jcoers Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 Can 38 Short Colt be fired from a 929 without using a moon clip? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pskys2 Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 I would assume so, but check out this thread first, Ty must have tried it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ignatz Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 I shoot Colt Shorts thru mine with zero misfires with moon clips. Without moon clips, it will misfire. Not sure why, just saying my 929 needs moon clips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intel6 Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 In the case of the 929 the cylinder does not have the recessed cut for the moonclip. The cylinder is like a 625 as it is used to headspace rimless ammo. So in the case of using .38 SC brass the moonclip actually sits on top of the cylinder and headspaces the round so if there is no clip then there is too much headspace. Just got 100 SC cases to try them out in my 929 using my 627 clips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distant Thunder Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 It would be interesting to see what the differences would be shooting the same 38 Short Colt load through the 929 and the 5" 627. Granted, some of the early production 929s were reported to have widely fluctuating velocities, but it'd be interesting nonetheless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batmo Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 I've tried shooting 38 short colts in my 929 without moonclips with mixed results...yes it can be done but I've found it not very dependable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWP Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 My 929 was 50fps faster that 627pc with a light charge of titegroup and 151gr bullet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distant Thunder Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 4 hours ago, MWP said: My 929 was 50fps faster that 627pc with a light charge of titegroup and 151gr bullet. Any appreciable difference in accuracy between the two? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWP Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 No, both were the same. About 4" groups at 50, from a rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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