Well, I picked up my 642 today. We struck a fair deal and I can't wait to get to the range tomorrow. The gun has been shot, but maybe only at the factory or just 5 or 10 rounds. It looks pristine and I forgot the moon clips came with it. Gotta give them a try. It fits neatly into my jeans pocket and the Sticky holster is just the thing. Range report in a day or three.
I am very familiar with that model and it is a very nice gun. I believe it has had factory trigger work along with being cut for moon clips. I keep a moonclip loaded and every time I am carrying that gun it is a very easy way to do the initial load and God forbid if I ever have to use that gun I am guaranteed a positive complete ejection of all five rounds. I also carry a speedstrip for my reloads because you may find moonclip speedloading with longer cartridges can be a challenge. All in all, you made a really nice choice