MissouriCrowinMass
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I reload .45ACP for a S&W 625. I use the flexible, plastic Moon Clips. I've noticed that with FMJ bullets, the recoil yanks them out of the casing's crimp?
At a Pin Shoot two weeks ago, I'd sometimes shoot like 4 shots and eject the Moon Clip - the two unfired cartridges would have the FMJ bullets about 1/8" out of the crimp? Very scary looking.
I went back and re-crimped 200 FMJ bullets. These are re-crimped to .4700" and they are still pulling out of the crimp about 1/16". These are all the last two bullets left in a Moon Clip after firing four shots. These are much less scary than the originals.
I don't seem to have this issue with lead or clad bullets in the S&W 625?
Has anybody experienced this?
Thanks,
MissouriCrowinMass
At a Pin Shoot two weeks ago, I'd sometimes shoot like 4 shots and eject the Moon Clip - the two unfired cartridges would have the FMJ bullets about 1/8" out of the crimp? Very scary looking.
I went back and re-crimped 200 FMJ bullets. These are re-crimped to .4700" and they are still pulling out of the crimp about 1/16". These are all the last two bullets left in a Moon Clip after firing four shots. These are much less scary than the originals.
I don't seem to have this issue with lead or clad bullets in the S&W 625?
Has anybody experienced this?
Thanks,
MissouriCrowinMass