Help - Webley Moon clips

[scairns]

Can anybody tell me how far a 45 ACP round protrudes out the back of a Webley cylinder when held in a moon clip?

Thanks in advance!
Scott

 

[Clotho]

I really hope you aren't planning on screwing up a perfectly good antique by shaving the cylinder.

Only Bubba does that.

 

[scairns]

No I am not planning to shave the cylinder - bad Karma on that. I actually have spare Belgian clone cylinder that is a touch to short for a pretty rough WG Army (and way to long for a Mark xx - I thought it might work with moon clips without to much modification in the WG.

 

[Clotho]

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[scairns]

THanks,
I will be taking it slow and easy (and have a working plan before I dive into the spare cylinder (it will need work at the front end for the cylinder retainer, and the back for the star ejector). I suspect the brass protrusion is going to be dependant on extractor groove geometry on the brass as well as thickness of the moon clip Perhaps I am overthinking this - but I like to overthink things a bit Before removing metal on a lathe!

 

[Orion]

scairns, PM me your address and I'll send you a moon clip. I have plenty.

 

[robin2y]

The answer is 90 thou... ...the thickness of 54 AR (auto rim) or 0.049 plus 0.040 moon thickness.
R

 

[scairns]

Thanks!

 

[robin2y]

My pleasure! Like it when folks have the gumption to play around a bit.
We can't all be Hamilton Bowen, but it is fun to try! Best of luck...
R

 

[scairns]

I didn't know who Hamilton Bowen so I gooled his site - Wow! I am in the duffers league for now

 

[dan belisle]

I want one of those 54 AR revolvers, . - dan

 

[sunray]

Webley's aren't made for moon or any other clip.

 

[Colin]

there is a company in the US that makes them, will see if I can find their info.

 

[dan belisle]

It's a fairly common modification to old Weblys when they are converted to 45 ACP. - dan

 

[smellie]

Have you considered handloading for the critter with .45 Auto Rim brass?

The really thick rim makes up for the .45 AC rim PLUS the half-moon clip.

Stuff loads with regular .45ACP dies, too, and you can get it to accept that nice Webley 265 slug that friend JETHUNTER makes.

The .455 actually scores ABOVE the .45CP on the Hatcher Scale with this bullet. Bonus all around!

Good luck.

 

[dan belisle]

I need to get some of those 265's, I have a few 455's that need feeding. - dan