S&W627shooter Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 1 minute ago, PatJones said: Very unnecessary. Bought in bulk, stamped clips cost 50 cents each and EDM clips offer no performance advantage in 45 ACP -- Pat Jones Firestone CO USPSA #A79592 Fair enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMM50 Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 On 6/2/2020 at 4:17 PM, BHBret said: Based on the advice of the great folks at UniqueTek I tried their Ranch Product 45 ACP moonclips making certain that the smooth side of the clip was against the rim and the stamping curl was pointing towards the bullet end and it works great. Some of the clips were difficult to impossible to used if the clip was flipped the other way. Who knew? (Ok, probably all the Ranch Products fans on this thread). Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Stamped moon clips have a rounded edge where the die first contacts the material and a squared edge where the die exits to make the cut. If the die set is not sharp then rough edges can be left on exit. Some manufactures tumble their moon clips to remove these rough edges. We do not. When the die gets to this point it's time to clean up the die and start making good moon clips again. The other issue is warp and twist. We inspect our moon clips for flatness and have a yield of about 50%. Most manufacturers do not go to this trouble. Our moon clips work well either side up. Being superstitious I load mine with the rounded edge facing the bullets. But that's just me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Freeman Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 (edited) When I still shot my 625, I mainly used the stamped moons from Brownells and Wilson. I am guessing they were made by Ranch and repackaged. Before the 8 shot minor became a thing I had switched over to 45 GAP to keep from having to deal with large and small primers. Turns out the rim of the ACP and GAP are different. So I bought a ton of TK GAP moons. Absolutely incredible quality. Edited July 7, 2020 by Tom Freeman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pskys2 Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 19 hours ago, GMM50 said: Stamped moon clips have a rounded edge where the die first contacts the material and a squared edge where the die exits to make the cut. If the die set is not sharp then rough edges can be left on exit. Some manufactures tumble their moon clips to remove these rough edges. We do not. When the die gets to this point it's time to clean up the die and start making good moon clips again. The other issue is warp and twist. We inspect our moon clips for flatness and have a yield of about 50%. Most manufacturers do not go to this trouble. Our moon clips work well either side up. Being superstitious I load mine with the rounded edge facing the bullets. But that's just me. In my 45 moon clips I'm the same way a bit OCD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cherokeewind Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 I got some from George, they're great so far! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMM50 Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 On 7/7/2020 at 2:06 PM, Cherokeewind said: I got some from George, they're great so far! SO far!!! They won't melt or evaporate!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cherokeewind Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 Maybe they won't melt but I did manage get a blister on my finger from a hot 625 barrel:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMM50 Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 I start all matches with band aids on my trigger finger. Helps prevent the blistering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatJones Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 I start all matches with band aids on my trigger finger. Helps prevent the blistering.Trigger finger?Loading strong hand, my left middle finger gets forcing cone burns. I usually remember to tape that finger before the second stage of the day.--Pat JonesFirestone COUSPSA #A79592 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pskys2 Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 9 hours ago, PatJones said: Trigger finger? Loading strong hand, my left middle finger gets forcing cone burns. I usually remember to tape that finger before the second stage of the day. -- Pat Jones Firestone CO USPSA #A79592 The only times that happens to me is 1) a really long, intensive COF or 2) a powder such as Titegroup (why I like Clays/ClayDot in my Revolvers) And a very hot day. Maybe I just don't shoot fast enough, so the gun cools down before I get to that point? Seriously though never saw JM with taped fingers? But shaking hands did show some tough, calloused hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cherokeewind Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 9 hours ago, PatJones said: Trigger finger? Loading strong hand, my left middle finger gets forcing cone burns. I usually remember to tape that finger before the second stage of the day. -- Pat Jones Firestone CO USPSA #A79592 So that's what did it to my left middle finger!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 Im left handed, so my righthand thumb goes thru the frame to support weight of revolver, and top strap/forcing cone area rest on the bottom big joint of my thumb. If it's a stage with two or more reloads and fast shooting, Ive indeed had what I'd call "soft burns" in that area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatJones Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 The only times that happens to me is 1) a really long, intensive COF or 2) a powder such as Titegroup (why I like Clays/ClayDot in my Revolvers) And a very hot day. Maybe I just don't shoot fast enough, so the gun cools down before I get to that point? [emoji1787][emoji1787][emoji1787] Seriously though never saw JM with taped fingers? But shaking hands did show some tough, calloused hands. I shoot the Rocky Mountain 300 with a Revo each year. It's one of those level one matches with double sized stages. On the faster stages you're shooting 65 rounds thru a revo in 45 seconds or so. The forcing cone melts the outer layer of medical tape on my finger and the cylinder gets so hot it hurts to hold it.--Pat JonesFirestone COUSPSA #A79592 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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