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Okay, I've been tossing around the idea of getting a S&W 625. I was wondering if moonclips are a 'hassle' to use. I've read that you can wreck brass when you take them off the clips and it can be a bit of a pain to insert rounds in them without a special tool. I already own 3 semi's in .45 ACP and I reload .45 ACP so I thought it may be a good idea to get a .45 revolver. Thoughts or comments appreciated....:redface:
 
If you're going to the effort of getting a gun which mandates the use of clips...
Do yourself, the clips , your fingers and your patience (always undervalued)
a BIG favour, and get yourself, at the very least, a 'demooner'...
Makes separating the brass from the clips tolerable..also consider getting a
'mooner'...used for quickly loading rounds into the clips...(not so important).
Both are available through Dillon or Brownell's.....
PS..don't waste your time with the plastic, 'easy to load/unload, moon clips...
Any semblance of your patience you would have salvaged with the 'demooner' will rapidly evaporate..kind of like your odds of getting laid at your distant, and getting further away by the day, high school prom!
 
.45 Auto Rim is the way to go...

When I had my original 6 1/2" factory S&W Model 1955 in .45ACP/.45 Auto Rim I found the 'novelty' of shooting .45ACP in the clips wore off pretty quick. I just got myself a supply of 500 .45Auto Rim casings and never looked back... ;)
 
Like SDC, I shoot a 625 and use the remooner as linked but use the Brownells de-mooner.

When you pick up the moonclips, you get all of your brass, no chasing.

Love it.
 
X3 for NAA's recommendation. I had a Webley with the cylinder machined down for 45 ACP. I have since replaced the cylinder with the correct .455, but I found moon clips an absolute pain in the butt. 45 Autorim is the way to go.
 
If you shoot IPSC at a match where you have to leave your brass it can get expensive fast if you use autorims. It's a lot easier with moon clips and for most people reloads are faster than with speedloaders.

I went through 4- 5K rounds in 2 years shooting IPSC and maybe lost 3 cases due to splits.

when you get the demooner make sure you get the aluminum one. The hard plastic one doesn't hold up. There is also a "plier" type moon clip loader that is quite fast and I find it easier (more leverage) to use than the remooner (altho the latter is a bit faster)
 
If your just target shooting and plinking, go with the auto-rim brass. If you want to shoot IDPA or some other action sport, moon clips are the fastest revolver reloading device known to man, the simply rock with round nose bullets like the 230 grainers! Plus you don't loose your brass as everyone gives you your funky clips back. You do want to buy the de-mooner pliers at the very least, and the clipper unit is nice. Neither is expensive and both save your fingers, brass, clips and patience. If I go shooting I take the demooners at least, they weigh nothing in the bag. The plactic moon clips work alright for target work but not for action shooting, they just let you unload easier, but aren't really rigid enough to be loaded fast.

My .02$
 
RIMZ moon clips

I just got some plastic (hydrocarbon polymers) made moon clips for my 625-3, I'll try these in the week-end and give you a range report. You don't need any mooning, demooning tool for these, you can do it with your hand, and they don't rust... 15 moon clips costs around US $18.00 + shipping.
If you're interested send me your e-mail address and I'll give you their site, or put you in contact with the seller.
Regards,
Robert
 
katana_1127 said:
I just got some plastic (hydrocarbon polymers) made moon clips for my 625-3, I'll try these in the week-end and give you a range report. You don't need any mooning, demooning tool for these, you can do it with your hand, and they don't rust... 15 moon clips costs around US $18.00 + shipping.
If you're interested send me your e-mail address and I'll give you their site, or put you in contact with the seller.
Regards,
Robert
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Those clips work but when you eject them from the gun brass does fly - back to chasing brass.
 
Thanks for the replies......I've made the decision to buy the gun. I'm leaning towards the moon clip route with the mooner and demooner tools for now. I can 'fill them up' before I head to the range and empty them when I get home. I'll hunt for autorim brass if I get tired of this.....



edited to correct bad sentences....:rolleyes:
 
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I will know for sure when it arrives in the store....the suggested retail is 869.00 US.

I called my favorite store and asked him to order one. As my luck would have it he is supposed to be getting 'some' with his next shipment. He told me that it'd be around a thousand bucks. If my luck holds out, I should be able to fondle it Thursday. :cool: As well as pay for it...:( I really didn't shop around so you may get a better price. Just bought 100 moonclips for it on eBay for 30.00 US. :D
 
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I just got a S&W 1917 and find loading the moonclips by hand pretty easy, but much harder to get the brass off. Gonna look into a de-mooner for sure.....
 
Okay, advice taken on the Super Demooner from TK Custom. On their website I saw that they sell a 4.5" Channel Lock plier as a loader tool. I have a pair and will try it out for now. Thanks, again! :dancingbanana:
 
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