One reason I look at the gun is to insure there isnt a case left in the cylinder or under the ejecter.
Much less, if not non existent, of a problem with moon clips.
One reason I look at the gun is to insure there isnt a case left in the cylinder or under the ejecter.
Much less, if not non existent, of a problem with moon clips.
Clearly so. Wish I had been aware of that when I bought it. It was a very different revolver from the old 25-2 1955 Target models (not just for the sights). My problem with the one I had wasn’t just that it was different, but that it was inconsistent. Four of the chambers would generally work with .45 acp without moon clips, the other two just let the rounds drive deeper into the chamber with hammer strikes. If none of them worked it would not have annoyed me as much.
.45 AR is a fun cartridge and easy to reload. I have a few boxes loaded with the old Speer 200 jhp Flying Ashtray bullet. I also have some of Matt’s 260 hbwc Bullets that I planed to load backwards to make something like the old
British man stopper load to shoot in my old Webley.
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Have been using it intermittently as a weak hand trigger trainer and I like the gun very much. The trigger has smoothed out nicely and with the spring kit, it’s quite an enjoyable gun.
I would have no problem carrying this over a 38 J frame.
Light strikes with dirty chambers.
Ammo likely partially to blame. I’m not going to clean it and will see if still light strikes.
But I think it’s at least partially the dirty chambers because the moon wouldn’t seat properly and caused binding so I know it wasn’t flush.
Gun likes to be clean for sure. Just testing for failure patterns.
So I had a chance to do some follow up and determined that it wasn’t due to dirty chambers.
It was bullet shape.
The way the chambers are cut, the shelf doesn’t give enough clearance to fit the wider bases and they don’t seat.
Clearanced a little and now will take all different bullet shapes.
I can polish it later if I care to.
So I have a lot of dry fire rounds through the revolver and brought it to the “intro class” thing that I taught for women.
It was a hit. But there were a few light strikes for the women with looser grips.
So I figure the springs are a little light for reliable use.
When I tested it:
With use it had come down to low 8 pound range.
The action is very smooth now though.
So I was prepared to do some fancy spring swaps.
But instead I tested the washer shim approach I used on my 22LR Shadow 2.
With one small washer put on the lower side and confirmed no binding, the pull weight gives more margin. Should be enough to fire most things.
See @Clusterfrack what seems like a PIA to some is just another learning opportunity that can be internalized and applied to reduce frustration in other scenarios.
Fantastic thread JCN! Quick question regarding recoil, what would you compare the .380 to a 148 wadcutter or less, .32 Long or .32 mag. Appreciate your insight.
Dave