Favorite moonclip loading tools?

[Jim Watson]

The plastic Rimz clips are convenient for plinking but my bud with the AR Pickup Problem says they are not secure enough for competition speedloading.

 

[JFrame]

Something like this came with my 1917...

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/866285/wilson-combat-full-moon-clip-case-extractor-matte

I just use it, works fine.

No tool came with my S&W Governor, but I purchased something very much like that, and it works fine for my needs also (it may very well be precisely that tool, and I also tend to buy from Midway USA because they make products easy to find... ).

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[dpote]

I use the BMT Equipped, Inc. N45-6 mooner/demooner tool for my M625s.

http://bmtequipped.com/products.php

BMT is the best. And they are local to me. Great folks.

Dave

 

[Iron Sight]

I reload my 45s, don't do any competitive shooting, therefore I use mostly auto rim cases. Exception would be to use plastic moon clips. I got sick of problems with metal clips.

 

[Saleen322]

Something like this came with my 1917...

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/866...xtractor-matte

I just use it, works fine.

I have had a 625 for years used the same tool with no problems. The 625 was my PPC gun and picking up brass was a cinch. Never felt the need for any tool to load the clips as just a quick roll of the case and they were in. Maybe I would feel different about it if I tried something else but then I never used a magazine loader either.

 

[ApacheCoTodd]

If you're a cheap bastidge like me make one of these...

A friend was looking at my plumbing solution today while playing with my 1917s and Enfield and asked me to make one for his 9mm revolver.
Going down to ACE hardware I found a 1/4" X 5" brass nipple in plumbing to be close enough to do just a tiny bit of hogging out in order for it to work for 9mm.

This one's for my 45 ACP & AutoRim. Works great for full moon clips but as the lip needs to be considerably smaller to use on half moon clip, I made that one out of steel.

Just spin the tool to get them out and press them in to load - easy-peasie.

 

[C0untZer0]

I'm not much of a do-it-yourselfer.

I purchased the Deluxe Moon Clip Tool and it has made life easier:

 

[Kaeto]

I use moon clips in my .455 Webley. I also use Auto Rim in it as well though I only have 100 of those. I bought some moon clips on Flea-Bay and a very nice tubular de-mooner was included. I do plan on getting the Mooncliptool ™ when I can free up some extra cash for mooning up my .45 acp rounds. I also found a guy on Flea-Bay who machines up plates of steel that will allow shaved .455 Webley owners to shoot Webley Mk II rounds and bought one of those.

This is like what I bought. 10 moon clips and an extractor.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/10-45-ACP-M...022?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item232a0f3106

 

[texgunner]

I use the moonclip tool to load and a hollow steel tube with a small lip to unload.

 

[BLU]

Listen to COunt ZerO....

He's absolutely correct. Yes.... BMT makes a fine tool..... and you pay for it too!

My moonclip tool works so well it's hard to explain. I doubt that company has many, if any, returns for their money back. I use mine for .38's for my S&W 642 and for 45's in my S&W 25.

 

[Master Blaster]

Here is my home made mooner it does 8 shot .357 clips on one side and 6 or 5 shot .45 acp on the other.

 

[ApacheCoTodd]

Here is my home made mooner it does 8 shot .357 clips on one side and 6 or 5 shot .45 acp on the other.

Nice and simple. How do you remove the cases?

 

[Master Blaster]

I have the Brownells screw driver handled demooner. The 2 caliber mooner in my pics cost under $4.00 to make from hardware store parts. It consists of a piece of scrap 2x4, 2 lag bolts, 2 brass bolt sleeves, 2 screws, a piece of straight angle reinforcing bar 8" long and a piece of nylon bearing tube.

 

[BLU]

Master Blaster.... very innovative. A salute to you.

 

[Hanshi]

This is about as simple as it gets but it works. cartridges are still seated in the moon clip using fingers which isn't as difficult as one might imagine.