Learn me up real quick somebody. Did they not step the cylinder because of costs? Or what is the reason they decided that was a good idea to use the clips, does it have to do with reloading? Like a speed loader of sorts?
The moon clips are easy to load, just drop it in the cylinder.. unloading is a tad slow, the cases swell slightly and get tight. I've tried both of mine with and without clips, stick with clips even if the cylinder is cut, other wise your poking individual shells out with a rod if they stick. I've only used plain WWB and some target CCI ammo in both, figure it's pretty much safe given it's just plain low pressure target ammo.
I have had slightly better luck with the full moon verses the half moon clips. The extractor catches the whole thing squarely.
Not a really good shot, but this is how far the case sits when the cylinder is cut for use without clips.
I did manage to score a box of 45 auto rim..