The two Model 625 Model of 1989s (one 3" and one 5") I had worked just fine with .45 AR (and half moon clips). I don't consider them "extremely old"'.
Iterations of your 3 are in my safe as well. The 3" was never especially common. I've slicked the actions on mine, and they roll through wonderfully.I like Smith 625's(and 325's), but the prices have gotten a bit crazy on them lately.
I love moonclips and pretty much use them exclusively, but auto rim works in the smith's as well.
Not so.......My 2 ea 625's and my 22-4 all woth well with auto rim.
I have a Uberti equivalent. It's a great shooter with either round.
Ok, the 625's work. I stand corrected.
Yep, I usually load mine by hand, but I have a few tools for unloading.
A late buddy had one, and always wanted one myself, since I really like .45ACP revos. But yeah, carry it a lot, shoot it a little.
The 329 scares me.... My M69 with full 44 mag is plenty for me and it's several ounces heavier than the 329
The 329 isn't so bad, but full power 44 mags are definitely not something you wanna fire a lot of.
I didn't say Ranch Products invented the full moonclip (as you point out) there are full moonclip patents over 100 years old but they did invent the modern version many are using today. Until in the 1980's moonclips in general were pretty rare with the the full moonclip supper rare compared to the far more common two and three round clips. Ranch Products with Jerry Miculek's influence made the full moonclip with modern materials and manufacturing process a viable product reality. The revolver division in USPSA and IDPA were almost single handedly brought into existance by Miculek's influence. The popularity of the modern revolver loaded with full moonclips owes a lot of its (niche) popular to Ranch Products and jerry Miculek.
A friend has a similar revolver; it sits a little higher in the hand than a Centennial, and even +p .38s are rappy.
This is certainly true, 9mms work well also. Longer cartridges (.38SPL, for instance) don't work nearly as well. They're handy for administrative stuff, clearing and reloading. The longer rounds are harder to throw into a cylinder, and more likely to escape, or spring, their moon.
Not sure I'd even heard of Miculek when I got my first moonclip gun, but Jerry has really helped spread the notion. We always got our moons at gunshows; no idea of a mfg. They always worked just fine, and were amazingly cheap (4 @ $1?). The same vendor always peddled the stamped steel demooning tool.
Have used Starline 45 super in the past to load 45 plus p velocity for 1911's. Sierra has a separate loading section for 45 acp revolvers, and it is indeed warmer than the plus p loads listed. Within reason, you would get a round with more umph and more reliable extraction.
I've loaded mild 45 super for use in my 625's (and glock 21 that's setup for it)
Can I guess, you meant to say "left to right"?Since I am not Mr Miculek, and don't take part in that type of competition, I much prefer shooting 45 Auto Rim ammo in my 45ACP revolvers. Right to left in this photo, 45 Colt, 45 Schofield, 45 ACP, and 45 Auto rim.
