Hi again,
1. Any S&W 1917, 25-2, 625, 1955 Target Model, etc. that shoots .45ACP rounds can be loaded instead with .45 Auto Rim ammo. The Auto Rim cartridge simply converted the shooting ballistic performance of .45ACP ammo into a cartridge case that had a conventional revolver rim on the back of the cartridge.
Using .45AR ammo, you turn your .45ACP revolver into a conventional revolver . . . . forcing you to use speedloaders for fast loads in combat conditions. Why do this when moonclips are much faster . . . and MUCH cheaper to buy also!
2. You CAN load .45ACP into these revolvers WITHOUT USING MOONCLIPS . . . but the ejector "star" will not have a cartridge rim (since the .45ACP auto round is "rimless" to catch onto in order to eject the spent cartridges. So, you'll have to pluck the .45ACP cartridges with your finger. It's really no big deal at all when "plinking" around!
In the photo just below (top two frames), you can see a cylinder loaded with three .45Auto Rim rounds on top, and three .45ACP rounds on the bottom. In example 1. on the left top, all six rounds are fully seated. In example 2. on the top right, only the three Auto Rim cartridges are being ejected by the ejector star.
In the two lower frames in the above photo, you'll see .45Auto Rim cartridges being ejected in the left photo, and six .45ACP, MOONCLIPPED cartridges being ejected in the right photo.
MOONCLIPS ARE FASTER!!!
Here's my custom, chopped 3 1/4" barrelled Model 25-2 that's won so many matches for me, along with moonclipped ammo that I take with it for self defense in my car . . . and at home.
I believe I've got a really formidable combination here that I shoot better than any other gun. "SIX FER SHORE" . . . BACKED BY FORTY-EIGHT MOONCLIPPED ROUNDS!
The 48 moonclipped rounds are inserted into a single Federal 20 rnd. ammo holder that comes with their centerfire rifle ammo. It can even be mounted onto a belt! This allows me to carry the ammo, en masse, quite easily and grab the entire 48 rounds quickly with just one hand in case a BG forces me to take cover quickly.
Most are Federal HydraShocks, along with a clip of six x 230 gn. hardball (that will penetrate car doors well) and three moonclips of that brutal Aguila 115gn. stuff that a Sheriff Capitain told me is SO EFFECTIVE on car doors.
POOR, POOR ME . . . I'm totally at a disadvantage against a thug with his high cap. 9mm with the rig!
Folks, this is one heck of a great defense set up!
Best of all, I can roll coke cans all day long with this handgun at 75 yards . . . so it is one heck of a rig that I have ultimate confidence in.
Plus, my best time in a 6-pin table Bowling Pin MATCH, from the low ready position was 3.82 seconds to clear the six-pin table at the standard 10 yards. Nahhh, that ain't Jerry Mickulek speed, but it ain't bad either for this ol' southpaw shootin' double action.
Yep, if ever TSHTF . . . THIS is the handgun I hope is in my hands.
T.