shoot just fine, but getting a good one is a bit of **** shoot. Hopefully, since this one went back to the mother ship already, and appeared to have been test fired a fair bit, based on the powder residue in the bore and chambers - probably by both Taurus and the shop - it'll shoot well.
If not, it'll go back to the shop a second time.
