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James K · February 25, 2013, 07:56 PM

"You can shoot without moon clips, though you will need somehting to remove the cases from the cylinder..."

Nope. That Webley is not an S&W or Colt 1917. It was made for .455 and does NOT have shoulders in the chamber to support a .45 ACP on the case mouth. The .45 ACP round will drop down into the cylinder too far to fire. You have no choice execept to use the .45 ACP with the old type thin steel clips or .45 Auto Rim.

I concur completely with using a much reduced load in that old Webley. Those guns were designed for a pressure around 12k psi, not the 21k of the standard .45 ACP load. Some have blown up with GI .45 ammo.

Jim

February 25, 2013, 07:56 PM	#12
James K Member In Memoriam Join Date: March 17, 1999 Posts: 24,383	"You can shoot without moon clips, though you will need somehting to remove the cases from the cylinder..." Nope. That Webley is not an S&W or Colt 1917. It was made for .455 and does NOT have shoulders in the chamber to support a .45 ACP on the case mouth. The .45 ACP round will drop down into the cylinder too far to fire. You have no choice execept to use the .45 ACP with the old type thin steel clips or .45 Auto Rim. I concur completely with using a much reduced load in that old Webley. Those guns were designed for a pressure around 12k psi, not the 21k of the standard .45 ACP load. Some have blown up with GI .45 ammo. Jim