Idiots on the internet

by stonewalrus, Monday, March 31, 2014, 05:56 (3833 days ago)

I noted an idiot on eBay was trying to sell a 45 Colt cylinder for a Blackhawk and said it will also fit 45 acp with moon clips?!?!?:-P

Idiots on the internet

by Cherokee @, Medina, Ohio, Monday, March 31, 2014, 07:28 (3833 days ago) @ stonewalrus

Hopefully buyers will know better, but someone will believe him.....

Fortunately he hasn't had any takers YET

by stonewalrus, Monday, March 31, 2014, 08:39 (3833 days ago) @ Cherokee

Nm

Well I hate to break it to you but….

by cas, Monday, March 31, 2014, 16:32 (3832 days ago) @ stonewalrus

A Blackhawk 45 colt cylinder will accept a moon clip full of 45 Acp. :-D
I used to use moon clips all the time reaming the cylinders, I'd inset a moon clip full of empties when I'd hone them after reaming to protect the headspacing/shoulder. (on the Acp cylinders that is)

Never installed one in a gun though to see if there was enough ratchet past the clip to still function. ;-)

I figured you could do that but don't know how that is going

by stonewalrus, Monday, March 31, 2014, 18:08 (3832 days ago) @ cas

To work with a single action.

I have long wanted to build a Sedgley-style single

by John K., Monday, March 31, 2014, 18:34 (3832 days ago) @ stonewalrus

action with a lift-out cylinder on a Beretta Stampede that would work with 45acp moon clips.

That way I might be able to keep up with Jim Taylor on unloading a single action. :-)

"don't know how that is going to work with a single action"

by cas, Monday, March 31, 2014, 22:27 (3832 days ago) @ John K.

Slowly. :-D

Idiots on the internet

by RidinLou, Middle TN, Monday, March 31, 2014, 20:17 (3832 days ago) @ stonewalrus

I would have to look and see and doe some measuring, BUT I think a little lathe work may just allow it to work.

Never really thought about it.

will work if you do it right

by bj2, Monday, March 31, 2014, 21:06 (3832 days ago) @ RidinLou

The .45 Colt has thin rims so there is not much headspace there. An ACP rim plus thickness of the clip would be too thick to fit. I believe when they modify double action cylinders to work with and without moon clips they leave part of the perimeter of each chamber high enough to support a case by itself, and the rest of the perimeter gets cut down to clear the moon clip.

The OM Blackhawk 45 Colt does not have the room to

by Cherokee @, Medina, Ohio, Tuesday, April 01, 2014, 08:08 (3832 days ago) @ stonewalrus

reinsert the cylinder filled with 45 ACP in moon clips. NM Blackhawks, I don't own any, could be different I guess but I doubt it.

I'm guessing some lathe work would fix that

by mcassill, Wednesday, April 02, 2014, 09:43 (3831 days ago) @ Cherokee

But why bother?

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