Man, that’s a nice revolver. I’d take one like that in a heartbeat. How did they make it so it doesn’t need moonclips?I have two 9mm revolvers. One is more of a safe queen that only occasionally gets to the range, a SW 547 that doesn't need moonclips:
The other is my 9mm Ruger LCR. Half the moonclips I got from Ruger (including extra I ordered) were useless right out of the package. Then I found Speed Beez moonclips and they have worked great. I carry the Ruger, but usually not with a reload (I usually didn't carry a reload with my .38 spl J-frames either). I like the little extra velocity of factory 9mm over factory .38 spl from a short barrel.
What about Charter Arms with the spring loaded extractors? I’ve always been curious if they work very good.
Do you have to push rounds in past the teeth on the Charter rimless extractor?
Thanks, think I’ll just stick with .38sp and .357mag.My 45 ACP Bulldog works OK. Ejecting a moonclip is easier, ejecting rimmed cartridges works better. The Charter Arms system doesn’t always give positive ejection and you’ve kind of have to angle the rounds in to load them.
The Charter Arms system works better than using nonrimmed cartridges without moonclips but not as well as moonclips. Not having to use moonclips sounds good in theory but in practice it just makes unloading and reloading slower. Of course carrying the Bulldog would allow you to just carry loose rounds so maybe some would see that as an advantage. If I had to choose between carrying my S&W 325 PD or the Bulldog, the 325 with moonclips would be the easy choice. Of course the S&W costs about twice as much.
Here's a photo of the extraction system:Man, that’s a nice revolver. I’d take one like that in a heartbeat. How did they make it so it doesn’t need moonclips?