SSGJohnV Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Hello All, I am not a revolver shooter, usually, but I do have two revolvers. A Ruger LCR .357 mag, and my mothers old police issue (made in 1964) SW Model 15-2. I made a promise to my dad that I would never sell the gun, and I have no intention of doing so, so that it can be passed down when I eventually have children. All of that being said, I was thinking of competing with it in USPSA or Steel Challenge for giggles, and I had considered getting either a new cylinder and cutting it for moon clips, or just getting the current cylinder cut for moon clips by Clark Custom ( http://www.clarkcustomguns.com/moonclip.htm ). My question is considering I only want to use it for competition, never carry, would there be a hassle I am not expecting in doing this? I understand from the website that I would still be able to single load rounds in it and the limitations of the moonclips. Do you think it would be better to just get a new cylinder and have it converted? Are there cylinders I could buy that are already converted and will work in my Model 15-2? Thank you all for the input. Take care. -John Vlieger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZackJones Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 I contacted TKCustoms about having the same sort of thing done for a Model 10 I have. They told me to if I wanted to use a new cylinder instead of having the existing cylinder machined that I would have to send the whole pistol instead of just the cylinder. I ended up not doing it and bought a 625 JM to shoot. Competing in steel challenge with a revolver is a lot of fun. The added pressure of only having one spare shot really makes you concentrate on your aiming technique. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmca Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 IMO, it would be a mistake. In USPSA, you're competing against 8 shot moonclips, or 6 round major guns. 6 round minor guns have no good place in USPSA. Same thing in ICORE. However, 6 shot speedloader gun have their own division. I don't know about IDPA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kneelingatlas Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 I would be willing to bet someone at the club where you shoot has a moon clipped revolver you could try for a match or two. It's easy to get into the habit of "buy it just to try it", but that's definetly not the most efficient way to do things; just remember to give more than you take and you'll be a popular guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSGJohnV Posted March 10, 2014 Author Share Posted March 10, 2014 I think you're right, kneelingatlas. I still might do the conversion for my lcr though, if only for the advantage of being more sure of the ejection of my cases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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