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Casimer · September 23, 2008, 01:30 AM

I'm considering having one of my revolvers cut to accept moonclips (e.g. the thin TKCustom variety).

What I'm wondering is whether a moonclip can affect the accuracy of a revolver by introducing differences in headspace among the cylinders.

For instance if the moonclip isn't flat against the rear cylinder face, due to a bend in the clip, so that some rounds are further from this face than others, can the resulting differences in headspace affect shot-to-shot accuracy? - or will the hammer blow typically push the cartridge forward to correct this before firing?

September 23, 2008, 01:30 AM	#1
Casimer Senior Member Join Date: April 23, 2007 Location: Pennsylvania, USA Posts: 1,918	Moonclip's affect on accuracy? I'm considering having one of my revolvers cut to accept moonclips (e.g. the thin TKCustom variety). What I'm wondering is whether a moonclip can affect the accuracy of a revolver by introducing differences in headspace among the cylinders. For instance if the moonclip isn't flat against the rear cylinder face, due to a bend in the clip, so that some rounds are further from this face than others, can the resulting differences in headspace affect shot-to-shot accuracy? - or will the hammer blow typically push the cartridge forward to correct this before firing?