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<blockquote data-quote="Bubber" data-source="post: 525620" data-attributes="member: 5490"><p>gerhard1, <img src="/images/smilies/image759.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":greetings" title="Image759 :greetings" data-shortname=":greetings" /> I have a 627 moutain gun, which is probably the same model as you have. I cut it on a cheap mini lathe and got it to take moonclips. But it does not look clean to me. A good machinist with a good lathe should be able to do a clean job. As far as speedloaders there is one company in Germany that made the Variant for the 8 shot. They are expensive and hard to come by. And they are not as fast as the Safariland made for the K and L frames. I had shot a custom 8 shot with moonclips for a few years. Yes the long loose fitting brass is a bit to contend with. Two solutions to the dilema: A guy named Dave Hearth of Hearthco makes brass specific moonclips that will hold the rounds stiff and easier to reload. And depending on the competition you choose to compete in there is the 38 short colt or 38 long colt brass that can be used in two of the games we play here. USPSA and ICORE. I, being so old, simply used speed stix. An Item made to keep the rounds tight in the moonclips until it is loaded in the cylinder. Sorry for the long post. I shoot, and I use the term loosely, at OKC and USSA most of the time. Hope to see you and we can discuss the stuff if you wish. later rdd</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bubber, post: 525620, member: 5490"] gerhard1, :greetings I have a 627 moutain gun, which is probably the same model as you have. I cut it on a cheap mini lathe and got it to take moonclips. But it does not look clean to me. A good machinist with a good lathe should be able to do a clean job. As far as speedloaders there is one company in Germany that made the Variant for the 8 shot. They are expensive and hard to come by. And they are not as fast as the Safariland made for the K and L frames. I had shot a custom 8 shot with moonclips for a few years. Yes the long loose fitting brass is a bit to contend with. Two solutions to the dilema: A guy named Dave Hearth of Hearthco makes brass specific moonclips that will hold the rounds stiff and easier to reload. And depending on the competition you choose to compete in there is the 38 short colt or 38 long colt brass that can be used in two of the games we play here. USPSA and ICORE. I, being so old, simply used speed stix. An Item made to keep the rounds tight in the moonclips until it is loaded in the cylinder. Sorry for the long post. I shoot, and I use the term loosely, at OKC and USSA most of the time. Hope to see you and we can discuss the stuff if you wish. later rdd [/QUOTE]
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